Chiefs’ new look offense with old faces beats the Saints to move to 5-0

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs had more than 300 yards in a win over the Saints. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

On Monday night, the Kansas City Chiefs ran some plays with four tight ends. It was voluntary.

The Chiefs are going to have to mix, match and get creative to generate offense due to multiple injuries, but unlike most other teams, they’re likely to figure out a way.

The Chiefs are without running back Isiah Pacheco and receivers Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown, but it really didn’t matter against the New Orleans Saints. The Chiefs moved the ball just fine, piling up more than 400 yards, and stayed undefeated with a 26-13 win over the Saints.

The Chiefs are thin. On Monday night they were asking for contributions from recycled players like Kareem Hunt, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mecole Hardman and even tight end Jody Fortson, all on their second tours with the team after not getting much attention anywhere else. Hunt and Smith-Schuster in particular had monster games on Monday night. The Chiefs offense didn’t look shorthanded.

Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes can always make it work.

Saints make some mistakes early

To win at Arrowhead Stadium you have to play very well, and the Saints did not do that in the first half.

The night started with Derek Carr throwing a wild interception under pressure. It was a bad lobbed up pass and safety Bryan Cook made a nice diving catch for the pick. The Saints also gave up a first down after having the Chiefs pinned back on a second-and-34. They had a two-minute drill that took just 34 seconds before a punt and allowed the Chiefs to get a field goal before halftime.

Kansas City led 16-7 at halftime and while it could have been worse for New Orleans — the Saints held the Chiefs to a field goal within the red zone on three possessions — it’s very tough to come back on the Chiefs.

The Saints stuck around though. A Saints interception in the end zone by 324-pound defensive Khalen Saunders and his 37-yard return gave New…

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Publish date : 2024-10-08 03:18:20

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