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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
It wasn't, no. They played terribly in that first half and terribly in last week's game. Arguably they hadn't played a good game for a month before today either. Doesn't mean they weren't capable of playing better (and they did, the defense played with an entirely different level of intensity in the 2nd half), but was there an actual reason for optimism at half? Nah.
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There was one fairly optimistic element of the game at halftime IMHO. In the first half the Bengals dominated time of possession, dominated the turnover battle, got an extra possession in the first half from the opening kickoff...and still only had a 4 point lead at the half. They had everything in their favor and still didn't have a really strong lead.
In the second half the Chiefs were able to tighten the screws on defense, forced a Cincy turnover on 4th down, and KC did enough on offense (including time of possession) to push the game in their favor. Butker was phenomenal across the whole game.