As the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense sputters, the key to unlocking their ground game against a surging Dallas Cowboys defense might lie in a tactical shift, and one team legend knows exactly who should lead the charge.

“This probably isn’t the game for it because of Dallas’s tendencies and KC’s ability to shred zone coverage, but Pacheco might be a better RB under center too, where he has more time coming downhill to evaluate the front and make his cut. Especially running outside zone. We’ll see,” Mitchell Schwartz wrote on X.

Pacheco returns from a right-knee MCL sprain sustained on October 27 during the Chiefs’ win over the Washington Commanders. Before the injury, Pacheco averaged 4.2 yards per carry.

That number speaks to his ability to run out of the traditional under-center setup

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