Why Ali chose the Saints: The Chiefs enter the week undefeated and atop the AFC, but little about their perfect start has been, well, perfect. They’ve won four games by just 20 total points – a margin the Saints surpassed in each of their first two games – lost several star playmakers to injuries and had Patrick Mahomes enduring the worst start of his career. The two-time MVP whose productivity and efficiency quickly made him Kansas City’s QB1 after being named QB1 NFL’s QB1 has developed a nasty switching habit in recent seasons. His 51 total giveaways since the start of the 2021 season, including at least one in every game this year, rank third among quarterbacks. Against a New Orleans team that thrives on converting takeaways into points (ranked fifth in 2024), Mahomes will have less margin for error than he did in his first four games. The three-time champion is, of course, more than good enough to overcome his mistakes – and it’s not as if his counterpart this week, Derek Carr, isn’t prone to mental errors himself. (As of 2021, he actually ranks fourth behind Mahomes… with 38 fewer touchdowns.) But at some point this season, the Chiefs will lose. And at some point, Mahomes will come up short in a one-score game. And at some point, Dennis Allen will be on the right side of a party on the street. Monday Night Football Seems like a good time for all three.