The Kansas City Chiefs look like the team to Beat.

Three games aren’t enough to crown a Super Bowl champion.

But it's enough to start asking whether the Kansas City Chiefs have built another team capable of getting there.

And right now, they look like one of the NFL’s biggest problems.

Through three games, Kansas City is averaging 416.3 total yards per game, third in the NFL. The Chiefs are also averaging 153.3 rushing yards per game, fifth in the league.

That balance is what makes this team different.

Patrick Mahomes is doing what he has done most of his career, which is making the difficult look normal.

Through three games, Mahomes has completed 67 of 98 passes for 812 yards. He's averaging 8.3 yards per attempt.

And this is coming after a season-ending injury in 2025.

Now he's back; we all thought it was too early. Why are they rushing him? Yeah, no, he has picked up where he left off.

Not slowly.

Not cautiously.

Just back like he never left.

But here's where things get interesting.

Mahomes doesn't have to do everything himself.

Kansas City added Kenneth Walker III this offseason after Walker helped the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl LX and was named the game’s MVP.

Seattle is known for their poor decisions at times.

Now he's bringing that production to Kansas City.

Through three games, the Chiefs are averaging 5.0 yards per rushing attempt.

That's important.

For years, the formula to beat the Chiefs was making Mahomes have to make every play and live or die by that.

But what happens when Kansas City can run the football too?

What happens when a defense can't simply sit back and wait for Mahomes to throw?

That's where this offense becomes dangerous.

Then there's Travis Kelce.

Through three games, he has 14 receptions for 231 yards and two touchdowns. His connection with Mahomes is looking familiar again, and that's a problem for any and every defense that has to prepare for them.

He doesn't look like someone just trying to hang around; he looks like somebody who has something to prove.

So now you have to make a choice.

Mahomes.

Kelce.

Load the box to deal with Walker.

Good luck.

And now an offensive line that looks completely different from the group we’ve criticized over the last two seasons.

Pro Football Network ranked Kansas City’s offensive line No. 1 after week 2, with the unit ranking second in run blocking and fifth in pass blocking.

There's a new name for them.

The Great wall of Kansas city.

Because none of this matters if Mahomes doesn't have time to throw.

None of this matters if Walker doesn't have holes to run through.

And so far, the offensive line is giving both of them opportunities.

But the offense isn't the only reason Kansas City is dangerous.

The defense is doing its part too.

The Chiefs have allowed 50 points through three games and are giving up 278.0 total yards per game. Opposing teams are averaging just 3.8 yards per rushing attempt.

Mahomes doesn't have to score 35 points every Sunday just to survive.

The defense is stepping up and holding it down for their offense.

And that's why this Chiefs team is scary for anyone.

It's an offense with balance.

It's an offense giving its playmakers room.

It's a defense that is holding up its end.

Yes, it's early.

Three games won't tell us who will win the Super Bowl.

But they can tell us what a team is capable of becoming.

And right now, the Chiefs look like a team that has put the pieces together again.

They've already won three championships with Mahomes.

Now they have an opportunity to chase No. 4.

And if Kansas City and Buffalo meet again when the game matters most?

Well, Josh Allen may have to relive some history.