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How Mahomes and Kelce’s red-zone plays impacted the Chiefs’ 2022 season

In 2022, the Kansas City Chiefs had the NFL’s No. 1 offense, averaging 29.2 points and 413.6 yards of offense per game.

Kansas City’s elite red-zone play was a significant reason the team finished with the top offense for the third time since 2018. The Chiefs led the league by averaging 3.0 red-zone touchdowns per game. That was an improvement over the 2.6 they averaged in 2021, which was the last season Kansas City had the league’s No. 1 offense.

In the first installment of a series, let’s consider the red-zone contributions of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce.