THE Kansas City Chiefs maybe 9-0, but they didn’t really play perfect football. They found ways to win every week and got strong contributions from their defense and special teams, but their offense wasn’t as potent as what NFL fans had become accustomed to with Patrick Mahomes in the center and Andy Reid in the mix. .

The Chiefs enter their Week 11 game against the Buffalo Bills, ranked 11th in the NFL with an average of 24.3 points per game. Mahomes himself has had a down year, throwing 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions so far while ranking 12th in passing yards.

Although it’s been a rough year offensively in Kansas City, things have been looking up a bit lately. They had a rough offensive week in Week 10 against a strong Denver Broncos defense, but scored 26 or more points in each of their previous four games. The unit looks better with DeAndre Hopkins joining the mix, and it could get another shot in the arm with a a surprising return potentially imminent according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN ($).

Not only does Fowler report that Isiah Pacheco hopes to return to action in Week 12, but Hollywood Brown has not been ruled out for the season. despite a serious shoulder injury before the regular season.

“And the Chiefs haven’t completely ruled out Hollywood Brown (shoulder) returning at some point. Kansas City coaches have checked in on him and the situation should become clearer over the next three to four weeks .”

During the offseason, the Chiefs signed Brown with the hopes that he would be their WR1, or at least receive targets comparable to their other solid receiver, Rashee Rice. Well, Brown’s injury ruined that, and now Rice is out for the season as well. This is why, during their first nine games of the season, Xavier Worthy is the only wide receiver on his team with more than 30 targets.

Adding Hopkins to the mix helps, and Travis Kelce will certainly be a major threat when the games get more meaningful, but this offense still feels like it’s nowhere near as explosive as it can be. The return of Hollywood would help enormously.

When or if he will be able to return remains up in the air. Fowler says the situation should be clearer over the next three or four weeks, meaning no one really knows what its status is. Still, the fact that he hasn’t been ruled out for the season has to be an encouraging sign. Even if Brown can only return for the playoffs, it would give them a boost that a team undefeated for 10 weeks isn’t used to receiving.