Denver pretty inexplicably took the pressure off him. Dropping Miller into coverage as much they did was...inexcusable. I could write a million words on this but the short of it is: He faltered, looked errant and got rattled for the first time, but got his shit together in the 4th quarter and won. You could say they won this because of Kareem Hunt or because Denver completely let off the Chiefs throats once they got that 10 point lead, but ultimately credit to the QB who wins over the ones who dont. Top 7 is crazy though, especially when the guy I think is hottest on his tail had a way better game against a stronger (though clearly not what they were last year) all around opponent.

An aside about Mahomes--this forced "showtime" nickname needs to stop. And the league, or whoever is telling the MNF booth/Booger (which is honestly so bad I am going to stop watching the ESPN broadcast) to just obsess over Mahomes, needs to cool it. I get that they want a new Star Is Born QB narrative because the Rodgers/Brady/Brees old guard is nearing their twilight, but I felt myself starting to really get sick of him. He played like shit in this game and they kept acting like it was the greatest performance in league history when he rolled out and chucked the ball into the stands. Part of this is the MNF booth being so unbelievably bad, but part of this is Mahomes' people and the league forcing this guy. "Showtime" hopefully died tonight.

Mahomes has some bad throws tonight but overall he played well. It’s crazy to suggest otherwise.

The Vikings aren’t a stronger opponent. Have you not been paying attention to them? Their defense sucks.

Denver runs the exact same retarded, rehashed Cincinnati scheme that Minnesota does. Good for Denver that they have Von Miller and him alone makes Denver at least as good, if not better, than Minnesota but aside from him? It's not pretty. I can count the plays where Hunt didn't fall forward for extra yardage on one hand. Have no idea what Vance Joseph is doing or frankly why they hired him.

And Cousins may not be great but Goff did have to overcome some pressure from his opposing offense whereas Mahomes in this one did not. Keenum has been a big disappointment for me, it's clear now (as if it wasn't already) that Theilen/Diggs were doing ALL the heavy lifting in Minnesota

Playing man killed the Broncos. Mahomes is a fighter but pressuring him made him look like crap.

Half the league runs this defense. Bears should feast on it similarly to how KC does (though the Bears obviously lack that KC's talent).

https://twitter.com/evansilva/status/1047338117823385600

You might want to knock Matt Ryan down a bit

As I expected, Favre Fan massively moving the goalposts on his Watson argument.

Rosen hasn't been that bad and certainly he has been better than those beneath him. The rookies are going to move around a lot, that's to be expected. Could be totally different next week.