Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Kansas City Chiefs fans. You can see all of the recent survey results here.
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Chiefs fans’ confidence
That’s up 22% from a week ago, when we ran the same poll.
I guess beating a bad team does that for you. Nothing instills confidence in a team like your team bullying a lesser opponent and stealing their lunch money, which
the Chiefs gladly did to the New York Jets last week.
The Chiefs have another chance to rebuild fans’ confidence in the team this Sunday when they take on the hapless Atlanta Falcons.
We’ll see how quickly new addition wide receiver Josh Downs can get in the mix and start making his presence felt on the field. If so, we may continue to see the fans’ confidence rise if Kansas City can go on a winning streak.
Regardless. As long as we can keep winning games, I suspect this confidence number will grow right along with it.
Can the Chiefs still win the division?
While it’s nowhere near the realm of possibility that Denver drops a couple of games in the coming weeks, their next five games are not exactly a murderer’s row of competition. The Denver Broncos play the Las Vegas Raiders twice, and the New York Jets, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Miami Dolphins each once.
The Steelers are the one game where I think the other team could give Denver a run for its money. And I have to admit that it feels a little dirty to be in the awkward position of cheering on the Raiders this weekend. But here we are.
I have to admit that 50% also feels about right as to whether the Chiefs can win this division. They are by no means a perfect team, but they are good enough that they could win any game they are a part of, and if a team like that gets on a roll, they can be very dangerous.
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