Chiefs beat Ravens. Xavier Worthy’s return instantly makes KC’s offense fun again
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- Chiefs defeated Ravens 37-20 with a dominant performance on both sides.
- Xavier Worthy's return added speed and depth, energizing Kansas City's offense.
- Patrick Mahomes connected with nine receivers in a 270-yard, four-touchdown effort.
The Chiefs played host to the Ravens late Sunday afternoon and emerged with a convincing 37-20 victory at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Chiefs improved to 2-2 with the win. Here are some observations about KC’s Week 4 victory:
The turning point: Leo Chenal quickly snatches the momentum back
Sometimes, the turning point comes rather early in a game. That exactly what happened Sunday on Baltimore’s second possession
After opening the game with a touchdown, Baltimore looked ready to strike again by picking up two quick first downs en route to the Chiefs’ 32-yard line.
On first-and-10, Lamar Jackson took the shotgun snap. Nick Bolton delayed, then blitzed, forcing Jackson to make an off-balance throw deep down the right sideline toward Mark Andrews. Leo Chenal kept up with Andrews stride for stride, turning around just in time to rein in the ball with his right hand, securing it with his left for the interception.
The Chiefs only scored a field goal off the turnover to cut the deficit to one. But its real value was psychological. The momentum fully swung to Kansas City, and it never let up.
From that point forward, the Chiefs were outstanding both offensively and defensively as part of a 34-13 run.
Rapid reaction: Welcome back, Xavier Worthy
In Kansas City, we talk a lot about the ceiling of the offense once receivers Hollywood Brown, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy can finally take the field at the same time.
Due to his shoulder injury, Worthy missed nearly all of Week 1 and Weeks 2 and 3, and it showed in the offensive struggle to get anything going at the beginning of games. Relying on Tyquan Thornton — who was probably thought to be the fifth or sixth receiver out of training camp — the Chiefs managed to beat the New York Giants on the way to a 1-2 record.
The offense against the Giants was fine; it was enough.
The return of Worthy on Sunday instantly made Kansas City’s offense fun again.
Some (including yours truly) wondered exactly how many snaps he would see coming off what had initially looked like a devastating injury. But everything was on the menu for the second-year player Sunday — and he probably eased any training staff concerns when he popped right up after being tackled twice early in the game.
Patrick Mahomes showed no loss of trust in (or chemistry with) Worthy. They connected deep down the right sideline for 37 yards in what became Worthy’s team-leading 83-yard day as a receiver.
On his pair of end-arounds, Worthy gained 15 yards via a facemask penalty and later 35 yards on what eventually turned into the Chiefs’ first touchdown drive.
Worthy opened the field up for Kansas City’s other pass-catchers, and the passing game looked deeper, sharper and much closer to the Chiefs’ trademark attack of years past.
And the beauty of it for the Chiefs is that they aren’t done adding.
In two short weeks, Rice will reenter the fold, and what has been a sluggish, frustrating few seasons offensively may suddenly feel like a thing of the distant past.
Critical stat: Spreading the ball around
Mahomes’ best games often come when you look at the stat sheet and see he dished the ball around to many different receivers. That was definitely the case Sunday, as he connected with nine pass-catchers in his 270-yard, four-touchdown day.
This story was originally published September 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM.
