Chiefs fans’ confidence hits season-low following loss to Colts

Many of you here at Arrowhead Pride began voting on various things concerning the Kansas City Chiefs and matters across the NFL last year and this past offseason. This is part of SB Nation’s FanPulse tool, which sends weekly questions to the city’s most plugged-in and dedicated Chiefs fans via email.

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Let’s see what happened to fan base confidence heading into Week 6:

Trends

• Following the Chiefs’ Week 1 win against the Jaguars, 95% of Chiefs fans felt confident in the direction of the team. Chiefs fans’ confidence was back up to 98% following the 28-10 win against the Oakland Raiders in Week 2.
• Chiefs fans’ confidence remained right 98% following the team’s 33-28 win against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3. Fan confidence dipped to 94% after the close call against the Detroit Lions.
• Chiefs fans’ confidence hit a season-low 55% following the 19-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

In the national question, fans were asked who the current NFL MVP would be if awarded today.

Here’s the precise breakdown:

• McCaffrey: 37%
• Wilson: 24%
• Mahomes: 23%
• Brady: 8%
• Rodgers: 5%
• Mack: 3%

The last non-quarterback to win the award was Adrian Peterson back in 2012. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, the reigning MVP, finished in third place.