Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have won their last 15 games dating back to last season. It’s been nearly 11 months since the defending champions last lost a game, and they are aiming to become the first team in the NFL‘s history to win three straight Super Bowls.
This upcoming week, the Chiefs will face the biggest challenge of their season as they’ll travel to face the Buffalo Bills. Kansas City is currently a 2.5-point underdog for this game, and Nick Wright wasn’t pleased with this line from the oddsmakers.
Nick Wright Is Unhappy With How the Oddsmakers Have Rated Chiefs in 2024
The Chiefs are 9-0 to start the season and have defeated good teams like the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, and Atlanta Falcons. On the other hand, the Bills are 7-2 and have won only one game against a team above .500, the Arizona Cardinals, in Week 1.
Moreover, the Bills will be without Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid for the game against the Chiefs, but they are still favored to win. During a segment on “What’s Wright? with Nick Wright,” the Fox Sports analyst broke down how great Mahomes and the Chiefs have been as an underdog.
“Mahomes has been an underdog 14 times in his career [including the playoffs]. He’s 11-3, 12-1-1 against the spread,” Wright said. “Fourteen times, Patrick Mahomes has been an underdog, and 11 times, he has won outright. In the other three, he has either been tied or leading with two minutes left. It is just an absurdity to go against Mahomes in this spot.
“This will be the fifth time Mahomes and the Chiefs have been underdogs since they last lost a game. They last lost a game on Christmas Day. They were underdogs in the Divisional Round against Buffalo, in the AFC Championship Game against Baltimore, in the Super Bowl against the [San Francisco 49ers], against the Niners a few weeks ago, and now against Buffalo. They don’t lose, but a third of the time, Vegas thinks they will. I’ll take the Chiefs.”
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It’s unexpected to see a 9-0 team that has won the last two Super Bowls getting disrespected by the oddsmakers, but here we are. It’s another great opportunity for Mahomes and the Chiefs to prove their critics wrong.
Mahomes has not played up to his standards this season and is coming off a subpar performance against the Denver Broncos last week. The Bills are one of the Chiefs’ biggest rivals, and the two-time NFL MVP will be determined to put on a show.
Despite injuries to key players, the Chiefs have arguably been the best team in the league this year. They will be without star kicker Harrison Butker for the game against the Bills, as he recently got placed on the injured reserve due to a knee issue.
Patrick Mahomes’ Record and Stats vs. Bills
Mahomes has played against the Bills seven times in his career. He has never lost to them in the playoffs but is 1-3 in four regular-season games. Buffalo has also won the last three games these two teams have played against each other in the regular season.
In the four regular-season games against the Bills, the Chiefs quarterback has thrown for 1,106 yards, seven touchdowns, and five interceptions, completing 63.8% of his throws with a passer rating of 85.1.
In their previous regular season matchup, the Bills came away with a 20-17 win. The Bills won the game due to a controversial offside decision against the Chiefs, which ruled out what could have been a memorable downfield lateral touchdown from Travis Kelce to Samaje Perine.
Mahomes and Kelce avenged that loss in the Divisional Round in Jan. 2024, and they will hope to get another win on Sunday to extend their winning streak to 16 games.