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The Lions are signing former Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco, according to NFL Network reports. Pacheco entered the league as a seventh-round pick in 2022 but wound up easily leading Kansas City in carries and rushing yards that year, as well as rushing TDs. He saw increased usage in his second season and carried a workhorse role from the playoffs into the start of 2024. But a Week 2 leg fracture derailed that campaign, and Pacheco never got back to his previous form in 2025.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco is inactive for today’s game vs. the Raiders. That leaves the backfield to Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith, and Dameon Pierce.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco is questionable for Sunday's game vs. the Raiders. He was on the injury report with 'rest' all week, so Pacheco is seemingly healthy enough to play if the Chiefs want him to. We'll look for further updates on the situation and get Kansas City's inactives a little before 3 pm ET on Sunday. Pacheco's absence would leave the backfield to Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith.

With QB Patrick Mahomes out for the season after tearing his ACL and WR Rashee Rice missing this week with a concussion, the Chiefs offense struggled against a poor Titans’ defense. QB Gardner Minshew left the game with a knee injury in the second quarter forcing the team to turn to QB Chris Oladokun. The team only scored 6 points* for the remainder of the game.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco reclaimed the rushing lead in Sunday's loss to the Chargers. He took his 11 carries for just 21 yards (1.9 per rush), while Kareem Hunt carried six times for 12 yards (2.0). Brashard Smith claimed the other two RB attempts, contributing a mere 1 yard. The usage pushed the backfield split back to what we saw from Kansas City backs before Pacheco's injury absence.

Isiah Pacheco returned to action after missing three games with a sprained MCL, but Kareem Hunt continued to lead the Chiefs in playing time and opportunities in Kansas City's 31-28 loss. Hunt out-snapped Pacheco 42-20 and also held a 14-3 edge in carries.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. That suggests he'll be at least close to 100% for Thursday's game vs. the Cowboys. Pacheco sits just behind Kareem Hunt in the Week 13 RB rankings, but it's a tough backfield to project against an improved Dallas run defense.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) is trending toward a return for Thursday's game vs. the Cowboys, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Pacheco practiced all last week but was held out of the Colts game. "I think he's coming out pretty good," HC Andy Reid said of Pacheco on Friday. "I think that's a plus." Pacheco had emerged as Kansas City's lead back ahead of Kareem Hunt prior to going down in Week 8, but it's unclear exactly what the backfield will look like in Dallas on Thanksgiving. Consider both Pacheco and Hunt risk/reward RB3s in Week 13 fantasy lineups.

It was a busy day at the office for Kansas City's offense. The Chiefs ran a whopping 91 plays and racked up 494 yards of offense in their 23-20 overtime victory over the Colts. RB Kareem Hunt carried a career-high 30 times, running for 104 yards and a TD in the victory. Hunt also caught all 3 of his targets for 26 more yards. Hunt's 20 fantasy points were his most in a game since he scored 20.5 points in Kansas City's 2023 Wild Card win over the Texans.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) is out for this weekend’s game vs. the Colts. He was a full-go in Wednesday's practice but then limited on Thursday and Friday, so it seems like that knee didn’t respond as hoped. We’ll see if Pacheco can make it back for the Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys. His absence again leaves Kareem Hunt as the Chiefs’ clear lead back. He’s played 82% of the offensive snaps over the last two games, totaling 24 carries and four targets.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice. He's on track to return for this weekend's game vs. the Colts. Pacheco had emerged as Kansas City's clear lead back before going down, out-touching RB Kareem Hunt 41 to 21 over their last three games together. We'd bet on Pacheco getting more touches this weekend, but we'll look for further updates on the Chiefs' backfield plans.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Broncos. That should again leave Kareem Hunt as Kansas City’s clear lead back. He handled 11 of 16 RB carries plus two targets on an 81% snap rate in the Week 9 loss to Buffalo.