Have Chiefs finally turned a corner with offensive success against Ravens?

The start of the 2025 season was alarming for the Kansas City Chiefs, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. With no Rashee Rice (suspension) and Xavier Worthy suffering a labrum injury on the third play in the opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs offense looked inept.

On Sunday, though, in a game where Kansas City was an underdog at home to the Baltimore Ravens, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a dominant 37-20 win with Worthy back in the lineup.

In his first game back since the injury, Worthy led the Chiefs with five receptions for 83 yards on eight targets. The 22-year-old wideout also had two carries for 38 yards.

It was apparent how important Worthy's game-breaking speed is to Kansas City's offense. Not only does he produce explosive plays, but his presence opens up an abundance of space in the intermediate parts of the field.

Mahomes looked like the quarterback people have become accustomed to seeing for so much of his career, with a supportive cast and strong protection up front. The 30-year-old quarterback completed 25 of his 37 pass attempts for 270 yards and four touchdowns.

Week 4 was the most impressive the Chiefs have looked since the beginning of last season, when they were fully healthy on offense.

Was Kansas City Chiefs' offensive success a result of poor defense or something more?

However, a narrative may emerge from Sunday's game that the Ravens defense was undermanned and, quite frankly, is not very good. Both can be true, but Kansas City showed a glimpse of what it could be when the full complement of weapons is available.

So, the question is, was this a fluke based on the opposing defense, or is this something that will become the norm with Rice returning from suspension in Week 7? It's a valid question when assessing Baltimore's defense through the first four weeks of the season.

During that span, the Ravens rank 31st in passing yards allowed per game (265.5), 27th in rushing yards allowed per game (141.3), 32nd in points allowed per game (33.3), 31st in yards allowed per game (406.8), and 30th in sacks (4). It's a bottom-five defense with no answers, as multiple key players are suffering multi-week or season-long injuries.

However, with all that being said, the offensive output produced by the Chiefs on Sunday is no fluke.

As mentioned, Kansas City was without Rice, and when he returns to the lineup with Worthy, Marquise Brown, Travis Kelce, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton, among others, Mahomes will have all of his weapons at his disposal for the first time in what feels like two years.

The running game is a major issue for this offense, but Kansas City can fix that issue by trading for a veteran running back on a struggling team or implementing rookie running back Brashard Smith more often in the offense.

Nonetheless, with Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid at the helm, Kansas City has all the answers to the test when its offensive personnel is fully available. What occurred on Sunday has a strong chance of becoming a regularity for the Chiefs.