Buffalo Rumblings
I’m not going to take credit for the idea on this article, but I can’t recall exactly where I saw it mentioned that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been running a lot this year. I decided that, ahead of the Buffalo Bills’ game with the Chiefs, it might be wise to see if “a lot” meant “more than usual.” More importantly, “a lot” doesn’t necessarily mean “well” so I thought I should check in on that too.
Here we go!
The data comes courtesy of Pro Football Reference (PFR) and as always I encourage you to bookmark them if you haven’t yet as they’re one of my go-to sources for football data. Please note that I did not promise you a long article as the above table does so much of the heavy lifting. Most of the data is straight from PFR, with me extrapolating
The short answer, as evidenced by the right-most column is that Patrick Mahomes has been running the ball much more often in 2025. The 5.8 rushing attempts per game easily eclipses his next highest season of 4.7 runs per game. Most seasons he doesn’t reach 4.0, let alone significantly outpace it.
Not only is he running the ball more often, it’s been more effective. His 6.1 yards per attempt is the highest of his career, though this is less glaring than the attempts. Still, this means there’s been zero decrease in efficiency even compared to his best seasons.
As a result of the increased volume and overall effectiveness per rush, the rest of the stats don’t need to be belabored. He’s currently on pace to shatter his personal records for yards in a season, touchdowns, and first downs.
What this means for Bills fans is this means for us is that having a spy on Mahomes this coming Sunday will be more important than ever. We all can easily remember that he’s gashed us before while running. It’s not like run defense has been the strength of the Buffalo Bills in the Sean McDermott era either.
Also since we’re Bills fans, we tend to think of running quarterbacks in terms of our own. How good has Patrick Mahomes been this season? Extrapolated to 17 games, in many metrics he’s approaching or even exceeding Josh Allen’s averages. We for sure know how lethal “average Josh Allen” level is, so the Mahomes run game is something to be respected.
