🚨 NFL POWER RANKINGS SHAKE-UP! 🔥 The Kansas City Chiefs claim the No. 2 spot in the Week 7 rankings, sending a LOUD message to the rest of the league! 👀 Are Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs ready to storm back to the top? 🏈 READ THE FULL RANKINGS and tell us: WHO DESERVES No. 1? 👇🔥

The 2026 NFL regular season’s Week 6 featured the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Los Angeles Chargers to push their unbeaten record to 5-0.

Let’s see how the national media tweaked their opinion on the Chiefs over the weekend in this week’s sampling of power rankings:

Biggest issue on offense: Offensive tackle health

The Chiefs have done an admirable job protecting quarterback Patrick Mahomes, especially since left tackle Josh Simmons, their 2025 first-round pick, has been out because of a bulging disc in his lower back. Coach Andy Reid suggested Simmons won’t be ready for Sunday’s showdown against the Seahawks. Plus, right tackle Jaylon Moore sustained a concussion against the Chargers. Reid might have to continue altering the Chiefs’ playbook if undrafted rookies Kahlil Benson (left tackle) and Joshua Ezeudu (right tackle) are the starters.

Fantasy focus: Kenneth Walker III

The Chiefs won six games last year. They signed Walker to a three-year, $43 million deal in the offseason. On Sunday, they won their fifth game. Walker is second in the league in fantasy points per game (27.6) after being drafted 16th on average. He had 19 carries for 128 yards against the Chargers and leads the league with 665 rushing yards.

— Chad Graff and Josh Kendall

Coming out of the bye, they dominated the Chargers. The same formula worked: Run it with Kenneth Walker and timely throws by Patrick Mahomes, who is doing more and more each week.

It’s hard to believe that an offense with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback has been turned over to another player, but Kenneth Walker III’s impact on the Chiefs can’t be understated. Walker had another 128 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as the Chiefs easily beat the Chargers 22-6. Walker leads the NFL with 665 rushing yards, even though Kansas City has already had its bye. His 133 rushing yards per game puts him on pace for 2,261 rushing yards. Since 1984, Eric Dickerson has held the NFL’s single-season record with 2,105 yards.

Walker’s candidacy for MVP will be discussed, but it’s still a long shot because voters have turned it into a quarterback award. Adrian Peterson was the last non-quarterback to win and that came in 2012. The MVP has gone to a quarterback 18 of the last 19 seasons. But if Walker can get to 2,000 yards, it might give him a chance.