Chiefs have the #1 scoring defense in football after 5 weeks

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by tk13

You're assuming that every pass that is not 25 yards downfield is not intended to be a big gain. Some aren't, Reid uses the short pass as a run sometimes. But there are plenty of times they are trying to hit quick guys in space in order to break a big play. They've done this several times with Avery. It's not black and white.

Oh I agree it's not black and white. That's why I don't like seeing a stat like that thrown up as proof that Alex is pushing the ball. I completely understand it can work both ways or have a grey area.