The first is that the Chiefs only posted three points last Monday Night at New England and the game went UNDER. Teams off of a Monday night football game in which they scored ten or fewer points and lost by at least ten points have seen their next game go OVER 9-1 if they face a non-divisional opponent with at total set at or below 41. Second is the fact that quarterback Tyler Palko was able to get his first start under his belt and did a lot of things well despite some costly interceptions.

The Chiefs were in desperation mode, running an up-tempo offense and trying to pull out all the stops to get the victory. I expect them to play just as desperately this week on national television in front of a home crowd and I expect Palko to be serviceable. After the Steelers lost a low-scoring game in Houston, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians figured out that his team needed to accentuate quicker throws, smarter runs, and occasional shots,Kansas City Chiefs Jerseysinstead of 7-step drops while trying to go deep half the time.

By maintaining more balance, the offense—which was averaging only 16 points per game over their first four outings—has averaged 26 points per game over their last six contests and the only two UNDERS in those six games came on an obscenely high total of 52.5 points vs. New England and vs. the Jaguars, who have one of the best defenses in the league.