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[Nomad]

The Chiefs have been terrible rushing the ball this year with Mahomes having almost as much yards as Pacheco and Hunt. Mahomes has also lead the team in rushing in multiple games.

For one Pacheco is hurt again having missed the Bills game (MCL - Reid says he should be ready for the Bronco game in 2 weeks). And he doesn't seem to be the same after breakins his leg last year, IMO. Their main rotator & #2 guy, Hunt, doesn't seem to running as well either, and at 30 (old for an NFL RB), he's limited on the number of snaps he can play.

The Chiefs drafted Brashard Smith in the 7th rd, a lightweight (194 lbs) but speedy (4.39) back who has good pass catching skills. He made the 53 & earned a rotation spot as RB #3. But he has not been getting many snaps - only 12 in the game against the Bills. And he's only averaging 7.7 snaps per game anyway. He's shown some promise catching the ball but nothing really impressive running the ball. Then there's Mitchell, who they acquired from the 49ers during the off-season. He missed all of last year with a major hamstring injury & has not played a single down with the Chiefs yet! (he's not on IR or PS - strange?). Doesn't sound like a good acquisition at this point. Lol (maybe movingtarget knows what the deal is with this guy?).

Things are so bad with the Chiefs RB situation, that they signed Clyde Edwards-Helaire to the practice squad who was their 1st rd bust back in 2020. He got cut by the Saints last year & looked to be done with the NFL until the Chiefs signed him.

Chiefs’ Andy Reid reveals when Isiah Pacheco will be back from injury

Andy Reid expects Isiah Pacheco back after the bye, per CBS’s Tracy Wolfson, while a week to week MCL sprain shifts carries to Kareem Hunt.

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[movingtarget]

For one Pacheco is hurt again having missed the Bills game (MCL - Reid says he should be ready for the Bronco game in 2 weeks). And he doesn't seem to be the same after breakins his leg last year, IMO. Their main rotator & #2 guy, Hunt, doesn't seem to running as well either, and at 30 (old for an NFL RB), he's limited on the number of snaps he can play.

The Chiefs drafted Brashard Smith in the 7th rd, a lightweight (194 lbs) but speedy (4.39) back who has good pass catching skills. He made the 53 & earned a rotation spot as RB #3. But he has not been getting many snaps - only 12 in the game against the Bills. And he's only averaging 7.7 snaps per game anyway. He's shown some promise catching the ball but nothing really impressive running the ball. Then there's Mitchell, who they acquired from the 49ers during the off-season. He missed all of last year with a major hamstring injury & has not played a single down with the Chiefs yet! (he's not on IR or PS - strange?). Doesn't sound like a good acquisition at this point. Lol (maybe movingtarget knows what the deal is with this guy?).

Things are so bad with the Chiefs RB situation, that they signed Clyde Edwards-Helaire to the practice squad who was their 1st rd bust back in 2020. He got cut by the Saints last year & looked to be done with the NFL until the Chiefs signed him.

Chiefs’ Andy Reid reveals when Isiah Pacheco will be back from injury

Andy Reid expects Isiah Pacheco back after the bye, per CBS’s Tracy Wolfson, while a week to week MCL sprain shifts carries to Kareem Hunt.

sports.yahoo.com

Mitchell had a great first year as a rookie with the 49ers when their regular RB went down. I think at that time it was Mostert. He even played through injury but he paid for it ever since and became injury prone. Shanahan kept him around as a back up after CMC arrived but he hardly played. Finally they let him go as the 49ers drafted rookie RB's . I actually thought he would be a decent back up at the Chiefs but it seems the injuries have continued. Not sure if another team will sign him now, maybe for vet minimum if they were desperate., The last significant play he made is when he came on on for one carry against the Lions in the 2023 NFC title game and scored a TD from a few yards out. Since then it's been crickets............

 

[SHAD0W93]

BREAKING: Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland Committed Suicide After Police Pursuit

FRISCO, TX — November 6, 2025 — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead early Thursday morning in Frisco, Texas, following a police pursuit that ended in tragedy. According to a statement from the Frisco Police Department, Kneeland, 24, died from an apparent self-inflicted...

