Offensive powerhouse K.C. to pay visit
with Chiefs — 5627 regular season, 14 postseason; 20th year overall — 1861201 regular season, 1113 playoffs).
30 (first in AFC West).
Beat San Francisco 3827. vs. Jacksonville.
Coach Andy Reid. Reid, 60, relinquished the playcalling duties late last season to Matt Nagy, who parlayed that role into the Chicago head coaching job. Former Colorado running back Eric Bieniemy is the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator. He was CU’s coordinator from 201112 before joining Reid’s original Chiefs staff. … K.C. has the league’s best offense through three weeks — first in scoring (39.3 points per game), second on third down (50 percent) and in the red zone (91.7 percent) and seventh in yards (398.3). … The Chiefs have bludgeoned teams in the first quarter (496). … Secondyear QB Patrick Mahomes started last year’s win at Denver and is already in the MVP race. He possesses terrific arm strength, anticipation, mobility and command of the offense. He leads the league in TD passes (13) and rating (137.4). … RB Kareem Hunt won last year’s rushing title (1,327 yards), but is 17th this year (168) and has only a 3.2yard average. Spencer Ware and Damien Williams are the backups and FB Anthony Sherman has two catches for 52 yards. … TE Travis Kelce has been named to the last three Pro Bowls, targeted at least 103 times in each year. He has 229 yards receiving on a teamhigh 16 catches. Kelce has at least one catch in 66 consecutive games. …The offense revolves around Kelce and the receivers: Sammy Watkins, Tyreek Hill and Chris Conley. … The of fensive line is LT Eric Fisher, LG Cameron Erving, C Mitch Morse, RG Laurent DuvemayTardif and RT Mitchell Schwartz. Fisher was the second overall pick in 2013, Erving a former firstround pick for Cleveland. Coordinator Bob Sutton.
Analysis: Sutton, 67, in his sixth year as the Chiefs’ playcaller .... The Chiefs are last in yards allowed (474.0), 30th against the run (11.13), 27th against the pass (362.7) and 30th in scoring (30.7). … On the filp side, they are first on third down (25.8 percent). … Teams have had to get pass happy against the Chiefs; they have allowed only 43 firsthalf points. … K.C. plays a base 34 scheme. … Up front, the Week 3 starters were NT Xavier Williams, DE Chris Jones and DE Allen Bailey. Jones becomes an interior pass rusher on third down. … Veterans Justin Houston and Dee Ford play the OLB spots. Houston, Ford and Bailey have two sacks apiece. … The ILBs are Anthony Hitchens (ex of Dallas) and Reggie Ragland (ex of Buffalo). … The secondary has played without twotime All Pro S Eric Berry, out all three games with a heel injury. He tore his Achilles’ in the 2017 opener. … The top three CBs are Kendall Fuller, Steven Nelson and Orlando Scandrick. … S Eric Murray is filling in for Berry and is second on the team with 20 tackles. S Ron Parker was released by K.C. in March but he resigned Sept. 1 and has 19 tackles and the team’s only interception. Dave Toub. Toub, 56, is regarded as one of the league’s top special teams coaches and has held a coordinator role since 2004. … The Chiefs are first and sixth, respectively, in punt and kick coverage, and first and tied for 25th, respectively, in punt and kickoff returns. … Hill is a dynamic punt returner (91yard TD in Week 1 against the Chargers) and De’Anthony Thomas’ only punt return went for 48 yards. … P Dustin Colquitt has only nine attempts, but a whopping 49yard net average. … K Harrison Butker has made all 18 of his kicks (two FGs and 16 PATs).