KC Chiefs’ biggest weakness is still their greatest strength

The Kansas City Chiefs moved back above .500 on Sunday after eking out a 13-7 win over the Green Bay Packers, but despite securing back-to-back wins for the first time this season, all does not seem well.

For the third week in a row, we saw Kansas City’s offense struggle. A team that is used to winning because of its offense, lately the Chiefs have been winning despite of it. But what has been K.C.’s biggest weakness of late can still be their biggest strength going forward.

There is no getting around it: Kansas City’s offense has been undeniably bad of late. The Chiefs have scored just 36 points over their last three games, their lowest total in a three-game span since 2017. Sunday’s performance against the Packers was particularly poor. The Chiefs were held to just 237 yards of total offense, by far their lowest total of the season.

Kansas City’s offense is still their best weapon and the Chiefs can still find their way to the Super Bowl if they can iron out their issues.

After going three-and-out just three times in their first eight games, the Chiefs did it four times against the Packers. They had a season-low 14 first downs and were forced to punt on six occasions ­– more times than they punted in their first four games combined. Patrick Mahomes has struggled too, as he battles his way through the worst season of his young career. His 166 passing yards against Green Bay were the fewest of his career, and his 10 interceptions so far is already the same he had all of last season.

But there is still hope. Despite all their struggles, Kansas City’s offense is still their best asset.

The Chiefs have the pieces they need to succeed – superstar pass catchers Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill, mastermind head coach Andy Reid, a suddenly effective run game, and of course, Mahomes ­– who, despite his recent poor form, was on fire early in the season.

Something has obviously been off with the offense. A once seemingly unstoppable force is now, well, stoppable. But it seems like the entire unit has simply been underperforming, rather than being majorly flawed. Dropped passes, unlucky picks, costly turnovers – each of these are things that should even out as the season progresses.

There is more reason for optimism. We have already seen the Chiefs get their act together on defense, so why can’t they do the same on offense too? After being diabolical in their first five games, K.C.’s defense has finally turned a corner and is starting to play up to the potential that was expected of them.

K.C.’s struggles on defense seemed far more dire than their current difficulties on offense, so if they were able to turn that around, why can’t they do it again on the side of the ball that has even more talent?

We have seen how good Kansas City’s offense can be—not just in years past, but earlier this season too. They are in a funk, but it still feels entirely possible that they will snap out of it at any moment. Their offense is still their best weapon. For now, they’ve found the going tough. But moving forward, if they can get their house in order and play even close to their full potential, they can once again become the best team in the NFL.