The Kansas City Chiefs, with Patrick Mahomes at their peak, had a decade as the NFL's heavyweight. However, Colin Cowherd says Sunday's 20-10 defeat against the Houston Texans was the brightest sign that the empire is cracking right in front of everyone's eyes.
On 'The Herd,' Cowherd compared the Chiefs' slide to the sad last chapter of Muhammad Ali's career describing it as slow, painful unraveling. And for Mahomes' Chiefs, Cowherd thinks that unravelling is officially underway.
“They look a little slower… Travis Kelsey with another big drop, no pass rush, the O-line got pushed around, they don’t have a running game,” Cowherd said. “This is how dynasties end. They don’t fall off a cliff."
"They dominate for years, go to Super Bowls, win Super Bowls, and then they start winning really close games, that was Kansas City last year, and then they start losing all those close games. Oh, wait, that's Kansas City this year."
Cowherd noted that the Chiefs are 0-4 this season when Mahomes is their leading rusher. He symbolises this stat with how broken the squad has become.
“Trust your eyes… Kansas City needs a reboot. Maybe even a rebuild.”
For the first time Mahomes' tenure, the Kansas City Chiefs look vulnerable and the NFL is smelling blood.