One of the underrated aspects of the Kansas City Chiefs' decade of league-wide dominance has been the video game-like numbers Patrick Mahomes produces against division rivals. This includes the Los Angeles Chargers, who find themselves freefalling after last year's surprise run and are hopeful for a turnaround against the Chiefs on Sunday afternoon.
Mahomes has a career record of 10-4 against the Chargers while passing for 3,717 yards, 28 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. This is a solid season's worth of production and goes along with 387 rushing yards and a pair of scores on the ground.
Sunday's game is a chance for the Chiefs to remain undefeated and continue to take an iron grip on the AFC West. Denver already won on Thursday night, beating the Seattle Seahawks in a closely fought overtime match that exposed clear offensive concerns for the faltering Bo Nix-led offense.
Los Angeles, if they are not already, should go into full panic mode with a loss this week, and Mahomes has given every reason to believe that this will be the case. The three-time Super Bowl champ's ability to dominate within the division remains a story that deserves more attention.
Kansas City could end a rival's season and Patrick Mahomes can continue his historically great dominion over the AFC West
Mahomes has an astoundingly great 14-2 career record against both the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders. It's truly an unreal level of divisional success. Even the league's recent legends weren't able to beat their divisional counterparts this consistently.
Aaron Rodgers is a prime example, going 24-5 against the Chicago Bears in his career wth the Green Bay Packers, as well as Tom Brady trouncing the Buffalo Bills by way of 33 wins out of 36 contests. There are really not many comparisons you can find in the history of the league to what Mahomes has accomplished against all three division opponents over nearly a decade of football.
The only difference is the fact that Kansas City's quarterback has reigned supreme against all three of the opponents, rather than just a single team. That includes a Chargers team limping into this game, ready to offer one last gasp. Sitting at 0-5 on the season, it is impossible to believe that things are going to turn around.
One final loss could be enough to push the franchise into panic mode. There have already been quiet rumbliongs of firing either head coach Jim Harbaugh or offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, as well as many wondering what teams may be willing to give up in terms of draft captial to acquire quarterback Justin Herbert.
Beating Los Angeles has a chance to push them even further into despair after being a surprise playoff contender a season ago. Most things change fast in the NFL, but Patrick Mahomes beating AFC West opponents is turning into a tale as old as time.
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