1. Kansas City overcame a 20-9 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Colts. How excited should Chiefs fans be?
The Chiefs could use a high-end running back to convince coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes to lean into the ground game, both by design and in the calls they make over the headsets and at the line of scrimmage. Kansas City could also use a high-end pass rusher to help 31-year-old Chris Jones close out games against top quarterbacks.
“At the end of the day, I think you will see that come back to bite them,” an exec from another team said of the pass rush, specifically.
Beating the Colts to barely break the surface with a 6-5 record does not change those things. But there were a couple of encouraging signs for those hoping the Chiefs might become more than a team that runs from the shotgun, and then only out of obligation.
Kansas City’s 16 carries by running backs from under center against the Colts tied for the second most in 144 total games with Mahomes in the lineup. The Chiefs averaged only 2.9 yards per rush on these — they really need a back whom defenses must respect — but that low average included three short runs for first downs with a yard to go.