October 23, 2026
Five games, five wins, and the Chiefs are rolling into Seattle undefeated. Kansas City came out of the bye and flattened the Chargers, and now the schedule hands Kenneth Walker III the game he has to be circling: the Seahawks, on Sunday night, in front of the 12s. Chiz drove the bus this week, with Pru and Dex riding along, and the crew covered Walker's record-book start, the MVP chatter, the Seattle matchup, Harrison Butker's shaky stretch, and the third-and-short problem that keeps Chiefs Kingdom up at night. Here's the rundown.
Kenneth Walker Is Doing Things That Haven't Been Done
Chiz opened with a trivia bomb. Walker had 537 rushing yards through the first four games, the most through four games in 15 years. The guy who held that old mark? DeMarco Murray, who happens to be Walker's running backs coach. Walker broke it, then added another 128 against the Chargers to sit at 665. That's 24 more yards than Bijan Robinson, in one fewer game, and no one in NFL history has more rushing yards through his first five games with a franchise. The pace works out to 2,261 yards.
Pru found the stat of the day: through six weeks, Walker already has more rushing yards than the Chiefs' leading rusher all of last year. That was Kareem Hunt, at 628. "What a difference," Dex said.
And Patrick Mahomes isn't complaining. Chiz's take is that Mahomes is doing exactly what he needs to do coming off the ACL: making throws when he has to, running the offense efficiently, and not throwing 50 times a game. Dex described Mahomes's mindset this way: turn around, hand it to nine, watch him run for a hundred. Pru added that with Mahomes under center and Walker in the backfield, defenses are guessing instead of pinning their ears back and coming after the quarterback. Dex went full Tecmo Bowl: "He's Bo Jackson, excellent right now. Kenneth Walker is the cheat code."
Is Walker the MVP?
Chiz asked the question: if you're voting today, is Walker the NFL MVP? Dex said it isn't even close, and Pru said "hundred percent." The market doesn't agree. Walker sits around +8000, behind Dak Prescott, C.J. Stroud, and Matthew Stafford, which means he's the first non-quarterback on the board. Pru put a buck on him at roughly +7500, which is why he wants him to win it. Josh Allen is still the favorite, followed by Brock Purdy, with Mahomes third. If you have to pick a quarterback, Chiz and Pru both said it should be Purdy, and Chiz would add that "we can have a quarterback award," but that's not what this one is.
The Revenge Game: An Unstoppable Force vs. a 35-Game Streak
Here's the part that makes Sunday night appointment television. Seattle hasn't allowed a 100-yard rusher in 35 straight games, the longest streak in franchise history. Walker, the guy the Seahawks let walk, is coming to town. Does he get a hundy?
Pru: Somebody has told Andy Reid about that streak, you can bet on it. He wouldn't be shocked if the Chiefs load up on the run the way they did against Denver and steamroll Seattle.
Dex: Put him down for the over, purely for the theater. All streaks must end. He's wagering five bucks "for pure enjoyment," plus an eight-dollar beer to watch it with.
The line: Vegas has Walker's rushing total at 88.5 yards. Dex thinks that undersells him. Walker has had a 20-plus-yard run every game and a 33-yarder last week, and "if he breaks one longer one, I think it's kind of a no-brainer he gets to a hundred."
The counterpoint is that this is an elite defense. Seattle is first in total yards allowed, first in passing yards allowed, and seventh in points allowed, with a fast linebacker group that's tough to run east to west against. Chiz also pointed out that Seattle is sick of the narrative that they should have re-signed Walker, so there's pride on both sides. And if Seattle stacks the box to stop him, Chiz noted, Mahomes loves it when you try that.
Pru also noted Seattle's running back room is thin. Zach Charbonnet is the name to watch, since Mike Macdonald said he expects him back and has a "good chance" to play Sunday night. Dex called him a legit NFL back who could change what the Seahawks offense looks like, but he also cautioned that nobody knows what you get from a guy in his first game back from a gruesome injury.
Who Stretches the Field?
The first real test for life without Tyquan Thornton is coming Sunday night, because the Chargers game didn't count as one, Chiz said. Jalen Royals played 74% of the snaps and Andrew Armstrong played 69%, so the Chiefs are already going deep on the depth chart.
Here's what the group saw:
The longest plays came from the tight ends. Noah Gray had a 31-yard catch and Travis Kelce had a 24-yarder. Dex also pointed to Cyrus Allen's 23-yard reception, calling him fun to watch and "the one guy" with big-play ability on the wideout side.
