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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.

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 HC Andy Reid told CBS' Tracy Wolfson that RB Isiah Pacheco avoided a serious knee injury and should be back after the Week 10 bye. Pacheco remains worth stashing on fantasy benches. Wolfson adds that Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire will "carry the load" today, which doesn't help us fantasy managers much. We expect Hunt to easily lead the way in carries. But Smith will play in passing situations, and it's possible that Edwards-Helaire mixes in an annoying amount. Hunt still lands safely inside RB2 territory in the Week 9 rankings.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco is "week-to-week" with an MCL sprain that knocked him out late in Monday night's win over the Commanders. The injury occurred on Kansas City's third-to-last offensive play of the game.

Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt suffered an apparent left ankle injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Raiders. He needed help from a couple of teammates to make it off the field. We'll update Hunt's status when we know more. His absence leaves Kansas City's backfield to Isiah Pacheco and Brashard Smith.

Update: Hunt returned on Kansas City's next series.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid told ESPN's Adam Teicher this week that he thinks RB Isiah Pacheco will "be even better this year" after a sluggish finish to 2024 following recovery from a broken leg. Pacheco suffered the injury in Week 2. He returned in Week 13 but averaged just 7.8 carries per game and 3.4 yards per rush from there through the playoffs. That included just 13 carries and 37 rushing yards (2.8 per carry) across three playoff contests.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (rib) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice. He's on track to play vs. the Texans on Saturday. Pacheco split backfield work with RB Kareem Hunt after returning from his leg injury, totaling 49 carries and eight targets in five games vs. Hunt's 45 carries and 10 targets. We're projecting a similar split against Houston.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (ribs) will be available for the start of the playoffs, HC Andy Reid said Monday. Pacheco was knocked out of Wednesday's win over the Steelers and is highly unlikely to play in this weekend's meaningless finale vs. the Broncos. The Chiefs then get a first-round bye before their playoff opener. Pacheco has remained in a committee alongside RB Kareem Hunt since returning from his leg injury, so neither guy is particularly attractive in playoff fantasy contests.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco was knocked out of Wednesday's game vs. the Steelers with a rib injury. He continued to split work with RB Kareem Hunt before exiting. The Chiefs locked up the AFC's No. 1 seed with the win over Pittsburgh, so don't expect Pacheco to play in the regular season finale. We'll see if he'll be ready to go for the Divisional Round of the playoffs. If not, Hunt will go back to controlling backfield work.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (ankle) was a full-go in practice all week and is not listed on the final injury report. He'll play vs. the Raiders on Friday for the first time since Week 2. It's unclear exactly how touches will be divvied between Pacheco and RB Kareem Hunt. But the backfield should be productive against Vegas' 26th-ranked RB defense.