The moment the Kansas City Chiefs have been waiting for finally happened Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Not only did star receiver Rashee Rice make his debut after being suspended for six games, but the entire offense was healthy, and it just put the National Football League on notice.

The Chiefs put up 31 points and shut out the Las Vegas Raiders. Before getting into the offense further, it’s important to note how impactful the defense was in this game.

Las Vegas quarterback Geno Smith threw just 16 passes and completed 10 of them for a measly 67 yards. Backup QB Kenny Pickett replaced Smith and completed both of his two passes for eight yards. Both QBs fumbled, Smith got his back, but Pickett lost his.

Rookie running back Ashton Jeanty only carried the football six times for 21 yards. The Raiders had just 25 rushing yards in the entire game.

Shifting back to the offense, this unit was down badly without Rice and Xavier Worthy. The run game was weak, and it still isn’t where it needs to be, but Isiah Pacheco has looked a lot better the last few weeks.

Even when the offense wasn’t looking great, QB Patrick Mahomes was playing like the Most Valuable Player, and that continued in Week 7.

“The results were dramatic,” ESPN’s Bill Barnwell wrote Monday. “Even while sitting Mahomes for the entire fourth quarter, the Chiefs scored 31 points and racked up 30 first downs. The Raiders ran only 30 plays, the second fewest by any team in a game since the 1970 merger. The Chiefs averaged 0.38 EPA per play with Mahomes on the field; that's the best their offense has performed with Mahomes on the field in a regular-season game since Week 3 of the 2023 season. And this was the ninth-most-productive regular-season performance of the Mahomes era by that metric.

“Over the past four weeks, the Chiefs are second in success rate on early downs, trailing only the Bills. Last year's team needed to thrive on third down to survive, and with few explosive plays and a huge blinking light of a problem at left tackle, too many Chiefs drives ended short of the end zone because they couldn't count on Mahomes to make it through four or five third downs without having the play blown up from his blind side. Now, with both improved offensive line play and more success on first and second down, third-and-long hasn't been as pressing of an issue. The Chiefs faced third down with more than 4 yards to go just three times while Mahomes was in the game Sunday.”

With Rice and Worthy in the lineup, this Chiefs offense is scary.