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Hello again, everybody, and welcome to the Mike Francesa podcast, part of the BetRivers Network,

as we bring you football Friday for week number seven as we roll along in the month of October.

And before you know it, we'll be talking Thanksgiving and Turkey Day games.

We talked about right after that Lion Kansas City game about how important that win was.

What a big pivotal win that was for the Chiefs. It really is remarkable how much that win was what a big pivotal win that was for the chiefs it really is remarkable how

much that win changed people's ideas perfect example now we know the nfl is wide open this year

probably more wide open two things i'd say as we hit week seven number one the league is more

wide open than i can ever remember there's not a great team the league. There's not a lot to separate the teams in the

league. And you have some teams that you thought are going to be Super Bowl contenders that are

either done or really seriously challenged by injuries. The injury bug has been unbelievable.

It's always a war of attrition in the NFL. But the injury bug has been unbelievable. It's always a war of attrition in the NFL.

But the injury bug has been incredible.

But that win, so impressed people that this week, they made the chiefs the favorite to get to the Super Bowl right now.

I mean, that's from Markwell, three in three.

And they were made the favorites because they say, hey, Andy Reed, Mahomes, blah, blah, blah. They've been there. They've done that.

But it also shows you how big the game was taken, and they were good in the second half.

The idea that the chiefs regained respect.

Now,

Worthy also didn't suffer a serious injury,

which they feared.

And number two,

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