Week 5 concludes in Arrowhead.
It’s been a rough start to the season for Patrick Mahomes, who has thrown six touchdowns to five interceptions and is now down his top receiver Rashee Rice for the foreseeable future.
However, the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs still sit at 4-0 on the year as they now welcome the New Orleans Saints to Arrowhead on Monday night. After a strong start to the year for Derek Carr — in which they scored 40+ plus in each of their first two games — New Orleans’ offense has cooled off of late scoring just 36 total points in back-to-back losses.
Check down below to see Pats Pulpit’s picks tonight and head to the comment section to further discussion Friday night’s action.
Patriots rooting guide
Go Saints! In an AFC vs. NFC matchup, New England will root for the opposing conference. | 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Patriots picks
Oliver Thomas: Rashee Rice’s down-by-down impact will not be replaced on aggregate. But the Chiefs find themselves at 4-0. And Patrick Mahomes finds himself back at Arrowhead Stadium. | Chiefs 28, Saints 24
Brian Hines: Losing Rashee Rice will be a major blow for the Chiefs offense, who was already down Hollywood Brown and Isiah Pacheco. But, we still don’t bet against Patrick Mahomes here — especially at home. | Chiefs 24, Saints 14
Bernd Buchmasser: The Chiefs have not necessarily played dominant football so far this season, but they are still 4-0. They just find ways to win, and they will do so again on Monday night against a 2-2 Saints squad. | Chiefs 24, Saints 21
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