{"id":35112,"date":"2025-10-10T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=35112"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:21:21","slug":"breaking-how-the-chiefs-can-salvage-their-championship-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=35112","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : \ud83d\udd25 How the Chiefs Can Still Save Their Championship Window \ud83c\udfc6 \u2014 Before It\u2019s Too Late?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Farrowhead_report%2F01k73b43rava76far22r.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_trsuiak68\">The Kansas City Chiefs are back under .500 once again in the 2025 season. The last time they started off the season 2 &#8211; 3 was in 2021, the year they lost in the conference championship to the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_3qahe5rgr\">With the way the Chiefs have been playing, a conference championship appearance would be a blessing for Chiefs Kingdom. They have lost their swagger and are getting dangerously close to losing the benefit of the doubt if they continue to lose games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_qklkvvva9\">\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"_cob2418py\" class=\"tagStyle_1mz4afy-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cob2418py\">Trouble in Paradise<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01k75npzmxad0ca9ss0e.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_99093guj8\">One of the most surprising things about the Chiefs&#8217; loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and their three losses in general, is that Patrick Mahomes leads them in rushing yards in every single game they&#8217;ve lost this season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7p5eoduyi\">Their two wins? Isiah Pacheco and Xavier Worthy led them in rushing yards, with 45 and 38, respectively. Even in the games they win, it&#8217;s clear that the Chiefs can no longer hold up a successful rushing attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_1pspmlbqm\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01k75pb7bsnykwj74s6t.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_asz1grruf\">Interestingly enough, the Chiefs&#8217; offensive line hasn&#8217;t been the problem. They&#8217;ve been holding up in pass protection, and they do a good enough job at run blocking as well. If it wasn&#8217;t obvious enough, the Chiefs&#8217; biggest problem on their ground is they don&#8217;t have the personnel to have a successful rushing attack in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xk0z56g0h\">Pacheco has been such a blessing for the Chiefs throughout the four years he&#8217;s been a part of the team, producing at a level that far surpasses where he was taken at, but he hasn&#8217;t been the same player since he came back from his injury last season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_i697z0d0q\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01k75pkaz8v7gcjngdzw.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9i2mnhi9k\">Kareem Hunt is great for goal-line plays, but lacks the explosiveness to lead a successful rushing attack throughout the course of a game, much less a season. Despite them drafting Brashard Smith and signing Elijah Mitchell, the Chiefs have a problem at running back.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_yne7e5rw8\">Do the Chiefs need quality running back play to win a Super Bowl? No, they do not. However, if they continue at the pace they&#8217;re at, a Super Bowl may be out of reach. Their next four opponents are the Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Commanders, and Buffalo Bills. Do the Chiefs really believe it&#8217;s sustainable to have their franchise quarterback lead the team in rushing yards every game?<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_rpuvwz3k5\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are back under .500 once again in the 2025 season. 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