FO: Chiefs have 8th Worst Defense Ever Through 5 Games
 

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dv...cent-greatness

So the Chiefs unsurprisingly have one of the worst defenses ever tracked by DVOA, but there may be hope as the offense is still as elite as ever. Can they ever get a stop, though?

Also worth noting that the 2017 Patriots team on that list made the SB (before losing hilariously to Nick Foles).

Gonna be honest, the defense gave me a lot of hope in the second half of that game before that stupid ****ing Cheffers play.

We're going to turn this around.

Spags finally stopped playing that bend but dont break bullshit.

We talked about it before the Bills game.

Much like the '19 season, you're gonna break anyway so ****ing pressure the mother****ers and see if you can force some mistakes.

We know they suck on defense. New at 11.

I didn't see any hope. Looked like the Bill's took mercy on us and got conservative.

Yep. Go down swinging and ya may knock somebody out.

I'm surprised it's that good to be honest.

They definitely pulled their foot off of the accelerator. It could have been much worse. I think they didn't want to give KC any additional fodder/fuel for a possible playoff matchup. Stomping a mud hole into a team that ran it up on you is sahweet justice/catharsis

It was 24-13. They weren't just trying to run out the clock.

We played excellent defense in that third quarter.

I'm tired of hearing how quarterbacks are out playing Mahomes. No mother ****ers they are out playing our putrid defense but Mahomes leads the league in touchdowns.

If we're talking about the season to this point, no other QB has outplayed Mahomes at all. You wouldn't know it from the media narratives though.

Touchdowns is impressive, does he lead the league in Wins?

At least we have something to look forward to.

And all of the INT that are on Pat's stat sheet and people get upset about.

Yes, he has had a few stinkers... but a few also of tipped passed by the WR's being shitbags, WR's running wrong routes, and a few on 3rd and long... so basically a punt.

Team stat.... get out of here with that shit.

You want Alex Smith back?

I saw Alex Smith on Sunday and NO I dont want that shit back.

Apparently we're allowing something like 8yds per play.

The only team to average 8yds per play was the 2007 Patriots which are thought to be one of the best offensive teams in history.

So, essentially, our defense makes everyone look like the best offensive team in history.

How did we get here?!

Eighth ever in history is something special!

https://media1.tenor.com/images/3c87...temid=13625445

The only thing I'm certain of, is that no one here seen it coming at all... as I recall

Certainly not me

Even after the horrid SB loss, the offseason was almost jubilant around here... the O line was fixed, Helaire was gonna bust out, and at least on paper the defense won't skip a beat!

Truth is no one should've or could've expected this complete defensive collapse, suddenly being this bad just doesn't add up

Absolutely. Our corners were thin but not bad on the whole. Sneed was a potential top-10 guy. Matthieu was Matthieu and Thornhill was going to be back full steam. Our LBs have been mediocre for years but the idea that we could put Gay in there with more experience and have a more cerbral Nick Bolton on the field was an arrow pointed upward. The DL had Reed which allowed Jones to kickoutside. Danna and Wharton flashed some as rookies and were supposed to improve. Clark wasn't worth his contract but was certainly above average. Nnnadi is Nnadi in the middle.

We've literally failed massively at every single level at the exact same time. It's impossible to place blame on any one position group because they've all been so atrocious.

Its a tired answer that gives insight into nothing, but here goes anyway... the Super Bowl losers curse is real

Can't explain why, but its somehow a thing

Not throwing in the towel with 12 games left to get right, but with the talent on display so far... its tough to see us bucking that voodoo

To me it looked like they were just running low efficiency plays at the end, and they were still turning into big plays. This defense is ridiculous. But I still have faith in the team.

Stadium went from super excited to downright pissed in a matter of seconds. If they don't call that BS then maybe the Chiefs get back in it. Killed any momentum that we had gotten in the 3rd

Even if they did the D in the 1st half would miss tackles and still allowed them to put up a million points in the 2nd half

a lot better than I thought.

The offense wasn't clicking against the Bills, the Bills do have a good D though. But Mahomes was off and then you had some drops, bad 1st half play calling. It was a mess for our standard.

You mean when they were blitzing 7 guys?

No our defense got its head out of its ass and didn’t let guys like Dawson Knox run wide open

They also started pressuring Allen

If you think Buffalo was content to sit on a 24-13 lead at Arrowhead you’re out of your mind

This article is interesting and reminds me of the Greg Robinson defense that even the President joked about at the time. IIRC it was the 2003 team under Vermeil but could be wrong.

make your own momentum


dont just give up because big meany ref made a bad call that hurt your feelings

Also, the Chiefs defense is giving up 7.1 yards per play. That's worst in NFL history. Unimaginable before the season.

Poutyface is a big problem with this defense and has been for a while.

Over the past three years, there has to be some far outlier metric regarding points conceded AFTER a near-TO or TO-overturned by review or penalty.

This just tells me that we SHOULD be better, but this defense has to figure their shit out. Hard to believe they could sink the team with the best offense in the NFL. I believe they'll figure it out.

Just hope it's not too late for this year.

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Yeah, I saw a tweet comparing that with the most prolific offense ever, the Greatest Show on Turf. It’s like we are playing Kurt Warner and the Rams every, single, week. That’s a tough way to play the game.