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The Kansas City Chiefs' offense in 2026, on paper, looks to be one capable of doing some damage, but there are still a lot of "ifs" surrounding the group.
The big one is Patrick Mahomes.
How healthy will he be, and when will he return? We know the Chiefs will only go as far as Patrick takes them, and in 2026, who knows how far that will be?
And for Bleacher Report's Brad Gagnon, there are a host of questions aimed at the offense, and none are good.
"Mahomes is coming off a torn ACL at age 30, and it's impossible to ignore the fact that he's been statistically average for three years running," Gagnon writes. "His receiving corps lacks star power, and his famous tight end will turn 37 in October. This scoring offense hasn't ranked higher than 15th since 2022, and it won't be easy to buck that trend in 2026."
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Chiefs a big question mark?
For a team that has been the NFL's apex predator for the last five or so years, seeing them wounded as they were last year, was an eye-opener.
While many don't think the Chiefs will struggle as badly as they did in 2025, as Gagnon pointed out, there are still a lot of concerns.
Yes, Mahomes is central to those, but what sort of production will we get out of Travis Kelce? Can Rice and Worthy turbo-charge the offense? Will the offensive line hold up?
Mahomes is the ultimate eraser, but coming off an ACL injury, he can't be expected to paper over the cracks in 2026, can he?
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