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There are four games left in the NFL regular season for each team, and perhaps no team will be more focused than on the Kansas City Chiefs.
Not only will there be a new AFC West winner for the first time in nine seasons, but the Chiefs are in danger of missing the playoffs entirely after losing to the Houston Texans in Week 14.
Kansas City is 6-7, meaning they will likely need to win, while hoping other teams lose to improve their playoff chances. It’s certainly doable, but the question is how do we make this a reality?
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Robert Griffin III on the ESPN Monday Night Football countdown at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
Robert Griffin III, the former NFL quarterback and current FOX Sports analyst, has been studying the Chiefs all season like many others. With the Chiefs not being their usual dominant self this year, PK Press Club Digital asked the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner what he sees as a glaring problem for the team right now.
“Predictability,” Griffin quickly responded, while helping USAA deliver new vehicles to two military veterans ahead of the 126th Army-Navy game this weekend. “I’m pretty close to Kansas City and I think there’s an element of predictability right now.”
Griffin knows that head coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy are among the most creative minds in the league, but he explained why he views the Chiefs’ offense as predictable.
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“The offense really hasn’t been super explosive consistently since Tyreek Hill left, but they’ve been able to dink and dunk, run some really good concepts, use Rashee Rice, Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy, Juju Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton in various ways to make it tough to cover, because you have to be ready for anything,” Griffin said. “But you know, when Tyquan Thornton comes into the game, that’s going to be it. You know, when Xavier Worthy comes into the game, that’s going to be it.”
According to Griffin, the home run threat Hill provided in the years before his trade to the Miami Dolphins made the Chiefs a juggernaut, while MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes became arguably the best at his position in the league.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) warms up before the game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Amy Kontras/Imagn Images)
But Hill’s absence hasn’t hurt the Chiefs in the record column, having won the last three AFC championship games. However, the Chiefs now find themselves in a different position, bordering on despair with their Super Bowl hopes on the line.
So, what exactly should they do moving forward? Griffin has a suggestion that revolves around Mahomes.
“It’s just a suggestion from a guy who’s played a lot of football, watched a lot of football and studied them all year long. I think the Kansas City Chiefs need to transition their offense to a two-minute offense,” he said. “Allow Patrick Mahomes to do what he does best, push the pace, call what he sees. He’s at a point in his career where he can see it, and he can make the calls and the adjustments and control everything at the line of scrimmage. I think that will also take some of the pressure off their offensive line, fatigue the defense.
“Ultimately, they have to cede some control to Patrick so he can have full ownership. If he wants to run no huddle, for two minutes, they should let him do it. That’s when they’re doing their best right now.”
Griffin’s thought process is: “No team wants to be in contention with the Chiefs with two minutes left in the game. As soon as they see that, they’re like, ‘Oh damn, here we go.'”
But Mahomes also needs help from his teammates, as the loss to the Texans on “Sunday Night Football” showed key drops from Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce, who are both favorites in the passing game.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid against the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL preseason game at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The Chiefs understand the situation they’re in, but we’ve seen Mahomes and company make runs in the win column since he became the starting quarterback.
The adjustments will be tested again at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, as the Chiefs host their AFC West rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers, who are also looking to improve their playoff hopes with a 9-4 record after a big overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.
HELP THOSE WHO SERVE US
Griffin was returning to Baltimore, where he spent the final years of his NFL playing career, to show his honor through action in the tradition of the annual Army-Navy game by providing two recycled rides with USAA, the official Salute to Service partner of the NFL.
Cryptologic Technician Petty Officer First Class Jamil Lewis, currently serving in the Navy, and veteran Patrick Huber, a specialist with the Army National Guard’s 116th Infantry Regiment, were both surprised by Griffin with the newest vehicle at Inner Harbor in front of the USS Constellation.
(L-R) Mark Steiding of Kenwood Auto Body, NFL Legend Robert Griffin III (RGIII), SPC Patrick Huber (US Army National Guard Veteran), USAA Senior Vice President Rob Braggs and Dale Moss of NABC Recycled Rides pose at USAA’s Army-Navy Game NABC Recycled Rides Car Gifting in Baltimore, MD, Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Edwin Remsberg)
Griffin, who comes from a military background himself with his mother and father serving in the military, has long valued his partnership with USAA and couldn’t have been happier to help.
“I was very honored to partner with USAA. We’ve been partners for 13 years and I’m a guy who loves building real, authentic partnerships. The military kid, mom and dad both served in the military. So, I’m a ‘Go Army, beat Navy’ guy – 31 years combined between them. To see the impact we’ve been able to make over the last 13 years, doing things to let our military know they’re not not forgotten, that’s something for me,” he explained. “If it does anything for me, it’s doing something for the families that we can influence, to make their lives a little easier. It’s not a free car. I say that because, yes, they didn’t have to pay any money for it, but there were sacrifices for us and our freedoms to be able to have this type of treatment. We want them to know that, ‘Hey, man, we appreciate you.'”
