The Kansas City Chiefs are the only undefeated team in the NFL, but they haven't displayed a dominant show of success. And that's totally fine with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes and the Chiefs (7-0) will look to continue their winning ways Monday night when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Five of Kansas City's victories were by seven points or fewer, and the offense hasn't scored 30 yet this season. And Mahomes, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, doesn't have dazzling statistics. He ranks 16th in passing yardage (1,651) and has more interceptions (nine) than touchdown passes (eight).
"When we win, it doesn't as hurt as bad," Mahomes said of the statistics. "Obviously, I want to be perfect, I want to be great, I don't want to put our defense in bad positions like the other day. At the end of the day, I want to win.
"However we have to win the football game, I'm good with it." The Kansas City defense certainly saved Mahomes on Oct. 27 during a 27-20 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Chiefs were leading 17-13 midway through the third quarter when Mahomes threw an interception in his own end, setting the Raiders up with first-and-goal from the Kansas City 3-yard line. The defense stuffed three straight running plays, and Tershawn Wharton sacked Gardner Minshew on fourth down to avoid damage. That sequence also displays why the Chiefs are unbeaten -- getting key contributions and making big plays at the right time.
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