Chiefs must build on run game performance vs. Jets
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Charles Goldman
The Kansas City Chiefs have slowly been getting the ground game going during the 2023 NFL season.
With each passing week, they’ve built upon their last performance. Against the Lions in Week 1, they mustered a measly 90 rushing yards as a team. In Jacksonville, they managed over 100 yards rushing against a stout defense. Against the Bears in Week 3, they crossed the 150 rushing yards mark for the first time this season.
“Yeah, I think we knew in the building especially that we needed to get the run game going,” Mahomes said of Week 3. “Everybody talks about the offense and how much we’ve thrown over the past, but you always see more at our best when we run the football. So we’re going to try to continue to do that.
In the upcoming game against the Jets on “Sunday Night Football” it will be crucial that they continue their upward trend. New York has allowed 388 rushing yards through three games this season, including back-to-back games with over 130 rushing yards surrendered. The Jets have good defensive personnel, yet, they’ve struggled to stop the run so far this season.
“Obviously, it’ll be a great challenge against this defensive line and linebacking group,” Mahomes said. “We’ll try to continue to establish the run, and when you establish the run, it opens up everything, and so we have a good running back room and a good offensive line, so we want to try to make sure that we keep that progressing in the right direction.”
The Process - Can Chiefs Defense CONTINUE to Stifle Struggling Jets Offense?
Patrick Mahomes on Eagles’ Tush-Push play:
The Philadelphia Eagles are one of the few teams in the NFL that can automatically get a yard when they need a yard. Their Tush-Push play has yet to be stopped, but it might not be about the play itself so much as it is about the Eagles’ offensive line according to Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.
“It’s an advantage for them, but you see other teams in the league try to do it and they can’t do it as well as they do,” Mahomes said. “It speaks to their offensive line, it speaks to their quarterback. They know how to do it at a really high level, they practice it and worked on it, so I think as you’ve seen now other teams have tried to kind of manipulate and do that different type of stuff and they might get the first down, but it’s not as pretty and as powerful as when the Eagles do it. All to them, they’ve kind of mastered something that I think other teams are going to try to do as best as they can.”
Will we ever see the Chiefs run this play? Their offensive line is surely capable, but I have my doubts they’d actually ever do it.
The Breakdown - Chiefs Defense is Getting THIS From INSANELY Young Players:
Former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro linebacker Derrick Johnson and former Chiefs defensive tackle Mike DeVito sit down with Craig Stout to break down for key plays from the Chiefs dominating win over the Chicago Bears.
Transactions:
- 9/26 - Placed on injured reserve - OT Prince Tega Wanogho
- 9/26 - Signed to 53-man roster - WR Montrell Washington & DT Matt Dickerson
- 9/26 - Signed to practice squad - WR Chase Cota & WR Daniel Arias
Thursday Injury Report:
Chiefs:
Jets:
Quick Hits:
- Patrick Mahomes said something Chiefs’ defense that should terrify NFL teams.
- Breaking down the Chiefs’ swing tackle options after Prince Tega Wanogho’s placement on injured reserve.
- Comments from Chiefs LB Willie Gay Jr. are making the rounds after he gave an honest assessment of Jets QB Zach Wilson and their offense.
Important Dates Ahead:
- Oct. 1: Chiefs at Jets - Regular Season Week 4 - Sunday Night Football
- Sept. 29, Oct. 2-3: PUP list / NFI list players can begin their practice window
- Oct. 8:
Chiefs at Vikings - Regular Season Week 5
