The Kansas City Chiefs relies heavily on the passing game in their 19-17 victory on Friday against the Las Vegas Raiders. During his postgame press conference, head coach Andy Reid explained his decision to limit running plays.
“We weren’t doing too good with it. I felt – the way they were playing, they were bringing an extra guy. I felt like we were better off with a short passing game, which was working; we were going up and down the field,” said Reid. “We just weren’t doing very good in the red zone – we were struggling with the runs early, so that was a decision I made.”
Isiah Pacheco returned to the field after being placed on injured reserve earlier in the season with a leg injury. He had his first opportunity to team with Kareem Hunt in the backfield, as the two combined for only 14 carries on the day.
“Yeah, that was great. I thought that was a positive,” said Reid. “It was good to get (Isiah) Pacheco some reps in there. I thought he did a nice job when we had an opportunity to run.”
Pacheco broke free in the third quarter for a 34-yard rush to move the Chiefs quickly downfield to the Las Vegas 14-yard line, marking the club’s longest rush of the 2024 season.