Xavier Worthy stepped up. Pru liked what he saw: nice catches, some separation, more space. Pru is still not sold on Royals and wants to see more. He was encouraged to see Cyrus Allen get his chances too, and called him a possible wild card.
If Rashee Rice returns this week, Dex thinks it changes everything. Rice can run those crossing routes he dominates, which frees Worthy to run the deep Thornton routes, move the safeties back, and open up the run game for Walker.
What Seattle Brings
Chiz flipped to the other sideline. Sam Darnold is on pace for a career-worst interception rate, at 4.7%, and he needs a run game. Pru's view: the Seahawks do a good job with misdirection. They'll feature Jaxon Smith-Njigba, then use motion to look like he's the guy on a play before sending the ball to someone else. Pru's belief is that's the only way Seattle wins, because it takes more than JSN to beat the Chiefs.
JSN's line this season is absurd: 49 catches, 717 yards, and seven touchdowns in six weeks, and Chiz called him a cheat code. The matchup Chiz is most excited about is Mansoor Delane on JSN. If Delane holds him under 100 yards, Chiz thinks the Chiefs win the game, and if he shuts him down in just his sixth game, "we got a massive steal."
Two other keys:
Turnovers. In Seattle's three losses they've turned it over ten times, and they still stayed in every game. The Chiefs need to take the ball away.
Pass rush. The Chiefs don't generate pressure outside of blitzes, and that's one of Chiz's concerns. He thinks Darnold makes mistakes when you get in his face, so he expects Spags to dial up some creative blitz packages.
The Chiefs run defense, on the other hand, is ranked sixth in the NFL. Dex said that if Seattle tries to have Darnold throw it 55 times, "we're winning the game."
Is Harrison Butker a Problem?
Chiz wanted to know whether we should worry. Butker missed a field goal and, naturally, an extra point, which Dex said is "how we know it's Harrison." Chiz's numbers: Butker is in his tenth year with a career 88% field goal rate and a 93% extra point rate, which is a weirdly small gap. He nearly hit a higher percentage of field goals than extra points last year. "There's something weird between the ears when it comes to the extra points."
Dex isn't alarmed. Butker is 14-for-15 on extra points, which is no worse than most of the league, and he's always there in the clutch. Pru agreed there are better kickers in the league now but said he still trusts Butker. The one number that does bug Dex: Butker is 9-for-9 under 50 yards but only 1-for-4 from 50-plus this year, the range where he's usually automatic. If he misses another one, Dex thinks Andy Reid might start going for it on fourth down from the 38.
The Third-and-Short Problem
Chiz saved this for last, and he was honest about it: he's more nervous watching a Chiefs third-and-one than a third-and-15. The theories:
Pru: Personnel. Defenses know Mahomes won't sneak.
Dex: So why not bring in Justin Fields for those plays? "I don't care if you do think he's gonna run. Good." Shove it up the middle with Kelce and Gray pushing behind.
The formation: Early in the year the Chiefs showed a "who's who" backfield with Fields, Mahomes, Kelce, and Walker, and haven't used it since. Dex thinks they may be saving it for a big moment. Chiz is shocked, because he figured they could run 20 different plays out of it.
Tonga: The fullback keeper is a one-for-two on those calls. Pru still likes the lead block for Walker, calling it hat-on-hat.
Chiz's fear is that this matters most in January, and what bugs him is how strong the middle of the line is, with Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith. He does give Reid credit for being more aggressive on fourth down, even if he sometimes wants to punt it. His summary of the team's weaknesses: pass rush and short yardage. "Outside of that, this team has been incredible."
Where Does This Season End?
Chiz's closing question: knowing what you know now, what's the record?
Dex: 11 or 12 wins, and if they beat Seattle, he thinks it opens the door to a 14-win season. "We went into Seattle and beat the champs. I think that's gonna send a message."
Pru: 12-5, "pretty comfortable at this point."
On the division, both think it's close to in the bag. Denver is 4-2 and the Raiders are 3-3, and the crew isn't sold on Denver's offense. Dex's argument is that Sean Payton has taken over play-calling the last two games and nothing has changed: no quarterback play, no run game. Chiz did note that Denver has a significantly easier rest-of-season schedule than Kansas City, so the November 1 game in Denver is the one that could lock it up. And as Pru said, Kansas City is already two games ahead in the loss column.
Next up is a Sunday night showdown at Seattle on Peacock, and the over/under on Walker is 88.5. Dex's pick: "Over."
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