Many factors need to be considered while analyzing the teams to determine who has the best offense in the NFL. Point totals and yards per play are the ones that many use. But then, time of possession and red zone conversion rates are valid criteria, too. And then comes the critical element.
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Offense is not just about high-scoring games, but hitting those numbers consistently game in, game out, over the course of the season. What does it take for a team to achieve that?
And, according to the former NFL quarterback-turned analyst Chris Simms, it’s knowing how to do a little bit of “everything” that makes you the best offensive unit. And for that exact reason, he is not picking the Kansas City Chiefs.
Simms is going with the Indianapolis Colts as “the best offense in the NFL” through the first half of the regular season. He then elaborated why his choice was not Patrick Mahomes and Co., the natural pick for most analysts and fans.
“The Indianapolis Colts. They can do everything. That Cowboys offense is really good too,” Simms noted when asked for his thoughts by Kay Adams.
Of course, that’s not to say that he’s completely excluding Kansas City from the conversation either. He does believe they are still enjoying an “upward trajectory” after the return of Rashee Rice.
“Really good offenses are always elite at something, and what they’ve become elite at is the short passing game… Defenses get sick of being picked apart, so they go ‘Wait, he’s picking us apart. We need to be more aggressive,’ and now a big play happens down the field… They have found their mojo, plus they are healthy… Their offense is real good, but I’m not going to give it the title of “the best in football” right now,” Simms said of the Chiefs.
The 186 points that the Chiefs have scored in the first seven weeks are the fourth-highest total in the NFL. The same is also true for their total of 2,594 offensive yards, while the 163 first downs that they’ve gained are the second most of any team in the league.
But then, Simms is right, too. Even though they are performing well above expectations right now, they have yet to consistently produce numbers like the Colts and Cowboys have. That said, Kansas City doesn’t have to offset the amount of points that the Cowboys have to every week, thanks to a weak defense.
After a historically lopsided loss at Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs began with a 1-2 start to this regular season. They were written off, counted out, and abandoned in Brazil after their Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
But they soon got back to holding a winning record while looking like one of the best teams in the AFC. ahomes is the odds-on favorite to win the MVP award, and the Chiefs are once again being favored to win the Super Bowl.
Instead of criticizing whether or not they are perfect, simply acknowledge that this team has bounced back beautifully in no time. And that takes something.
