KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the games played through Sunday in the NFL’s 11th week of action, there were only eight rushing touchdowns scored. New England Patriots running back Jonas Gray had four in a Sunday night victory over Indianapolis. Green Bay had one among its four offensive touchdowns scored in a blowout victory over Philadelphia.

And, the Kansas City Chiefs had three in beating Seattle, as Jamaal Charles scored twice and Knile Davis added another touchdown on the ground. Kansas City has 16 rushing touchdowns in 10 games to lead the league in that category.

What’s the key to Andy Reid and his offense bucking the NFL trend by rushing into the end zone rather than passing?

“Well, we’ve got a good running back I guess,” Reid said. “I don’t know necessarily the answer to that. I would probably just say our guys have done a nice job of executing down there. It’s tight quarters; normally it is pretty tough to run down there.”

Charles has scored 37 rushing touchdowns in his career with the Chiefs. Two more against Seattle gives him eight for the 2014 season; only Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch has more, with nine. Davis now has five scoring runs.

“They’ve both been good in that area and they’re two different styles,” Reid said. “But when they get down in there, they’re kind of the same guy. They’re going to slash it and hit it and when they hit it, they hit it pretty hard. There’s not a lot of dancing going on.”

— For the second game this season, the Chiefs used nose tackle Dontari Poe as a fullback in goal-line offensive alignments. Poe was on the field for Charles’ 1-yard touchdown run against Seattle in a 24-20 Kansas City victory. But Poe has not touched the ball on offense and it doesn’t sound like coordinator Doug Pederson expects that to change.

“I don’t know how much you want to hand the ball to a defensive lineman or throw it to an offensive lineman,” said Pederson. “You try to keep it in the hands of your skill guys and let them make plays.”

The 6-3, 346-pound former first-round draft choice isn’t campaigning for opportunities with the football on offense.

“I just want to help the team anyway I can,” said Poe. “If they need me on offense, then I’ll play offense. I just love being on the field.”

With his size and quickness, he can get off the blocks and open a hole for Charles or Davis.

“He’s a big guy and he has the ability to do that,” said Pederson. “He’s so athletic and can move for such a big guy. He can definitely open up a hole for one of our tailbacks, that’s for sure.”