Through the season’s first 12 weeks, NFL teams scored 24.1 points per game, which put the league on pace to smash the all-time record. Immediately after Rams-Chiefs, scoring dropped. In the season’s final five weeks — the final Thursday night of November and all of December — teams scored 21.6 points per game.
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6) Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: The MVP favorite has to overcome inexperience and the Chiefs’ porous defense to lead Andy Reid’s squad on an extended playoff run.