
Just two weeks into the season, some panic started to set in for Kansas City Chiefs fans.
Starting 0-2 for the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era, there was a thought that Kansas City’s run of dominance was finally over.
Well, that isn’t the case anymore. The Chiefs have found their groove again, winning four of their last five games with Mahomes playing like the Most Valuable Player.
Kansas City got a huge boost to the passing game in Week 7 as star receiver Rashee Rice made his return to the lineup for the first time since Week 4 of last season and boy did he make an immediate impact.
Rice caught seven of 10 passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns against a weak Las Vegas Raiders secondary, and his presence was enough to open up the running game.
Running back Isiah Pacheco had his best game of the season as a rusher, logging 15 carries for 57 yards and a touchdown. While this performance is good to see for Kansas City, they want and need more.
With the trade deadline approaching on Nov. 4, ESPN ranked the top 25 trade targets with potential landing spots. The Chiefs were a potential destination for New York Jets star Breece Hall.
“Hall is pacing for 1,000-plus rushing yards in a contract year and could be a focus for multiple teams seeking tailback help,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote Wednesday. “He has said publicly he wants to stay with the Jets, and the injury to backup Braelon Allen could prompt the Jets to keep him. The Jets value him as a key contributor if they can somehow turn the season around. But with New York sitting at 0-7, moving players could be inevitable.
“He's a fluid mover with good contact balance and the vision to find daylight, and he also brings a dual-threat element to the backfield,” ESPN’s Matt Bowen wrote. “Hall has 171 receptions in his career. Hall has 75 rushes of 10 or more yards over three and a half seasons, so he's a three-down back with big-play juice.”
ESPN estimates that Hall has a 35 percent chance of being traded, with the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans also listed as potential suitors.
Hall can do it all and would honestly put the Chiefs over the top as the favorites to win the Super Bowl this season.