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Chiefs might finally see what Brashard Smith can do if they get out of the way

A telling contrast between Isiah Pacheco and Brashard Smith underscored why the Chiefs’ stagnant backfield needs a reset.

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Contained within the Kansas City Chiefs' somewhat heartening loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 17 were two plays that told the bigger story of the team's backfield. One spoke to its present, the other, at least hopefully, to its future.

The former, the play that speaks to the present, was actually the Chiefs' second-longest rush of the day.