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Three weeks of the 2024 NFL season are in the books, and we’ve still got a few teams hanging onto spotless records. At least one of the teams isn’t a major surprise, with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs starting 3-0 for the sixth time of coach Andy Reid’s tenure. Others, however, are literally defying the odds.
A long season remains, but the odds also say that a 3-0 start bodes well for a playoff appearance, with roughly 75% of 3-0 clubs going on to make the postseason since 1970. What lies ahead for this year’s spotless squads? Below, we’ve identified top strengths and weaknesses, and forecast when — or if — their perfect record will fall:
Wins: vs. Cardinals, @ Dolphins, vs. Jaguars
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Top strength: Josh Allen. What else can we say? The guy has always been an MVP-caliber gunslinger, but even with a remade receiving corps, he’s dominated out of the gate. No one is rifling it deep with as much conviction right now, and weapons like James Cook and Dalton Kincaid are probably still underrated league-wide.
Top weakness: Defensive health. Sean McDermott’s group had no trouble cruising past Trevor Lawrence and Co. in a rout of Jacksonville, but with Matt Milano already sidelined at linebacker, bruises to starters like Terrel Bernard and Taron Johnson are worth monitoring. Otherwise, the Bills do register as a total package.
Prediction: The Bills narrowly survive the Baltimore Ravens in a thrilling Week 4 matchup to improve to 4-0, but fall to C.J. Stroud in another AFC playoff preview in Week 5.
Kansas City Chiefs
Wins: vs. Ravens, @ Bengals, @ Falcons
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Top strength: Clutch execution. Steve…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-09-24 14:50:21
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