Kenneth Walker Ran Over Denver, Bo Nix Couldn't Hold the Ball & Kirk Cousins Leads the AFC West

Week 1 is officially in the books, and the Chiefs closed it by clobbering the defending AFC West champions. Grant and John Browner explain why this is a fundamentally different Kansas City team: four straight runs to open the game, 38 carries total, Kenneth Walker going 23 for 173, and John's comparison of the night to Denver pairing Terrell Davis with John Elway. Patrick Mahomes looked rough coming off major knee surgery and it didn't matter — because Eric Bieniemy is back calling plays and Matt Nagy is as far from him as the organization could manage. On the other side, Denver was atrocious: 176 total yards, nine first downs, only 15 carries, and a quarterback who couldn't keep hold of the football. John gives Bo Nix grace (you cannot simulate a football game) but lays out the brutal next five weeks and the rule nobody escapes: you don't win eleven one-score games two years in a row. Josh Tariff joins with the trivia stat of the season — the Jets, Giants, Raiders and Cardinals have never all started 1-0 until now — plus Kirk Cousins leading the AFC West in passer rating, John's argument that Fernando Mendoza would have won that same game and actually electrified Raider Nation, and a spirited disagreement about what sports broadcasts should be putting on screen. New episodes weekday mornings. Follow the crew on X. Directed & Produced by: Grant Mona Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.