The pundits weren’t terribly impressed when the Kansas City Chief

s defeated the Arizona Cardinals 26-14 at Arrowhead on Sunday — but thanks to the New England Patriots losing to the Tennessee Titans 34-10 over the weekend White Harrison Butker Jersey , the Chiefs returned to second place in our weekly aggregation of pundit power rankings. Pundit Power Rankings for Week 11Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsHere's what the pundits we're tracking said about the Chiefs this week:ESPN (2nd from 2nd)NFL.com (Elliot Harrison - 2nd from 3rd)SBNation (Rebecca Toback - 2nd from 4th)Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer - 2nd from 3rd)Yahoo! Sports (Frank Schwab - 1st from 1st)CBS Sports (Pete Prisco - 3rd from 4th)USA Today (Nate Davis - 2nd from 4th)Other power rankings we noticed this week:AtlantaFalcons.com (Matt Tabeek — 3rd from 4th) Not their most impressive performance, but a win nonetheless. Now it’s time for what could be a title game matchup vs. the Rams.Jaguars.com (John Oehser — 1st from 1st) Stronger by the week.NJ.com (Joe Giglio — 2nd from 1st) Final score prediction for Monday Night Football in Mexico City: Rams 41, Chiefs 40.Mile High Report (Pete Baron — 2nd from 1st) Make no mistake, the Chiefs still won, but dare I say that the Broncos looked like a more dominant team ON THE ROAD against the Cardinals than the Chiefs did at home?NBCSports.com (Scott Bair -- 3rd from 4th) Tyreek Hill scored a touchdown (again), and then bested everyone in the TD celebration game. His TV camera takeover was classic, even if ol’ man Reid didn’t like it. And big ups to the end-zone videographer for rolling with the punches there.The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle — 2nd from 3rd) The New Orleans Saints move into the top spot in the rankings, and are probably playing the best football in the country right now. The only team that may be able to challenge that ascertation is the Kansas City Chiefs who look great in the AFC and could be 1a in the rankings.Washington Post (Mark Maske — 2nd from 3rd) Patrick Mahomes has raised the expectations for himself so much that his 249-yard, two-TD, no-interception performance Sunday against the Cardinals seemed rather ordinary. The Chiefs hope to have WR Sammy Watkins back in the lineup for Monday night’s highly anticipated showdown with the Rams in Mexico City.Just as we saw last week, the Chiefs’ Week 11 pundit ranking has less to do with what the Chiefs did than what other teams did.In the view of the pundits, the Chiefs did what they were supposed to do: they beat an inferior team at home.But the New Orleans Saints — already a near-consensus number one pick last week — walloped the Cincinnati Bengals even worse than the Chiefs did in Week 7.So the Chiefs basically had no chance to rise to the top spot this week.But Kansas City rose to second because the Patriots lost by a large margin to an above-average team, and the Los Angeles Rams had a relatively narrow win against a below-average team.The way the pundits looked at it, the Rams did nothing to deserve rising above third, while the Patriots did plenty to drop out of second.So rather than being the odd team out — as they were last week — the Chiefs ended up being the odd team in.Anyway... that’s my best guess on how the pundits puzzled out the teams in the top tier.The pundits thought it was time for the Philadelphia Eagles to drop our of the top ten, and for the Chicago Bears to take their place.The bottom ten teams remained unchanged, and in the middle White Reggie Ragland Jersey , the Titans were rewarded with the biggest rise of the week, moving up six places in the aggregated rankings.Snark of the weekThis week’s winning entry comes from Scott Bair of NBCSports.com, who revealed a secret wish of sportswriters — that they could somehow erase the public’s memory of previous predictions — when speaking of the Bengals:By the way, Scott... it’s called a neuralyzer.And you should have been here for the Zeronian migration of 1968.So did the Chiefs perform well enough in their Week 10 outing that they will remain in the top spot of the Week 11 Arrowhead Pride True Power Rankings?On Wednesday, we’ll fold in the data from the number-crunchers, and find out.Kansas City Chiefs stock report after Week 1 STOCK UPWide receiver Tyreek Hill and quarterback Patrick MahomesLet’s get the obvious out of the way. Hill scored twice in the first quarter and again in the fourth. Mahomes threw four touchdowns, and appeared in full command of the game. These two might just be the most dynamic and exciting duo in the NFL... maybe even in NFL history before they’re done. That may sound like hyperbole, but there’s literally no ceiling on what these guys can do. Enjoy it.Linebacker Dee FordA