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ArticlePatrick Mahomes can see defenses respecting the Chiefs’ run game
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"It's got to be a great balance that we have to have of being able to run it, run it, run it, then play-action at the right time," Mahomes explained.
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Mahomes executing high play-action rate (35% Week 2) with balanced run-pass scheme driving wins.

Mahomes is executing a balanced offensive scheme where the Chiefs use play-action at high rates (35% of pass plays in Week 2, the third-highest rate among all the team's games last year) to exploit defensive attention on the run game. Mahomes emphasized the importance of balance: "run it, run it, run it, then play-action at the right time" to keep defenses guessing. In the two 2025 games where the Chiefs ran play-action more than 35% of the time, Kansas City won convincingly (30-17 vs. Detroit, 22-9 vs. New York Giants).

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