The Packers-Chiefs game Sunday was supposed to be a showdown between two teams with Super Bowl aspirations, each led by league MVPs under center and with rabid fanbases that expect nothing less than another deep postseason run.

Well, so much for expectations.

To start, the Packers will visit Arrowhead Stadium without the reigning MVP after Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 this week. Instead of having a three-time All-Pro facing a downtrodden Chiefs defense, they'll turn to second-year pro Jordan Love in his first career start with all of seven regular-season passes to his name.

At least the Packers (7-1) have a record commensurate with expectations.

On the other side, the Chiefs (4-4) and the 2018 MVP have looked nothing like a championship contender. Patrick Mahomes leads the league in interceptions and turnovers, and Kansas City needed a fourth-quarter comeback Monday night just to beat the lowly Giants and even their record eight games into the season.

In other words, the luster that was supposed to accompany Sunday's showdown has dimmed considerably.

Game time is 3:25 local time Sunday.