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If the Kansas City Chiefs want to get revenge for a 40-22 loss in Super Bowl 59 against the Philadelphia Eagles, they may have to get it from an unfamiliar position for Patrick Mahomes & Co.: an underdog at home.

The Eagles opened as 1-point road favorites in Kansas City in Week 2 at BetMGM with a total of 45.5. It would mark only the third time in Mahomes' career that he played as a home underdog in the regular season, and the first instance since the Chiefs were 1-point home underdogs in Week 9 of the 2023 season against the Miami Dolphins.

Mahomes is 1-1 straight up and against the spread in those two games as a home 'dog.

The Chiefs (-3) lost their season opener in Brazil 27-21 to the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday, while the Eagles (-8) won their Week 1 game 24-20 over the Dallas Cowboys. Neither team covered the spread in its respective game.

The Eagles opened as 1.5-point underdogs at some sportsbooks back when lookahead lines were released in May. The game was pick-em at several sportsbooks on Sunday night.

Kansas City and Philadelphia were two of the NFL teams with the league's highest preseason over/under at 11.5 wins.

Drake London appears to have avoided a major injury.

The Atlanta Falcons star left their 23-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early on Sunday with an apparent shoulder injury. London, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, sustained a shoulder sprain in the loss. He’s now being considered day-to-day, which is a good sign all things considered.

London went down late in the fourth quarter after he nearly hauled in a touchdown pass at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. London appeared to catch a short 4-yard toss from Michael Penix Jr. in the end zone with heavy coverage from cornerback Jamel Dean. London landed directly on his shoulder, however, and ended up dropping the ball.

The call was upheld after a challenge from the Falcons, too.

While Atlanta eventually scored on the drive — Penix ran it in himself just a few plays later, which put them in the lead at the time — London left the field in clear pain and did not return.

London finished the day with 55 yards on a team-high eight catches. The 24-year-old is coming off a career-campaign last season, where he racked up 1,271 and nine touchdowns on 100 receptions.

The Buccaneers responded after Penix’s touchdown with a score of their own when Baker Mayfield hit Emeka Egbuka for a 25-yard score with just 59 seconds on the clock. The Falcons had a look to tie the game in the final seconds, but kicker Younghoe Koo missed a 44-yarder that would have forced overtime.

With his day-to-day designation, it’s unclear if London will end up missing any time for the Falcons. They’ll take on the Minnesota Vikings next weekend in Minneapolis. If he is sidelined, though, it doesn’t sound like it’ll be for very long.