Weak link in the Kansas City Chiefs armor could lead to one Bills player having a massive game that's key to victory
Beating the Kansas City Chiefs is something that nobody has done since Christmas Day of last season when (somehow) they lost to the Las Vegas Raiders. Their last loss before that was to the Buffalo Bills on December 10. So, according to math, the Bills are trying to hand the Chiefs two of their last […]
Beating the Kansas City Chiefs is something that nobody has done since Christmas Day of last season when (somehow) they lost to the Las Vegas Raiders. Their last loss before that was to the Buffalo Bills on December 10. So, according to math, the Bills are trying to hand the Chiefs two of their last three losses, which is pretty weird considering they aren't even in the same division.
Is Buffalo is going to pull it off on Sunday, there's one area where they might have the biggest advantage — edge rusher Greg Rousseau against whoever Kansas City plays at left tackle.
Rousseau has been having a fantastic season. His 41 pressures sits at the ninth-most in the league this year, and his 12 quarterback hits is the most in the league. You'd love to see it pay off with another sack or two, but his five sacks through 10 games is still a strong number.
His athleticism, motor, and pass rush moves have been on full display this season, winning with speed and power. He's been a true disruptor on the edge, developing into one of the best pass rushers in the league (and Buffalo should absolutely get an extension done with him sooner than later, but that's a topic for another day).
This is where it gets interesting — one of the true weak links in the armor of the Chiefs is their play at left tackle, which, due to injury, has been a rotation between Wanya Morris and rookie Kingsley Suamataia.
Morris has been dealing with a bone bruise on his knee since training camp, and has aggravated it multiple times, most recently happening last week against the Broncos, which caused him to miss roughly two quarters.
As my colleague on the Chiefs beat, Charles Goldman, detailed from a Chiefs press conference this week:
“He (Wanya Morris) got on the stationary bike where he was waiting to get the thing (injury) under control there," Reid said. "He tweaks it every now and then and that’s what happens, so he comes out and he’s able to go back in.”
Reid went on to say that it's a pain management injury and that he shouldn't do any further damage it.
“He’s not doing anything to hurt it worse, that’s not what’s going on, but these things are a little bit like a high ankle sprain that way where you bring them back and they tweak it and they sit for little bit, it calms down, (they) comeback out and they go. (It’s a) different injury but I mean, it’s what he had,” Reid said.
If Morris is able to play on Sunday, he'll be making only his 12th career start. If he isn't able to go, then the very raw but toolsy Suamataia would fill in at left tackle.
The burden doesn't fall only on Rousseau to get to Patrick Mahomes — the entire line has to do their part — but Rousseau could be the benefactor of the easiest mismatch. If he's able to take advantage and make like difficult for Mahomes, it could be a big factor in this game.
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