The Bengals chose to rest many of their best players while the Chiefs took a different tactic and put their starters on the field for the first series. This is important to note because it means that during the opening drive, the offensive line held up well against true NFL starting pass rushers. This makes the tweet below by Locked On Bengals host Joe Goodberry significant.
According to PFF, Andy Dalton wasn't pressured on any of his 9 dropbacks this week.
Not bad, at least from a pass protection standpoint. However, many fans accurately point out that the Chiefs defense was not trying to tip their hand by revealing their more elaborate blitz packages.