This has the feel of a special run, friends.
According to David Purdum of ESPN, underdogs are covering at a 58.2% clip this year. That's tied for the most in league history with three M dudes you may have heard of - Manning, Marino and Montana. How about this stat: Mahomes now has three career games with 400-plus passing yards and five TDs. Yes, QB is the most important position in sports, and the Chiefs - despite their erratic ways - have to be on everyone's shortlist of potential Super Bowl winners because when Mahomes plays like he did Sunday night, they are the best team in the league. Best way to shut up loud keyboard captains like your truly when they are pondering what's wrong with Patty Mahomes is to drop five TDs and 400-plus passing yards in prime time like Mahomes did Sunday night against Las Vegas. As for the guy calling the defenses against Rogers, well, let's wait a few graphs. It was very Spurrier-esque in its brilliant simplicity. Unlike Saturday counterpart Mike Bobo, who continually finds ways to overcoach and outsmart himself, Leach found something that worked - and worked well - and picked at that scab until Auburn bled to death. Hey look, the SEC player of the week - offensive POY possibly? - and a coach who was able to manage his game fearlessly and wisely. (Side note: Another thing Kirby picked up from Saban that fans notice and appreciate: He's involved - and animated - with that defense when needed.) Kirby's got his bunch focused on the next game, the next series, the next play, and while the offense is fine, this defense is generational. UT's quick start and a rocking homefield did not faze the top-ranked Bulldogs in the least.
Yes, the Bulldogs keep rolling, welcoming all challengers and punching them directly in the face.