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There are four games left in the NFL regular season for each team, and perhaps no team will have more focus than the Kansas City Chiefs.
Not only will there be a new AFC West winner for the first time in nine seasons, but the Chiefs are in danger of missing the playoffs entirely after losing to the Houston Texans in Week 14.
Kansas City is 6-7, which means they probably need to win, while hoping other teams lose to improve their playoff chances. It’s certainly doable, but the question is how do you make it happen?
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Robert Griffin III at the ESPN Monday Night Football countdown at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
Former NFL quarterback and current FOX Sports analyst Robert Griffin III has been studying the Chiefs all season like many others. With the Chiefs not being as dominant as usual this year, Pak Gazette Digital asked the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner what he sees as glaring issues for the team right now.
“Predictability,” Griffin quickly responded, as he helped USAA give away new vehicles to two military veterans ahead of the 126th Army-Navy game this weekend. “I’m pretty connected to Kansas City and I think there’s an element of predictability right now.”
Griffin knows that head coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy are some of the most creative minds in the league, but he explained why he views the Chiefs’ offense as predictable.
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“The offense hasn’t really been super explosive on a consistent basis since Tyreek Hill left, but they’ve been able to do dunks and dunks, execute really good concepts, utilize Rashee Rice, Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy, Juju Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton in a variety of ways to make it difficult to cover because you have to be prepared for everything,” Griffin said. “But you know when Tyquan Thornton comes into the game, it’s going to be this. You know when Xavier Worthy comes into the game, it’s going to be this.”
According to Griffin, the home run threat Hill provided in the years leading up to his trade to the Miami Dolphins turned the Chiefs into a juggernaut, while MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes became arguably the best at his position in the league.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) warms up before the game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Amy Kontras/Image Images)
But Hill’s absence hasn’t hurt the Chiefs in the record column, having won the last three AFC Championship Games. However, the Chiefs now find themselves in a different position, bordering on desperation with their Super Bowl hopes on the line.
So what exactly do they have to do to move forward? Griffin has a suggestion that revolves around Mahomes.
“This is just a suggestion from a guy who has played a lot of football, who has watched a lot of football and has been studying it all year. I think the Kansas City Chiefs need to transition their offense to a two-minute offense,” he said. “Allow Patrick Mahomes to do what he does best, run with pace, say what he’s seeing. He’s at a point in his career where he can see it, and he can make the calls and adjustments and control everything at the line of scrimmage. I think that will also take some of the pressure off their offensive line, tire out the defense.
“Ultimately, they have to give up some control to Patrick so he can have full ownership of it. If he wants to run without a huddle for two minutes, they should let him do it. That’s when they’re performing at their best right now.”
Griffin’s thought process is: “No team wants to be in a close fight with the Chiefs with two minutes left in the game. As soon as they see that, they say, ‘Oh, damn, here we go.'”
But Mahomes also needs help from his teammates, as the loss to the Texans on “Sunday Night Football” featured key drops from Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce, who are both favorites in the passing game.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid against the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL preseason game at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The Chiefs understand the situation they’re in, but we’ve seen Mahomes and company make runs in the win column since taking over as starting quarterback.
The adjustments will be tested at Arrowhead Stadium once again on Sunday, when the Chiefs host their AFC West rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers, who are also looking to help their playoff hopes with a 9-4 record after a big overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.
HELPING THOSE WHO SERVE US
Griffin was back in Baltimore, where he spent the remaining years of his NFL playing career, to show honor through action in the tradition of the annual Army-Navy Game by giving away two recycled vehicles with USAA, the official Salute to Service partner of the NFL.
Cryptologic Technical Petty Officer 1st Class Jamil Lewis, currently serving in the Navy, and veteran Patrick Huber, a specialist with the Army National Guard’s 116th Infantry Regiment, were surprised by Griffin with the new vehicle in Inner Harbor off the USS Constellation.
(L-R) Mark Steiding of Kenwood Auto Body, NFL legend Robert Griffin III (RGIII), SPC Patrick Huber (U.S. Army National Guard veteran), USAA Senior Vice President Rob Braggs, and Dale Moss of NABC Recycled Rides pose at the USAA Army-Navy Game NABC Recycled Rides Car Gifting in Baltimore, MD, Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Edwin Remsberg)
Griffin, who comes from the military and his mother and father serve in the military, has long enjoyed his association with USAA and couldn’t have been happier to help with this.
“I’m very honored to partner with USAA. We’ve been partnering for the last 13 years and I’m a person who likes to make genuine, authentic partnerships. The military brat, mom and dad served in the military. So, I’m a ‘go army, beat the navy’ guy – 31 years combined between them. Seeing the impact we’ve been able to make over the last 13 years, doing things to let our military members know they’re not forgotten, it does something to me,” he explained. “If you’re doing something for me, you’re doing something for these families that we can impact, to make their lives a little bit easier. It’s not a free car. I say that because, yes, they didn’t have to pay money for it, but there was sacrifice for us and our freedoms to be able to get this kind of treatment. We want them to know that, ‘Hey, we appreciate you.'”
