Chiefs vs. Washington 2017 live updates: Scores, highlights, and results from 'Monday Night Football'

The Chiefs are one of the hottest teams in football and will try to stay undefeated when they face Washington this week.

The Kansas City Chiefs entered Week 4 as one of just two undefeated teams left in the league. They’ll try to improve to 4-0 when they host 2-1 Washington at Arrowhead Stadium (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN).

The Chiefs are without a doubt one of the hottest teams in football right now, building off a statement win over the defending champion New England Patriots in Week 1. Kansas City kept its unbeaten streak going with a 24-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, fueled by 172 rushing yards from rookie sensation Kareem Hunt.

Hunt is one of the league’s best stories this season, taking over the starting RB job after Spencer Ware’s knee injury and putting the offense on his back. After three games, he led the league with 401 yards, averaging an absurd 8.5 yards per attempt.

Of course, it’s not just Hunt that’s driving the Chiefs’ offense. Alex Smith is playing some of the best football of his career, throwing for 774 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions. He’s quickly squelched any talk of a quarterback controversy, with rookie Patrick Mahomes sitting and learning as planned. The Chiefs’ defense is also top-notch despite the loss of Eric Berry, with Justin Houston putting up four sacks so far.

Washington is coming off its own dominant performance, completely destroying the Oakland Raiders in a 27-10 win last week. Kirk Cousins broke out of an early-season slump, roasting the Raiders for 365 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Washington defense also did a stellar job shutting down Oakland’s high-flying offense, holding Derek Carr to 118 yards and picking him off two times.

Washington still has plenty of injury question marks. Tight end Jordan Reed missed Week 3 with shoulder, toe, and chest injuries, and will likely be questionable once again. Running back Rob Kelley also sat out with a rib injury, but he should return on Monday night. Chris Thompson is doing a great job picking up the slack in the backfield, recording 350 total yards and four touchdowns as a versatile pass-catching back. He’ll likely be Washington’s secret weapon as they try to hand the Chiefs their first loss of the season.

Pregame reading

• The Chiefs have a pretty good track record when it comes to opposing QBs at Arrowhead on night games.

The numbers are very impressive when you consider that Ben Roethlisberger and Derek Carr are both probably top 10 quarterbacks. I don’t think Kirk Cousins is quite at that level but he’s close (not that I’m a Kirk Cousins expert by any means). Obviously the credit goes to the Chiefs defense. They’ve been playing really well for ... well for the last few years. There’s something about night games at Arrowhead though. The crowd is a little bit louder which gives the defense a little bit more of an advantage.

• Arrowhead Pride finds some similarities between Kareem Hunt’s hot start and Jamaal Charles’ prime.

By that I mean the three games we’ve seen from Kareem Hunt so far this year is arguably as good of a three game stretch as we saw from Jamaal when he was in Kansas City.

I went back and looked at Jamaal Charles’s career numbers and tried to find a three game stretch that’s comparable. I found two (and I’m probably missing one really obvious one so point that out in the comments).

• The Chiefs are turning to a new kicker after putting Cairo Santos on injured reserve.
• Hogs Haven wonders if Washington has enough to pull off two upset wins in a row.

Washington’s defense is the biggest factor in this game, the front seven has drastically improved since last year, and that is no fluke. The front seven of Washington has looked stout since training camp, but many questioned if it was legit due to the setting, but three games in they’ve proven that they were as good as advertised.

If the Redskins front seven can control the line of scrimmage, the Chiefs will have a difficult time scoring more than 20 points Monday night, and that is very good news for Washington.

• Josh Norman had some harsh words for Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree after Washington’s big win.

“I mean, first and foremost, you don't come up in here and say what you're going to put up on somebody. Two hundred yards? [Crabtree] didn't catch two balls. He only caught one, huh? So please, whatever you do, do not run your mouth if you're a wide receiver and expect to show up on Sundays, because I'm telling you, we are here and we are waiting," Norman said.

But Norman didn't stop there. He had words for Crabtree, who has a history of engaging in trash talk with great cornerbacks, most famously Richard Sherman. Sherman said before that he doesn't believe Crabtree is a great receiver, and Norman thought he sucked on Sunday night.