Kansas City Chiefs: Five things we learned in Week 13 win vs Broncos
The run game doesn’t necessarily need a star player
I mentioned in the last entry how the run game played well and while that was the case, the leader in rushing yards was Le’Veon Bell who had just 40 yards on the ground. Still, the Chiefs went for 134 yards rushing and ran it 22 times total.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire didn’t appear in the game, but Bell and Darrel Williams did enough to keep the clock ticking and the chains moving. It’d be nice to see the Chiefs run the ball more consistently, but this game showed that they don’t need one running back to have a 100+ yard performance.
Red zone offense had their fair share of struggles
The Chiefs made it into the red zone on four possessions in the first half and could have made it — at most — a 28-10 lead heading into the locker room at the half. Instead, they had to settle for field goals on all four of those possessions, which was beyond frustrating.
That’s 7 straight red zone trips where the @Chiefs haven’t scored a touchdown. That is concerning. Kudos to the @Broncos D
— trey wingo (@wingoz) December 7, 2020
After that fourth failed red zone attempt (failure as in not getting a touchdown out of it), Trey Wingo tweeted what I’ve linked above. The seven straight trips to the red zone dated back to their game against Tampa where the offense definitely stalled in the second half. This is problematic for sure and something the Chiefs need to get better at before they start playing better teams.