Originally Posted by
Hayvern
One thing I have learned to realize over the years is that the Chiefs never get any respect. We are like the Rodney Dangerfield of football.
Seriously, even on the talk shows on ESPN after the game, there was no analysis, no discussion about how the Chiefs won the game, not even one commentator talked about the genious of that play that broke Jamal Charles.
If the Chiefs play well, it is all about how the other team played terribly, but in this case they are wrong, the Chargers did not play terribly, they had a respectable game, our defense simply outplayed them.
I would say that their defense outplayed our offense too, where we won the game was in Special teams and turnovers.
Think about it this way, every score in that game, except for the Chargers drive to Antonio Gates can be directly attributed to a large play. Take any, or all of those plays away, the chargers win 7 - 0.
You cannot take those plays away obviously and I am pretty sure the disrespectors out there would chalk this win up to luck, but it was not luck, our defense held the Chargers down when they needed to be held down and by doing that, they should be given some respect.
One game can be considered a fluke, but two or three games, opinions would need to change.
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