The Kansas City Chiefs are determined to reclaim their status as one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses in the upcoming 2024 season.
Despite winning the Super Bowl in 2023, the Chiefs’ offense never quite reached its full potential, finishing a disappointing 15th in points scored, the lowest ranking of the Patrick Mahomes era.
Mahomes himself acknowledged the team’s offensive struggles, noting that although they won the Super Bowl, they didn’t play the way they wanted all year long offensively.
The Chiefs’ reliance on short, intermediate throws hindered their ability to generate explosive plays downfield, with only 13% of Mahomes’ passes traveling 20+ yards—the lowest percentage of his career.
To remedy this issue, the Chiefs made significant moves in the offseason, adding speed and explosiveness to their receiving corps.
The signing of Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and selection of rookie Xavier Worthy, coupled with the return of a healthy Rashee Rice (when/if he returns from a possible suspension), have given Mahomes a new hope.
The addition of Rashee Rice in the 2023 draft as a reliable target helped offset the loss of Tyreek Hill, but the offense still lacked the consistent downfield threat that Hill provided.
Mahomes recently spoke about the team’s desire to recapture their explosive potential:
I think we’ve done a great job of mastering the intermediate and short stuff, but we want to get back to having that part of the offense as well. Coach Reid is really pushing us to push it down the field. It’s hard to do against our defense, but we’re trying to make it happen.
Brown, who has battled injuries in his career, now has the opportunity to thrive alongside the league’s best quarterback. Worthy, a dynamic playmaker out of Texas, set a new NFL Combine record with a 4.21 40-yard dash, and brings a new dimension to the Chiefs’ offense.
