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Kansas City Chiefs high-powered offense will be tested plenty in 2019

By Farzin Vousoughian

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 30: Tight end Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs high-fives wide receiver Tyreek Hill #10 during the game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on October 30, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 30: Tight end Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs high-fives wide receiver Tyreek Hill #10 during the game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on October 30, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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Kansas City’s dominant offense looks to have another season similar to what it did in 2018. This year, the offense will be contested in 2019.

There is a lot of excitement surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs as the team enters its season opener this Sunday. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is coming off an MVP season where he became the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for 50 touchdown passes and more than 5,000 yards. The Chiefs produced the thir- best scoring output in a single season in NFL history.

It is not out of the realm of possibilities for Kansas City to have another historic offensive campaign. However, this offense will be challenged throughout the course of the season.

The Chiefs will face six teams that finished in the top 10 in total defense from 2018, starting this Sunday when they visit a Jaguars team that ranked fifth in that category.

Among teams that finished in the top 10 in 2018, the Chiefs faced four of them last year, including the Chargers twice, going 4-1 against those teams and proving that they can win against some of the best defenses in the league.

Out of the teams that placed in the top 10 on defense, the Chiefs will meet the Baltimore Ravens (1st), Chicago Bears (3rd), Minnesota Vikings (4th), Jacksonville Jaguars (5th), Los Angeles Chargers twice (9th) and Detroit Lions (10th).

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce are both coming off the best season of their careers, each recording career highs in catches, yards and touchdowns. Although wide receiver Sammy Watkins missed six games and barely played against the Rams in the regular season, he came back strong in the playoffs with 10 catches and a team best 176 yards in the postseason.

Out of the backfield, running back Damien Williams amassed 250 yards of total offense and scored four touchdowns in the postseason, including three in the AFC Championship game against the Patriots. Add in LeSean McCoy to the backfield, who is reuniting with Andy Reid after spending his first four years with Reid in Philadelphia. Although the six-time Pro Bowler turned 31 in July, he still has speed and will add to an already fast offense.

The Chiefs are returning wide receivers Demarcus Robinson and Byron Pringle and rookies like running back Darwin Thompson and wide receiver Mecole Hardman. All four add great depth, giving Mahomes one of the fastest offenses in NFL history.

For Mahomes, he has viable targets and a plethora of speed everywhere. The Chiefs will prove, starting this Sunday, that even the best defenses in the NFL will have a difficult time trying to stop this dynamic offense. Barring injury, Kansas City is preparing to generate another historic season offensively.

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