Why Ali picked the Saints: The Chiefs enter the week undefeated and atop the AFC, but little about their perfect start has been, well, perfect. They’ve won four games by just 20 total points — a margin the Saints eclipsed in each of their first two games — lost multiple star playmakers to injury and seen Patrick Mahomes get out to the worst start of his career. The two-time MVP, whose productivity and efficiency after becoming Kansas City’s QB1 fast-tracked him toward becoming the NFL’s QB1, has developed a nasty turnover habit in recent seasons. His 51 total giveaways since the start of the 2021 campaign, including at least one in each game this year, ranks third-most among quarterbacks. Against a New Orleans team that thrives on turning takeaways into points (fifth-most in 2024), Mahomes will have less room for error than he did over his first four games. The three-time champ, of course, is more than good enough to overcome his mistakes — and it’s not like his counterpart this week, Derek Carr, isn’t prone to mental lapses himself. (He’s actually fourth in giveaways behind Mahomes since 2021 … with 38 fewer touchdowns.) But at some point this season, the Chiefs are going to lose. And at some point, Mahomes is going to come up short in a one-score game. And at some point, Dennis Allen is going to be on the right side of a nail-biter on the road. Monday Night Football seems like a fine time for all three.
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