Are defenses playing us differently?

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Originally Posted by Sorce

We've seen a higher blitz rate through the first two weeks. Are defenses now changing the way they play us because we don't have Tyreek? The cards didn't have the talent to get home and it killed them. The chargers have a great pass rush and gave us trouble. I feel like we could have called better plays vs the chargers but I still think that is one of the best defenses in the NFL.

Are the colts going to blitz? Are they going to play 2 deep? Do you think Hardman or MVS will start hitting killshots? Just curious, it feels like defenses are trying to put more pressure on and daring us to win deep.

It's a small sample size. The Cardinals were stupid enough to do it. The Chargers were talented enough to try.

Mahomes has continued to perform so far above league averages against the blitz that teams will revert to rarely blitzing by October/November, and in January we may not see a single blitz.