Much of the focus after the Kansas City Chiefs' 31-0 win over the Las Vegas Raiders was on the "Big 3" on offense with Rashee Rice retuning to complete the trio of Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy.
But there might have been another offensive trio that Andy Reid has unearthed, and yes, it might have been largely due to game script, however it shows the abundance of weapons that the head coach has at his disposal.
So, what three-headed monster am I talking about? Isiah Pacheco, Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith.
The running back duo combined for 33 carries for 114 yards and a touchdown in the win.
“I always believe you need three guys,” Reid said. “We normally use all three when we’ve had them, I’ve done that for a lot of years now. They’re all contributing in their own way. I think it’s important for Pop [Pacheco]to get in there and going, Kareem gets to kind of pick and choose where he goes in there. Then Smith gives you a whole different deal because he played the wide receiver position at Miami.”
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Chiefs' offense has weapons everywhere
With the receiving threat of Rice, Worthy, Brown, Kelce, Juju Smith-Schuster and Noah Gray, coupled with the run game of Pacheco, Hunt and Smith (who can do both), Patrick Mahomes suddenly has a lot of places to go with the football.
While the Chiefs' run game didn't exactly blow the Raiders out of the water, it was death by 1,000 cuts, with Pacheco (15 carries) and Smith (14 carries) doing the brunt of the work.
To be able to attack defenses in a variety of ways, this Chiefs offense might sneak up on people and when you also aren't turning the ball over like Kansas City (just twice in seven games), that keeps the train on the tracks.
Many were worried about what Rice's return would do for the offense, but now with a running back trio capable of doing the same amount of damage, Kansas City might be one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL right now.
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