NFL Update

Four of this holiday weekend’s twelve NFL tilts have been played and after “no cover” victories, (a 6th straight such by the Chiefs), both they and the Detroit Lions, who ended a 7 game “this holiday” loss skein, will still lead in the conference standings, in a bid to get the top seed, which comes with a wild card round bye.

Each team is a stellar (11-1), the Lions far more impressive, though more or less equally fortunate to escape (23-20) vs (4-8) Chi, which has lost 3 straight really close games and 4 of 6 such in their 6 game loss skein, the first being the result, of allowing a “Hail Mary” touchdown pass.

What can I add regarding the Chiefs, save citing their streaks, both in straight up and cover/mostly no cover, wins.

The two time Supe champions have won 17 of their last 18 games, including 6 in a row, all of which they covered–4 in the ‘offs and 2 on the road, in an impressive jaunt to a second consecutive crown last season.

This season, they started (6-0) and (4-1-1) ATS, but now are (11-1) (4-7-1) after another holiday tilt, vs their once great rival, the now (2-10) Las Vegas (of all things) Raiders.

The referenced “other holiday game” was last Christmas, when the Raiders handed K.C. their last loss before those 15 straight wins. Now it is 6 straight no covers for this historic team, bidding to be the first to win 3 straight Super Bowl titles.

Only the Vince Lombardi coached Green Bay Packers (1965-1967, the last two in what were Super Bowls, but not named such yet, with the first one vs the Chiefs) have ever won 3 straight NFL crowns by winning a title game.

I believe Coach Lombardi is up there “lobbying,” not so much that K.C. fail to match his Pack and in one way top them, with 3 straight Supe wins, but that they get a little less “mazel,” (luck), something the fine Andy Reid coached team has had in abundance.

Yesterday, Mahomes broke Len Dawson’s (pictured above), Chiefs’ franchise TD passes record (they were the Dallas Texans from ’60-’62, winning the AFL crown with Len The Cool in ’62.

The “Cool” in ’62–think car ad and I know a better time!!