Is the Chiefs' defense still their Achilles' heel? Their performances against AFC contenders indicate it might be. FrontOffice33 | ChiefsKingdom
Over the first few weeks of the season, it looked like the Kansas City Chiefs were in trouble, and the primary blame fell on the defense. After seemingly righting the ship around midway through the season, some of Kansas City’s most recent performances have once again called into question the validity of its defense.
Then, suddenly, the Chiefs began to turn their defense around. They started generating takeaways, something that had been concerningly absent in their first seven games. The Kansas City secondary was shutting down what had been big-time passing offenses like those of the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. Their pass rush unit was finding more success, led by Chris Jones, who has been a monster up the middle this season.
Unlike many of the teams the Chiefs had beaten up on in their eight previous games, the Bengals were in the AFC playoff picture. Kansas City had gotten to face the Giants, the Aaron Rodgers-less Green Bay Packers, as well as the Raiders , Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers over that win streak.
The biggest problem was that they weren’t making adjustments as Chase had a career game. Cornerbacks were constantly left in single coverage against the likely Offensive Rookie of the Year, including on a 3rd-and-27 play that essentially sealed the game late in the fourth quarter.
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