The Kansas City Chiefs‘ season has started in the best way in terms of results but not in terms of players’ well-being. Patrick Mahomes‘ team is not having a quiet week and when they try to bounce back from one blow, a worse one comes along. The offense is being battered by injuries and Mahomes and Andy Reid are at a crossroads to try to save the season and end it the way they want: with the third consecutive Super Bowl.
However, making NFL history is not going to be easy. First there was the complication with Hollywood Brown’s injury that forced him to undergo surgery. Then it was Isiah Pacheco’s fibula fracture and now the latest problem is with Rashee Rice.
These are three fundamental players for the Chiefs that are now seriously injured, and have turned them into a less fearsome team. And we can add to all of this the fact that Travis Kelce is in the midst of a slump that is not helping Mahomes’ creativity shine as it has in the past.
Reid‘s side is having to change on the fly, looking for solutions that have to come from the bench or the market. Some, like Kareem Hunt, are not working out badly. Both the coach and Patrick are very concerned, although the best thing is that in spite of everything, the Chiefs are getting through their games, with four wins that maintain their status as favorites to win another title.
Mahomes has a positive track record
Within the internal concern about the loss of key players, there is a calmness that is based on the fact that they have already come out of complex situations on other occasions. This is not the first time that problems have struck the Chiefs. In 2022, Mahomes himself had to play with a sprained ankle in the last few games that prevented him from performing at his best, but not from winning his second Super Bowl. Last year, Reid’s guys also suffered a slump in play during the regular season that caused many to doubt their potential. Nothing could have been further from the truth.
When the playoffs came around, they came back and played at their best to win another title against the San Francisco 49ers. Now everything is against them again, but it seems that Mahomes has instilled his winning DNA to overcome any adversity. And they are at it. We’ll see how they deal with Rice’s injury.
