Isiah Pacheco (Photo by Courtney Culbreath/Getty Images)
It was quite the day around the NFL regarding injuries to key players, and Isiah Pacheco was one of those players.
The Kansas City Chiefs watched as running back Isiah Pacheco suffered an apparent injury near the end of Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and the news hours later wasn’t any better.
Pacheco limped off the field with roughly two minutes remaining after he appeared to have suffered some sort of lower-body injury and was shown receiving attention from Kansas City’s medical staff.
Pacheco never returned to the game, and now the rest of his 2024 season is in doubt.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Isiah Pacheco is expected to miss “real-time” after initial tests revealed a fractured fibula.
🚨BREAKING: #Chiefs star running back Isiah Pacheco fractured his fibula, according to initial tests, NFL Network reports.
Pacheco will at the very least miss significant time in 2024…
Awful for Pop & KC pic.twitter.com/mEnUG5Lw1Q
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) September 16, 2024
Adam Schefter of ESPN added that the standout running back is expected to land on injured reserve, which means he will miss a minimum of four weeks and possibly longer.
Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco is expected to land on injured reserve with the fibula injury he suffered Sunday vs. the Bengals, meaning he will miss a minimum of four weeks and quite possibly longer, per sources. He is undergoing additional testing today to determine the full damage. pic.twitter.com/4DKfSorbgO
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 16, 2024
The Kansas City running back played a key role in the close win before his exit, racking up 90 yards on the ground on 19 carries.
Pacheco also caught five passes for 21 yards before leaving the game.
Losing Star Running Back Isiah Pacheco Puts More Pressure On The Chiefs Offense
The Kansas City Chiefs might be 2-0, but they limped to that record following the injury to Isiah Pacheco.
Pacheco left Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals during the game-winning drive following a short run where three Bengals surrounded him and hit him low.
A season ago, the former seventh-round pick had 935 rushing yards and seven scores during the regular season.
Isiah Pacheco also set career-high marks in receptions with 44, adding 244 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
That is a lot of production that will not be in the lineup for an extended period of time.
