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Originally Posted by Amnorix
This "worst D in football" thing is overstated. The NFL, for some silly reason, ranks offense/defense by YARDS, not points.
Pats are middle of the pack in points allowed, the only stat that matters. The Chiefs piled up lots of yards, just like everyone does. But when you say "3 points on the worst D in football", you're mixing stats -- points versus yards.
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Here is the thing.... the Pats have the worst defense in the league by yardage. They are average in points allowed. But, they also had additional injuries int he secondary.
Palko was given a very soft defense to start against. I don't know that the Chiefs would have won with Cassel, but they would have put up more points.