NFL Honors Patrick Mahomes for Historic NFL Achievement Ahead of ‘MNF’
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes keeps on breaking records, as he continues setting the pace for a historic NFL career.
The league honored Mahomes’ most recent accomplishment on social media ahead of his team’s “Monday Night Football” showcase against the visiting Washington Commanders.
“Mahomes keeps making history,” the league captioned a graphic explaining that Mahomes’ 93 career wins before the age of 31 represents an NFL record.
The former holder of this mark was Peyton Manning, who claimed 92 regular-season victories with the Indianapolis Colts through his first nine professional seasons (144 games played). Manning turned 31 years old in March of 2007, approximately six months before the start of his 10th NFL campaign.
Mahomes eclipsed Manning’s once-historic milestone during his ninth season, though did so much faster, hitting 93 wins in just 119 starts. Mahomes turned 30 in September.
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs Offense Back to Elite Status After Return of Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice
GettyKansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice.
Mahomes entered the 2025 campaign with 89 regular-season victories, and the Chiefs captured their fourth win of the season in style last week against the Las Vegas Raiders via a shutout (31-0).
Kansas City’s Week 7 win represented the first time the Chiefs pulled above the .500 mark in what started off as a tumultuous year, but has straightened out following two losses to open the campaign against the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.
The team’s other loss came to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5. All three of Kansas City’s defeats have been by one score or less.
The Chiefs’ offense has slowly come back to life over the last several weeks as crucial players on the roster have returned to health and/or eligible playing status.
Mahomes now has wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice at his disposal, both of whom have contributed in various degrees to an average offensive output of 31.5 points per game over the past month.
Chiefs Big Favorites Over Commanders on “Monday Night Football” With QB Jayden Daniels Sidelined by Injury
GettyQuarterback Jayden Daniels will miss his third game of the season due to injury when the Washington Commanders take on the Kansas City Chiefs on “Monday Night Football.”
The Chiefs are poised to move to 5-3, entering Monday night’s home contest as a 10.5-point favorite over Washington, per ESPN BET. That line has jumped up a point since opening at Kansas City plus-9.5 at the beginning of the week.
A significant reason for the point spread is the absence of Commanders starting quarterback Jayden Daniels, who won Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2024 and finished seventh in MVP voting following a Pro Bowl campaign.
Daniels suffered a hamstring strain last week against the Dallas Cowboys, and Washington chose to sideline him against Kansas City out of an abundance of caution in the hopes he can return to action fully healthy in Week 9.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs defense will get backup quarterback Marcus Mariota. Mariota has started two games this season (1-1), tallying 426 passing yards, three TDs and two INTs. He has also rushed for 94 yards and a score.
Dan Campbell has identified the Lions' biggest issues, and it's the difference between being good and unstoppable
The Detroit Lions bye week is over, and they had a good first quarter of the season, starting 5-2. Right now, they have the first-ranked defense in terms of DVOA and the fifth-ranked offense. Things look like they're going pretty well, but there are two problems. One problem that we identified is not scoring after forcing turnovers, and the other one comes right from the head coach.
The Lions are having a lot of problems converting on third down
"We are not getting the plays that we normally get because we are not converting like we should on third down." Campbell said Monday. "Third down is the most glaring thing right now. We have to be better. It's right there. That's the thing, Johnny (John Morton) and I have looked at. That's the big focus for us."
Campbell went on to say that's not just the third-and-longs that the Lions are having trouble with. They're struggling to convert on third-and-manageable, too. Third-and-manable being that 3rd-and-4 through 4rd-and-6 region.
He's right. There has been a stark drop-off in this category. The Lions finished the season last year, converting on 46.9% of their third-down attempts. That was fourth in the league. This year, they're only converting on 37.6%. That's 21st in the league. In the manageable department that Campbell was talking about, the Lions are converting 47% of their plays there. That's down from 59% last year.
To still be 5-2 is a sign that this is a really good football team. If they're able to get this fixed, which is not a huge thing that takes weeks and weeks to fix, they're likely going to be able to be an extremely dangerous football team down the second half stretch. A perfect time to have all your ducks in a row.
Lions to Host Minnesota Vikings Following Bye Week
Campbell mentioned the Vikings right after talking about teams that are in the race with the Lions. But on November 2, the Lions will have the opportunity to put a lot of distant between themselves and the Vikings.
Minnesota has lost two straight and sits in last place of the NFC North. With a win, the Lions would move three games in front of the Vikings, who finished second in the division last year.
The Green Bay Packers lead the NFC North and have already defeated the Lions. But the Lions trail by only half a game, and the two teams will meet for a rematch on Thanksgiving in Detroit.
After hosting the Vikings, the Lions will go on the road for consecutive matchups in the NFC East. First, Detroit will visit the Washington Commanders and then the Philadelphia Eagles. Those two squads were the final two teams standing in the NFC last year.
Washington upset the Lions in the NFC divisional round last January.
The Lions will have a third straight NFC East matchup against the New York Giants before then facing the Packers on Thanksgiving.
