Even though nobody gave the Chiefs a chance, today, I knew they could win if they got their offensive going against the Falcons worst pass defense in the NFL and they won the turnover battle and scored some points off those turnovers. They did, and needed to do, every one of those things, today.
What I did not expect to see, today, was a game that came anywhere near being as exciting as last weeks win over the Broncos. This game had everything; aggressive play calling on offense, a pick-6, a TD on a fake punt, and the first ever return of a 2 point conversion attempt for a safety. The NFL just introduced that rule last year, but still ... !
It was great to see Kelce not drop every third pass that came his way, for a change. He was targeted 8 times and actually caught all 8 passes. He also outperformed the mighty Julio Jones in total yards and yards per catch. Alex Smith even had a higher QB rating and passer rating (91.2 and 125.0) than Matt Ryan did (71.3 and 90).
The refs had me tearing out what little hair I have left! 13 penalties for 128 yards. That is exactly the same number of yards our defense gave up rushing! That was very unlike the Chiefs. Hopefully they play more disciplined from here out.
Defense gave up way to many first downs (35) but almost half of those (14) came in the first quarter and 5 of THOSE were from penalties. The Falcons may have the best offense in the NFL so I can't fault the Defense too much for that.
All in all a solid all around performance by a team that just seems to always find a way to win.
Last edited by TopekaRoy; 12-05-2016 at 12:43 AM.
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