What Happened: Despite their immaculate 6-0 record, the Chiefs were never going to stand pat. Injuries to wide receivers Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy’s acclimation to the NFL practically demanded that the team’s front office go and get QB Patrick Mahomes another steady set of hands.

We now know that DeAndre Hopkins is en route to Arrowhead Stadium to help fill the void. So how does the veteran wideout improve a team who many simply expect to make the Super Bowl as a baseline expectation?

Why It Matters: After flirting with adding a different big name receiver via trade, Kansas City landed on Hopkins, sending a conditional fourth-round pick to Tennessee. And from there the Chiefs’ odds to capture another Super Bowl title…

…stood still. Neither DraftKings (+400) nor FanDuel (+430) shifted KC’s odds after acquiring Hopkins. Which is worth examining.

To be clear, this ain’t the 2018-2020 version of DeAndre Hopkins that Mahomes will be throwing to. But Hopkins is undoubtedly an upgrade over JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Watson, or Skyy Moore, the team’s in-house options to receive more work in the passing game.

We’ve also seen Andy Reid turn receivers acquired mid-season into valuable contributors. In the past two Super Bowls, both Kadarius Toney and Mecole Hardman found the endzone in the big game after being dumped by the Giants and Jets, respectively, onto Kansas City.

So, will Hopkins’ arrival really mean nothing for the Chiefs’ odds at a three-peat? Doubtful. More likely is the notion that oddsmakers expected something like this from Reid and GM Brett Veach, so there’s no need to boost what are already the shortest odds of any team to finish this season as champions.