Even when they are undefeated, the Kansas City Chiefs typically use the bye week to self-evaluate. So during Week 6, the Chiefs were probably focused on their success in the red zone, where the offense has scored touchdowns on only 39% of its possessions. That’s the league’s fourth-lowest rate.
This means the unit has failed to finish 11 of the 18 drives that advanced past an opponent’s 20-yard line. It finished 54% in 2023 and 69% in 2022.
These stalled possessions have made some of this season’s wins closer than they needed to be — and now that there are so many offensive injuries, there will be less margin for error.