Eric WilliamsSep 28, 2026
In their Week 3 overreaction column, Williams endorses the idea that Kansas City is now the best team in the NFL, says benching Drake Maye would be an overreaction because they remain New England's starting franchise quarterback, and backs Las Vegas as a legitimate playoff contender.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromWith the Bills squeaking past the hopeless Chargers at home and the Seahawks and Bengals all falling on the road, the Chiefs have a claim to the title of best team in football.
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- Overreaction Monday: Time To Bench Drake Maye? Chiefs Best Team In NFL?
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- 1Power Rankings“The Chiefs Are The Best Team In The NFL ... Conclusion: Not An Overreaction”
- 2Drake Maye to be 1st on the depth chart“Conclusion: Overreaction ... But Maye is the team's franchise quarterback for a reason, and he needs to figure out how to work through this adversity at the start of his career. He has a better chance of breaking out while playing on the field instead of watching from the sideline.”
- 3Las Vegas Raiders to make the playoffs“The Raiders Are A Legitimate Playoff Contender ... Conclusion: Not An Overreaction ... And they have a legitimate chance to compete for a spot in the postseason if they can continue at this pace.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “The Chiefs Are The Best Team In The NFL ... Conclusion: Not An…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Drake Maye to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Las Vegas Raiders to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 playoff pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“The Chiefs Are The Best Team In The NFL ... Conclusion: Not An Overreaction”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsDrake MayeNew England Patriots
Drake Maye to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Playoff PicksLas Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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