I bet the Kansas City Chiefs wish their bye week wasn’t this week.

The Chiefs are hot. They want to keep playing.

One of the biggest storylines of the early NFL season is that Kansas City is 3-0. The Chiefs routed San Francisco 31-10 on Sunday.

Making the Chiefs’ fast start even more exciting for the team is that the three other teams in the AFC West -- Denver, Oakland and San Diego -- are all 1-2. The Chiefs also have the benefit of having a win over the Chargers, who have won the past four division titles.

Kansas City will be in first place at least through Week 6. They have a bye next week and then play two tough road games at Indianapolis and Houston.

But the schedule eases in the final 11 games of the season. Kansas City, which is young and should improve as the season progresses, has just two games against 2009 playoff teams -- against San Diego and Arizona. The two teams are a combined 2-4.

Things are looking up for the Chiefs, who entered this season with just 10 wins combined in the past three seasons.