The Green Bay Packers’ defense played its heart out on Sunday afternoon against the Kansas City Chiefs, doing so without a huge number of key players. Already without Za’Darius Smith and Jaire Alexander, the defense saw rookie cornerback Eric Stokes suffer an injury in warmups and nose tackle Kenny Clark leave the game in the first half.
That led to full-time roles for Rasul Douglas and Kevin King (who returned from a three-game absence) at cornerback, while young defensive linemen like T.J. Slaton and Jack Heflin had expanded duties as well. All parties performed admirably against a dangerous Chiefs offense, as the Packers handed Kansas City its worst yardage day with Patrick Mahomes behind center.