Three weeks into the season, it's once again clear that the Kansas City Chiefs offense is not what we expected it to be. Playing without top wide receivers Rashee Rice (serving six-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy) and Xavier Worthy (shoulder injury on the third snap of the season), Kansas City -- which faces Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, on CBS/ Paramount+ ) -- has often seemed like it is operating within a constricted box.
Part of this is because the run game is so inefficient. Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt are stuck running in mud. They're averaging a combined 3.6 yards per carry and they have totaled for exactly zero (yes, ZERO) runs of 12 yards or more. They're only even gaining 5-plus yards in 31.3% o