Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco is 11th in the NFL in rushing yards despite only checking in 17th in carries. Sharing a backfield with Clyde Edwards-Heliare and Jerick McKinnon will do that.<\/p>\n
But the second-year back out of Rutgers, Pacheco, knows his role in the Chiefs\u2019 offense<\/a> is key.<\/p>\n \u201cI know how big I\u2019m going to be as a part of this offense moving forward,\u201d Pacheco said after the Chiefs\u2019 Week 17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, per NFL Network\u2019s James Palmer on \u201cThe Insiders\u201d on January 2. \u201cI know running the football has to be something that we’re going to do moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Pacheco told Palmer during his walk-off interview, “You got leaders telling me, ‘We go as you go<\/a>.'”<\/p>\n Pacheco had 130 yards on 18 carries versus the Bengals, adding another 35 yards and a score through the air.<\/p>\n \u201cLook at \u2026 how often they run two tight ends out there to help out their tackles. They want to run the football,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cAnd you can break it down even further because his ability to run the football opens things up, maybe, for Patrick Mahomes and company.\u201d<\/p>\n Isiah Pacheco running angry \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa: #CINvsKC<\/a> on CBS — NFL (@NFL) December 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIsiah Pacheco Asserts Role in Chiefs’ Offense<\/h2>\n
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