The Kansas City Chiefs roll into Week 7 unbeaten, but the matchup waiting for them on “Sunday Night Football” is anything but easy. They’ll see the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, a team that also has a familiar face driving the conversation: Kenneth Walker III.
Walker already looks like the kind of player who can change the shape of a season. He powered Seattle to a Super Bowl title and has kept the momentum rolling in Kansas City, where his production has been outrageous through five games.
He’s piled up 665 rushing yards, the most in the league, with six rushing touchdowns on 106 carries. He’s added 14 catches for 95 yards and two more scores through the air.
On his current pace, he’d finish with 2,261 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns.
That’s the kind of start that makes this trip back to face his old team feel like a true revenge game. Walker spent four seasons with the Seahawks and had solid numbers there, but nothing like this version.
His best year before now came as a rookie, when he ran for 1,050 yards in 15 games. He topped 1,000 again last season with 1,027 yards in 17 games.
This year, he’s averaging 133 rushing yards per game and could reach another 1,000-yard season by Week 9.
Kansas City certainly has its own rolling offense. The Chiefs handled the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 6, winning 22-6 in a game that never really felt in doubt.
Patrick Mahomes was sharp, with only seven incompletions and 272 passing yards, though he did throw an interception. Still, the headline performer was once again Walker, who has been dominating games for Kansas City in a way few players can.
The Seahawks do have help coming back in the backfield, at least in theory. Zach Charbonnet practiced in full all week, though he is listed as out this week. Seattle has clearly felt the absence of Walker’s kind of punch in the running game.
There’s another big name for Kansas City’s defense to worry about, too: Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He’s making a serious run at Offensive Player of the Year as well, with 49 receptions, 717 receiving yards and seven touchdowns through six games.
He’s tied for the league lead in catches, leads in yards, and leads in touchdowns. Last season, the reigning OPOY finished with 119 receptions for 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns, which only underscores how strong his start has been.
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