Offensive schemes across the NFL are slowly ebbing back toward the run game. With more and more pass-rushing 280-lb. defensive tackles and 220-lb. coverage linebackers, offensive coordinators are willing to pound the ball in order to exploit weaknesses. The 2025 season featured a remarkable 17 rushers who eclipsed 1,000 yards, the most since 2006.
This pivot to the ground game includes the Tush Push, which 31 other teams have shown a willingness to use, but the Kansas City Chiefs have unequivocally avoided any form of a quarterback sneak since Patrick Mahomes’ knee dislocation during a sneak at Mile High Stadium in Denver in 2019.