Early Wednesday morning, the Kansas City Chiefs made the trade you usually see on Madden, acquiring superstar wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans for a fourth-round pick.

At 32, Hopkins will provide struggling quarterback Patrick Mahomes with much-needed security in the passing game. This move comes after the Chiefs lost Rashee Rice to season-ending knee surgery and Marquise Hollywood Brown was only able to play in one game due to a shoulder injury.

The Chiefs desperately needed help from receivers. And while Hopkins may not be the same player that lit up the league during his time with the Houston Texans, he remained a reliable and experienced player in this later phase of his career.

One thing is certain. The Chiefs are taking this third straight Super Bowl very seriously.

They are the only undefeated team in the NFL. Yet they're still buying talented veterans to bolster their roster, confident enough to realize that despite their perfect season mark, the offense just didn't look right.

Entering Week 8 of the NFL season, Mahomes has more interceptions (eight) than touchdown passes (six), and one has to assume that's largely due to the lack of playmaking on Kansas City's roster.

While Hopkins is not a spring child at 32, Travis Kelce, at 35, looks like his better days are behind him. He's had a slow start to the season in the past, so hopefully he can bounce back when it matters most. Conversely, it looks like 21-year-old star Xavier Worthy has the tools to succeed in the NFL, but he's still developing.

Outside of these two players? The Chiefs would just play with fire and trust JuJu Smith-Schuster (who is also injured), Skyy Moore, Justin Watson and Mecole Hardman to lead them to the playoffs in this loaded AFC.

The Buffalo Bills signed Amari Cooper, and it paid off in his first game in uniform. The New York Jets desperately tried to catch up in the AFC East by adding Davante Adams to reunite with Aaron Rodgers. The Chiefs needed to be buyers to compete in what would become a real arms race in the AFC.

It's a no-brainer for the Chiefs to add Hopkins for a fifth-round pick, who could become a fourth-rounder based on his performance. At Tennessee, his quarterbacks were Will Levis and Mason Rudolph, who caught just 15 passes for 173 yards and one touchdown this season. Last year he caught 75 passes for 1,073 yards and seven touchdowns.

You can tell that there is still talent there. The gas tank is not empty. And there's no one better positioned to squeeze out what's left than Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid.

Hopkins will give the Chiefs much-needed security in their receiver room. The Chiefs give Hopkins a real chance to revive his career and his best chance at a Super Bowl since they defeated his Texans in the divisional round of the 2020 NFL Divisional Round.

This might just be a match made in football heaven.