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Originally Posted by Brock
This defense wasn't that much better with Allen.
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Really?
Kansas City continued its defensive ascent under Edwards and Cunningham a year ago,
leading the NFL in third-down defense (30.2%) and
negative plays forced (121), while allowing a league-low one TD drive of 10 plays or more. In total, the Chiefs ranked among the
NFL’s top five in nine different key defensive categories in 2007.
The Chiefs were especially stingy in terms of scoring defense a year ago. Kansas City ranked
second in the league, permitting TDs on just 14.5 percent of its defensive possessions and also
ranked second in Red Zone defense (37.2 TD percentage). Kansas City tied for
third in the league by allowing only 28 offensive TDs, the club’s best showing in that category since ‘97. Excluding opponents’ return scores, the Chiefs defense gave up 18.6 offensive ppg, the
club’s lowest mark since ‘99. Kansas City’s pass defense ranked fifth in the league in 2007 (188.9 ypg). The Chiefs also tied for
fifth in the NFL by forcing 47 three-and-outs and permitting 278 first downs.
This year: