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    Mark Kern
    Mark Kern
    Oct 5, 2025, 18:14
    Updated at: Oct 5, 2025, 18:14

    The Kansas City Chiefs sent a reminder to the rest of the NFL last week when the offense had its best day in over two years in their 37-20 victory against the Baltimore Ravens.

    Patrick Mahomes looked like the quarterback of old, as he threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns. He threw each of those touchdowns to a different player, and the return of Xavier Worthy added a new dimension to the offense.

    Mahomes is also leading the Chiefs in rushing yards, as he has 130 yards on the season. Bleacher Report NFL Insider Brad Gagnon voiced his concern that the Chiefs have to get more from their running backs if they are going to make a run at another Super Bowl.

    It was only one game, but running backs Kareem Hunt and especially Isiah Pacheco looked better against the Ravens.

    Hunt had 13 carries for 34 yards, but many of those carries are on a third or fourth and very short. Pacheco had seven carries for 35 yards, and showed a little more explosiveness than he had at any other point in the season.

    Worthy carried the ball only twice, but he got 38 yards on those carries, with the majority coming on a 35-yard reverse.

    Arguably the most important stat from the Ravens game is that Mahomes had only four carries for five yards. He had been using his legs way more than he usually does in the regular season, but last Sunday was the most comfortable he has looked all season.

    The Chiefs aren't magically going to turn into this physical, old-school style type of rushing game. They don't need to have that type to be honest. What they need is the running backs to be able to get them into a 2nd and manageable type of situations.

    With Worthy back and Rashee Rice, that is going to force one more defender to have to be deep in the secondary. That should help open up more rushing lanes for the Chiefs running backs, and allow Mahomes to do more of what makes him great.

    Up next is a matchup against a Jacksonville Jaguars defense that has played phenomenal in their first four games. They are 3-1 on the season, and have forced 13 turnovers this year. They forced only nine all of last year, but they haven't faced a quarterback or an offense like Mahomes and the Chiefs. Both teams are going to learn something this weekend. 

    Was the Chiefs offensive performance in Week 4 just because the Baltimore Ravens defense is so bad? Are the Jaguars truly an elite defense, or a product of the schedule? We will find out on Monday night.