The Kansas City Chiefs lost in an all-around team effort against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7, but it was a poor performance from quarterback Patrick Mahomes, especially early in the game. He was self-critical at the podium after the game and on Wednesday.
It’s another reminder that Mahomes’ self-awareness is key to his success and will matter as he heads into Week 8 against the Denver Broncos.
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Seattle loss illuminates another vital trait of Patrick Mahomes: Self-awareness | The Kansas City Star
But the constant remains the indomitable Mahomes, whose zealous return from knee surgery reflects his rare competitive spirit.
That includes both his resolve and perspective, and here’s another of example of how they go together he offered when asked what still gives him faith he’ll have enough time to go through his progressions:
“After watching the film, I think I should have more confidence. Because I moved sometimes when I didn’t necessarily have to move and kind of moved myself into pressure. So I created some of those pressures.”
Ten hypothetical NFL trade deadline deals that could swing the Super Bowl race | The Athletic
WR Josh Downs to the Chiefs
Compensation: Fourth-round pick
The Seahawks’ defense took away the Chiefs’ run game and none of Kansas City’s receivers could create separation. They’re relying on Xavier Worthy as their man-beater, but nickel Nick Emmanwori easily covering Worthy on a slot fade should tell you whether he can be relied on in that role. The Chiefs desperately need a receiver who can separate against man coverage. George Pickens would be the dream trade for the Chiefs, and they should be willing to trade significant capital for him if the Cowboys put him on the market, rather than potentially losing him in free agency next year, but Jerry Jones is unpredictable. The next best option would be Downs, who could be significantly more productive in the Chiefs’ offense.
Ranking the best 2026 NFL rookies: Arvell Reese, Denzel Boston, others in top 10 | ESPN
7. Mansoor Delane, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
Stats: 27 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PD
Drafted: No. 6It’s almost impossible to excel as a rookie corner in the NFL. Just ask Delane, who had perfect positioning and an elite strike on Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba but still got beat for a touchdown in Week 7. Regardless, Delane has consistently been in the hip pocket of top NFL receivers; he has the physicality and ball skills necessary to develop into a premiere ball hawk.
With a 20% pass breakup and interception rate (league average for corners is 15.3%) and a tight window forced on 32% of his targets (league average is 25.3%), Delane is answering the call as a top-10 draft pick. — Solak
How to bet on 2026 NFL Week 8: Betting odds, game previews, tips, trends, schedule, sportsbook promos, offers | CBS Sports
Chiefs vs. Broncos preview
This is the second meeting of the season between these teams, as Kansas City cruised to a 31-10 win over Denver in Week 1. Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III outgained Denver by himself (191-176), finishing with the most rushing yards in a team debut since Michael Turner in 2008. Kansas City is coming off its first loss of the season, falling to Seattle in a 20-3 final. Denver is coming off a 30-16 win over Arizona, averaging a season-high 6.7 yards per play. Quarterback Bo Nix completed 15 of 19 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 74 yards and another score.
Months after shooting, Eric Bieniemy calls wife Mia a ‘rockstar’ | KCTV5
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy shared an emotional, uplifting update on his wife, telling reporters she recently traveled out of town for an annual weekend getaway with Chiefs coaches’ and players’ spouses.
“You know what, she’s doing great. She actually went on a trip this weekend. She was on the wives’ trip. She was a rockstar,” Bieniemy said. “She’s doing great. I appreciate you asking about her. Her rehab has been going great. She actually had an opportunity to come out here and hang out, and I’m sure I got on her nerves.”
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Bears acquire All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons in trade with Titans | ESPN
The Titans (1-6) are receiving 2027 and 2028 first-round picks, plus a 2027 fourth-round pick, from the Bears (5-2) for Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick.
Simmons is the first defensive tackle in the common draft era (since 1967) to be traded for multiple first-round draft picks, according to ESPN Research.
Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said Thursday he had no intentions of trading Simmons until receiving a call Wednesday night from Bears general manager Ryan Poles, who he worked with while with the Kansas City Chiefs. The offer was the first one that made Borgonzi consider trading Simmons.
Thursday Night Football: Packers hold on for 27-19 win over Panthers | Pro Football Talk
A new study from JAMA Network Open by researchers at Boston University, Mass General Brigham, and the Concussion & CTE Foundation has found that an estimated 75 percent of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had CTE.
“Many cases may have been early stage at the time of death and possibly symptom free,” the paper said, via Shwetha Surendran of ESPN.
That observation speaks to one of the basic realities of CTE. It’s unknown how many people have it. And it’s no surprise that the vast majority of former NFL players who die with CTE symptoms are later determined to have had CTE.
June Jones, former Atlanta Falcons head coach, dies at age 73 | NFL.com
June Jones, the cutting-edge coach who brought the run-and-shoot offense to Hawaii and led the Rainbow Warriors to their greatest era and an undefeated regular season that catapulted them all the way to the Sugar Bowl, died on Thursday. He was 73.
In a statement, Hawaii’s football program did not list a cause of death for Jones, who coached the Atlanta Falcons for three seasons in the 1990s before his stint at Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser cited a close family friend as saying Jones had entered hospice two weeks ago in his native Oregon.
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Travis Kelce on Chiefs loss to Seattle: ‘You can’t be okay with being mediocre’
“We’re coming off a game where we didn’t perform well in really any phase. It’s got to fire you the f— up, man. You’ve got to have a nasty taste in your mouth when you lose,” said a fired-up Kelce. “You can’t be okay with being mediocre or looking around like, ‘I wasn’t the reason.’
“You’ve got to f—ing have a nasty, disgusting taste in [in your mouth],” said Kelce. “Losing in this league and find the f—ing answers. All that means is you’ve got to f—ing go to work.
“I’ll be damned if we go out there and f—ing have another f—ing showing like that again. I can promise you that.”
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