3. The Chiefs have now scored 28+ points in five consecutive games.
The aforementioned Kansas City offense has tallied 28+ points in five straight games, assembling the longest such streak for any team at any point this season. The Chiefs have outscored their opponents by a mark of 154-75 in that time, and despite a slow start to the year offensively, Kansas City now leads the NFL in a handful of offensive categories. That group includes plays-per-drive (7.0), time of possession-per-drive (3:30) and fewest three-and-outs in the league (11).
Additionally, since Week 4 – when the streak began – the Chiefs lead the league in yards-per-game (415.8), yards-per-drive (43.4) and first downs-per-game (26.4). In that span, quarterback Patrick Mahomes also leads the NFL in passing yards-per-game (286.0), total yards-per-game (317.0) and total touchdowns (16).
Mahomes’ 21 total touchdowns for the season lead the league, his 17 passing scores are tied for the league-lead (with Rams’ quarterback Matthew Stafford), and only Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert has more passing yards.
It’s all to say that the offense has been nothing short of exceptional for over a calendar month now, and it’s due to a handful of reasons. First, the combination of the Chiefs’ offensive line and Patrick Mahomes’ quick release has led to a pressure rate of just 22.6% when Mahomes drops back to pass – the lowest rate in the league.
Interestingly enough, Mahomes – whose 2.61-second average time to throw is the quickest in the NFL – also leads the league with 470 total yards on scrambles in 2025. In other words, even when defenses are forcing Mahomes to hold onto the ball, he’s still finding success more often than not.
That overall success is due in part to the Chiefs’ slew of weapons on offense, and the numbers back that up. Kansas City is the only team in the NFL to feature eight players with 250+ scrimmage yards. No other team has more than six such players, and that figure doesn’t even include wide receiver Rashee Rice, who already has 16 catches for 135 yards and three touchdowns in two games this season.
So, while the Chiefs’ lack of a single 100-yard rusher or receiver in a game this season might generally be used as a knock against them, in this case, it might actually be a strength. Last week, for example, five different players recorded double-digit receiving yards while four players tallied double-digit rushing yardage. Kansas City doesn’t need a single, dominant performance from any of its skill position players as long as everybody is doing their part, and in many ways, that makes them more dangerous.
Simply put, the Chiefs are spreading the ball around better than any offense in the league, and they’ll look to do the same against Buffalo.
4. Buffalo has utilized the short passing game with great success this season.
The Bills’ offense this season is built around its running game (as discussed above) and its short passing attack, and to Buffalo’s credit, both elements have generally been effective.
For example, Buffalo’s leading receiver this season – Khalil Shakir – has 356 receiving yards in 2025, 298 of which have taken place after the catch. That tally marks the second-most of any receiver in the NFL, trailing only the Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase, and represents 84% of his yardage total.
Conversely, the Bills have struggled with their deep passing attack this year. Somewhat shockingly, quarterback Josh Allen owns the lowest passer rating in the NFL this season on throws of at least 20 air yards at just 29.4. Allen is completing just 33.3% of those attempts, tossing three interceptions and zero touchdowns.
With that all being said, Allen is the reigning MVP and remains a dangerous deep-ball thrower at all times, but as currently constructed, the Bills’ offense is designed around a short passing attack, so the Chiefs’ ability to get off blocks and make sure-tackles will be paramount. Buffalo is counting on turning quick, 2-yard throws into 15-yard gains, and the Chiefs can’t let that happen.
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