During Sunday’s 27-17 victory over the New England Patriots, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense turned in an up-and-down performance. It struggled to find consistency while running the ball. In many cases, tight end Travis Kelce had difficulty getting open. Wide receivers continued to drop passes and display poor ball security.
But there was one encouraging thing: the offense performed well on third-and-long. In Week 14’s 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Chiefs converted just 13% of its third-down attempts in which at least seven yards were needed.