Chiefs' defense knows the offense will hold up their end of the bargain in 2023
The Kansas City Chiefs just had a game we only see a few times from this team, if ever. We like to say the Chiefs only play weird games because, for the most part, it's true; however, this game was more than weird. The defense carried the offense this time.The defense, without Chris Jones and […]
The Kansas City Chiefs just had a game we only see a few times from this team, if ever. We like to say the Chiefs only play weird games because, for the most part, it's true; however, this game was more than weird. The defense carried the offense this time.
The defense, without Chris Jones and Charles Omenihu, played exceptionally well. They allowed just 14 points on the day to a Detroit Lions team that has an elite offense. The Chiefs' offense, on the other hand, was putrid.
The receivers had at least eight drops, the offensive line struggled a bit with some penalties, and the Chiefs did not look like themselves overall.
But that doesn't upset the guys on the defense. That doesn't make them worry one bit. The guys on the defense know this game was somewhat of an anomaly.
"Our offense has given us reason to believe that they are the best in the league at what they do," linebacker Nick Bolton said after the game. "Regardless of how the game goes, whenever they have the football, they have a chance to score. We had 100 percent faith that we could get a stop and get the ball back to our offense – even in the last two minutes.
"They're going to score the football, and we have a lot of faith that those guys are going to come back hungry next week and figure out what they have to do on that side of the ball. Now it's up to us, on our side of the ball, to maintain what we did this week and also find ways to get better. Tackling is going to be at the top of the board."
The offense has had its fair share of carrying the defense in the past. Before Steve Spagnuolo was the defensive coordinator and Bob Sutton was in charge of things, the defense was consistently run over in the run game.
Sure, the Chiefs may have a real issue, but the defense doesn't seem very worried about it. This group plays against the offense every day in practice. If anyone knows what they are capable of, the defense does.
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