This week the Chiefs may get much more assist with the return of two injured gamers.
Per Fox Sports activities’ Jordan Schultz, operating again Isiah Pacheco and defensive finish Charles Omenihu will return to apply this week. Pacheco, the staff’s main rusher over the previous two seasons, has missed the final seven video games with a damaged fibula and Omenihu hasn’t performed since tearing his ACL in final yr’s AFC Championship Recreation.
Even with out Omenihu, the Chiefs are permitting the fourth-fewest yards (289.9) and fifth-fewest factors (17.9) factors per recreation. Offensively, operating again Kareem Hunt rushed for a team-high 449 yards and 5 touchdowns in aid of Pacheco.
Buffalo has a 29-25-1 report towards Kansas Metropolis and final met within the divisional spherical of final yr’s playoffs, one other recreation the Chiefs discovered a method to win, 27-24. Payments quarterback Josh Allen might have Buffalo off to an 8-2 begin, however Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is 4-3 towards Buffalo in his profession.
Till they show in any other case, assume Kansas Metropolis will stay unbeaten.
Cincinnati Bengals at L.A. Chargers (-1.5)
Cincinnati could also be one of the best 4-6 staff the NFL has ever seen, however in contrast to the Chiefs, the Bengals maintain discovering methods to lose. Within the AFC, solely Baltimore (31.8) and Buffalo (29.0) rating extra factors per recreation than Cincinnati (27.0).
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow leads the league with 2,672 passing yards. In the meantime, large receiver Ja’Marr Chase is coming off a 264-yard, three-touchdown efficiency towards the Ravens and now has extra yards (981) than any large receiver. Solely three groups achieve extra yards per recreation (254.8) than the Bengals.
The Bengals can’t afford to lose any extra video games. A win this week on Sunday Night time Soccer may very well be simply what Cincinnati wants to avoid wasting their season.
Ranked twenty second in yards (314.3) and twenty third in factors (20.7) per recreation, the Chargers offense has been nothing particular beneath new head coach Jim Harbaugh. In fact no staff offers up fewer factors per recreation (13.9) than L.A., however the staff has struggled towards groups with high quality quarterbacks.
The Chargers had no issues with Justin Fields, Will Levis, Bo Nix, Spencer Rattler, Jameis Winston and Bryce Younger however fell to quarterbacks like Mahomes, Kyle Murray and Justin Fields.
Anticipate Burrow and Chase to place the Chargers protection to the check and go away Los Angeles with a a lot wanted victory.
