The Kansas City Chiefs’ offense has been out of whack all season, and not even Patrick Mahomes has been able to elevate the team to the heights it reached just one year ago.
Entering play in Week 10, the Chiefs’ offense ranks 12th in scoring with an average output of 23.1 points per game. Mahomes is posting a passer rating of 96.7, a respectable grade. With that said, that qualifies as his lowest full-season mark as a starter thus far. He’s also putting up career-low production in touchdown percentage (5.1), success rate (50%), adjusted net yards per attempt (6.74) and yards per completion while throwing interceptions more often than he ever has (2.4%).
The Kansas City Chiefs’ offense has been out of whack all season, and not even Patrick Mahomes has been able to elevate the team to the heights it reached just one year ago.
Entering play in Week 10, the Chiefs’ offense ranks 12th in scoring with an average output of 23.1 points per game. Mahomes is posting a passer rating of 96.7, a respectable grade. With that said, that qualifies as his lowest full-season mark as a starter thus far. He’s also putting up career-low production in touchdown percentage (5.1), success rate (50%), adjusted net yards per attempt (6.74) and yards per completion while throwing interceptions more often than he ever has (2.4%).
The Chiefs still have Patrick Mahomes! However, in a year that has been more about defensive success and offensive questions, the positives have been clouded. The Chiefs’ offense is sixth in DVOA entering the bye and they’re 7-2. Mahomes has kept the offense on track despite an underwhelming start at wide receiver and an offensive line that has struggled at unfortunate moments. That’s a win, even in a frustrating season.
How much of the Chiefs’ offensive issues fall on Mahomes? It’s hard to evaluate with so many moving parts, but the offense has been inconsistent despite only losing JuJu Smith-Schuster from last year’s wide receiver room. Mahomes has missed a handful of open receivers and bailed from clean pockets on occasion, though it’s not hard to understand why his process has been sped up and a bit sloppier at times.