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[Alpe d'Huez]

That is incredibly sad.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Tonight's game depends on which Raiders team shows up, but I'll take Denver either way. It could be one of those 23-6 games where the Raiders don't move the ball, and Geno tosses up a few picks on forced bad throws. Or it could be closer to 20-16, with a lot of defensive stops.

 

[Nomad]

I do hope the Raiders show up & make a game out of it. I don't want to see a blowout by the Broncos where the game is already won by the 3rd Qtr & fans tune out. That being said, the Broncos should win - they're a much better team than the Raiders - but this is TNF where strange things can happen. Lol.

 

[Nomad]

Cardinals placing QB Murray on injured reserve

The Cardinals are placing QB Kyler Murray on IR with a foot injury that kept him out since Week 5, meaning he'll miss at least four more games. Jacoby Brissett will start.

www.espn.com

Murray was going to be benched anyway in favor of Brissett, so this makes sense in stead of tying up a roster spot with an injured player (Jeff Driskel signed to the roster as either the backup or QB3). Depending on how well Brissett performs, there will be some hard questions asked at end of the season as to Murray's future with the team.

 

[Nomad]

Stroud out vs. Jags; QB Mills to start for Texans

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud will not play Sunday against the Jaguars because of a concussion.

www.espn.com

Wow, that hit he took in the Broncos game is worse than we thought. That leaves Mills to start against the Jaguars in a key divisional game. I think if they lose this game, they will have lost too much ground to make up to have any legitimate shot at winning the division (I think the Jags & Colts will fight it out). Also, with a loss, they go 3-6 & their playoff hopes become more unlikely.

The Texans are basically imploding right before our eyes - a far cry from this team's success the last two seasons.

 

[Nomad]

What an absolute joke the Raiders are! Had the Broncos in the perfect "trap" game & can't even beat them. The Broncos look lethargic & Nix arguably played his worst game of the season. FFS, the Broncos were trying to give the game to the Raiders. Lol.

Geno Smith looked pathetic out there (WTH didn't Carroll bench him?). And Jeanty is not living up to a #6 OA drafted RB (it looks like now he was waaay overrated). And they're paying that bum Carlson $4.6m a year to miss chip-shot FGs? Lol.

Clearly "Petey" Carroll was a bad hire. He's nothing but a clown out there masquerading as a NFL head coach. Lol. It must be painful for the diehard Raider fans to watch that kind of slop out there.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Ugly messy game. Little to no offense from either team, especially Raiders. And they could have still won. I started watching the condensed game as I only saw some of the first half. Couldn't make it through. Ended up watching the highlights. More like low lights.

Believe it or not, the Raiders looked better here than they did a few weeks ago in some losses. Raiders problem isn't Jeanty. It's their offensive line. Probably the worst in the NFL. And their only good player on the line is on IR (Kolton Miller).

 

[movingtarget]

Just watched the highlights of the previous Raiders game. No way they should have lost that game. Bowers had a great game.

 

[Unchained]

Ugly messy game. Little to no offense from either team, especially Raiders. And they could have still won. I started watching the condensed game as I only saw some of the first half. Couldn't make it through. Ended up watching the highlights. More like low lights.

Believe it or not, the Raiders looked better here than they did a few weeks ago in some losses. Raiders problem isn't Jeanty. It's their offensive line. Probably the worst in the NFL. And their only good player on the line is on IR (Kolton Miller).

Raiders had their moments for sure. Elder statesman, Geno Smith went on a sidelines lecture tour about missed assignments. Screaming, berating teammates about missed assignments. Turns out Smith was right, game still winnable for Raiders. Never seen kickers so incompetent and overworked.
Geno had a couple of perfect throws that were dropped but he also had the touch of a rocket launcher throwing behind receivers and drilling them.

Eight of the Worst Plays From an Instant Anti-Classic Broncos-Raiders ‘TNF’ Game

It was so bad, it was kind of entertaining.

www.si.com

 

[Unchained]

Raiders-Broncos ‘Thursday Night Football’ Clash Breaks Out Into One-Sided Punter War

Good punts. Bad punts. ‘Thursday Night Football’ had it all in Week 10.

www.si.com