sack and four quarterback hits for No. 55 show that Ford is healthy again. The plays he made in pursuit — both against the run and chasing the the quarterback — remind us of the unique speed he brings to the position. He’s still not stout enough against the run, but he was productive and disruptive against the Chargers. That’s a very good thing for the Chiefs defense.The Chiefs run defenseIt wasn’t a perfect game for the revamped front seven of the Chiefs, but they generally were very solid against the run. In 74 defensive snaps, they held Melvin Gordon to 64 yards rushing. Everyone got into the act, including Ford, Ron Parker, Derrick Nnadi, Chris Jones, Anthony Hitchens and Justin Houston. At least on the ground, the offseason focus on defense seems to be paying off.Wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas and fullback Anthony ShermanOn a team loaded with playmakers Youth Chris Conley Jersey , advantages often come to guys that the opposing defense least expects to see touches. The misdirection on the goal line left DAT waltzing into the end zone, and one of the real highlights of the day was the beautiful pass from Mahomes to Sherman. Mahomes showed great faith in his fullback beating a linebacker down the field — even though Sherman was covered at the time he released it. Great offenses are able to spread the ball around. Role players like DAT and Sherman have to capitalize — and in week one, they did.Head coach Andy ReidThe head coach’s creativity was on full display. “Playing to the strengths of your players” sounds like a cliche, but it was clear that Reid had a great game plan for the Chargers, and the Bolts had no clue how to stop it.Formations like the play below — and the touchdowns to Thomas and Hill at the goal line — were works of art.Others trending in the right directionSteven Nelson, Derrick Nnadi, Dustin Colquitt, Spencer Ware, Ron Parker, Marcus Kemp and Chris JonesSTOCK DOWNLinebacker Terrance SmithMany were surprised that he was still on the roster, but he has some obvious value on special teams. However, the fact that he’s in there on defense — and just running into blockers — is frustrating. I hope we see more of Dorian O’Daniel in the very near future when the Chiefs need an inside linebacker not named Ragland or Hitchens on the field.Running back Pat MahomesYes, you read that right - running back Patrick Mahomes.There’s no question the Chiefs have their game-changing franchise quarterback. At this point, the only thing that could derail his career would be getting hurt. Mahomes took some hits in this game — some of which were unnecessary. We love his aggression and willingness to move the chains. But he’s got to be more careful about sliding, pitching the ball on the option, and getting out of bounds when he should. The Chiefs versus running backs in the passing gameChargers running backs accounted for nearly half of Philip Rivers’ passing yards. The Chiefs aggression on defense hurt them on a number of screen passes. Rivers was also able to get the matchups he wanted down the field — like Austin Ekeler against Hitchens.Anyone trying to cover Keenan AllenAllen had a big game, catching eught passes on 11 targets for 108 yards and a touchdown. Most often White Terrance Smith Jersey , it was because Orlando Scandrick was either biting on the route for the touchdown, or just getting outplayed; Allen beat Fuller for the catch that set up the Chargers’ final touchdown. I actually think Scandrick (and Kendall Fuller, too) did some good things against the Chargers, but sometimes the guy lined up across from you is just better on that play. Others trending in the wrong directionDemarcus Robinson, Alex Ellis and the Chiefs’ tackling.STOCK FLATLinebacker Anthony HitchensHitchens was in on 15 tackles — two for a loss — against the Chargers. I saw a lot of fans on Twitter disparaging his coverage ability after giving up a touchdown to a running back. He also missed a couple tackles, as did the rest of the defense. But its plays like this one that re-affirmed Hitchens is who we thought he was: a real steadying force at the inside linebacker position. He’s got great instincts, can close, and loves to hit people. Anything he can do in coverage is gravy.Tight end Travis KelceI nearly put Kelce on the STOCK UP list, because this week, he showed signs of being a real, complete tight end; his blocking was on full display for many of the big offensive plays. But he only had one catch on six targets, and he was remarkably far short of the consistent production we’ve come to expect. It’s a safe assumption that the Chiefs might only be able to feature one or two of their playmakers each week. Kelce’s day is coming.Others who are who we thought they wereKareem Hunt, Sammy Watkins, Justin Houston