After a slow start, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense is the best it’s been in years

After finishing near the middle of the pack in both scoring and yardage a year ago, Kansas City is starting to get hot. Patrick Mahomes has his best passer rating since 2022, and is also on pace for his most passing touchdowns since that season.

When the Kansas City Chiefs started the season 1-2, many were quick to cast doubt on the contending capabilities of the reigning AFC champions — NBC News included.

So, in the interest of fairness, it deserves to be noted: Since Week 4, the Chiefs’ offense is finally starting to resemble what it did during the heights of their dynastic run. And that should terrify the rest of the league.

Entering Week 8, Kansas City ranked sixth in points per game, which would be the team’s best mark since 2022 when it finished first in scoring. Before this week’s slate of games, the Chiefs were fifth in yards per game, also their best since 2022.

After finishing near the middle of the pack in both scoring and yardage a year ago, Kansas City is starting to get hot. Patrick Mahomes has his best passer rating since 2022, and is also on pace for his most passing touchdowns since that season. The Chiefs have also scored at least 28 points in each of their last four games — the first time they’ve done so since 2021.

“We have a lot of weapons. We have a lot of guys and they all love each other, and they want each other to succeed,” Mahomes said after a 31-0 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7. “We want to be better than what we are now, but this was a good step in the right direction.”