The talk of the week leading up to the game was of the likelihood that the game would close with the highest point total ever, which it did, rendering the spread an afterthought to some bettors. But those who chose to pick a side got a refund at Westgate\u2019s windows when the line (Los Angeles -3) pushed. Anyone able to get the Chiefs at +3.5 cashed winning tickets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The win improves the Rams\u2019 record to 10-1 on the season and keeps them on pace with the New Orleans Saints as the only one-loss teams in the NFC, though the Saints own the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Rams are so hot right now that they can still win next Sunday, even on their bye week: if the Seattle Seahawks lose to the Carolina Panthers the Rams will become the first team to clinch a division title this season.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs became the first team in NFL history to score at least 50 points in a loss. They remain the AFC\u2019s top seed, but are now tied in the loss column with the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2-1). The Chiefs beat the Steelers 42-37 earlier this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still control our own destiny,\u201d Mahomes, who completed 33 of 46 passes for a career high 478 yards and six touchdowns. He was also intercepted three times, including on the team\u2019s final two drives of the fourth quarter. \u201cIf we can go out there and win football games after the bye week\u2026come back with that mentality that we\u2019re gonna win and you can still get home field advantage.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIt was the second six-touchdown pass game of the season for Mahomes, the current favorite (-150) at Westgate to win NFL MVP, who now has a league leading 37 on the season.<\/p>\n
The game surely improved the chances of Rams quarterback Jared Goff, who came into the game with +1800 MVP odds. Gurley\u2019s stellar season has him just behind Mahomes in the race with +400 odds. Their head coach Sean McVay said what everybody was thinking at the podium during his post-game press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a whirlwind. I feel like I might need a couple beverages to relax tonight,\u201d said McVay, who himself is in line for some post season hardware as the favorite to win NFL Coach of the Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams dueled to an instant classic on Monday Night Football,\u00a0a game hyped as the best of the NFL season that still somehow exceeded expectations — especially those of oddsmakers. The game featured a record tag for points in an NFL game that still wasn\u2019t enough to keep two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":93030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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