Eric Bieniemy: the Chiefs don’t invest enough attempts into the running game

One of the prevailing storylines from the Kansas City Chiefs’ 20–17 overtime win over the Tennessee Titans was how weird the game seemed to be. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes racked up over 500 yards of offense by himself — but even so, the team had to scratch and claw to a three-point victory.

But Mahomes had to carry the Chiefs’ offense on his back because the running game was nonexistent. Kansas City’s running backs were given 12 carries and turned them into 14 yards. Three of the backfield’s first four carries were stuffed for no gain — and in the entire game, none of the backs had a rush that earned more than three yards.

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