Monday night’s victory was a flashback for the Chiefs, who saw a couple of long-ago offensive stars, including wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, carry them with big efforts, as Kansas City defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-13 at Arrowhead Stadium.
— Monday night’s game was a flashback to 2022 or even 2017 for the Kansas City Chiefs. They saw a couple of their long ago offensive stars, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back Kareem Hunt, carry them again with big games as the Chiefs defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-13 at Arrowhead Stadium.
“It’s pretty cool getting the guys back”, Smith-Schuster said. “I’d say it’s like the band is back together.”
Smith-Schuster helped the Chiefs make up for the absence of injured wide receiver Rashee Rice with seven catches for 130 yards. Hunt rushed for 102 yards and scored his first touchdown for the Chiefs since they released him six years ago.
“It’s a credit to not only the guys and how hard they work, but coach [Andy] Reid and just knowing their skill sets and how to put them in great positions”, quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “Kareem just runs extremely hard. He gets every yard out there, catches the ball, does whatever it takes in order to go out there and win.
