The Chiefs left Sunday with a 22-6 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, and the box score gave them a bunch of places to feel good. At 5-0, Kansas City also came away with several players trending up in this weekly stock report, including a few names that usually don’t grab the spotlight.
Kenneth Walker III was the clearest standout. His night against the Chargers looked plenty familiar by now: 128 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns.
What makes that line jump off the page is that it’s beginning to feel routine. The Chiefs will get a tougher measuring stick soon, though, when they go on the road to face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
Patrick Mahomes had his own kind of productive day, and the part that stood out wasn’t just the usual command. He worked the ball to several receivers who aren’t typically central to the Chiefs’ offense, including Cyrus Allen, Jalen Royals and Andrew Armstrong.
That kind of spread can matter as Kansas City starts running into better defenses. Mahomes also finally got Xavier Worthy more involved, and that may have been the bigger development.
Even with the constant injuries stacking up around them, the Chiefs kept delivering. Mahomes wasn’t sacked once, and he took fewer hits as Kansas City clearly made some adjustments to protect him better.
Worthy was another obvious riser. The Chiefs have been waiting for a breakout game from him, and this one at least moved things in the right direction. He still has to show he can deliver explosive plays and hold up physically, but seven catches for 73 yards was a clear step forward from where he had been earlier in the season.
Noah Gray also earned a spot in the conversation. The tight end finished with three catches for 53 yards, including a 31-yard grab, and that kind of production matters when it helps take some pressure off Travis Kelce.
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