Heading into the season, we all knew this Kansas City Chiefs defense was shaping up to be one of the league’s more formidable groups.
However, there was a nagging question a lot of us couldn’t shake: would Derrick Johnson be able to come back from his Achillies injury as an impact player? If not, our hopes for a feared defensive unit would be dashed. Well, considering this Chiefs defense is giving up 96 rushing yards per game with a healthy DJ (good for ninth in the league), while the DJ-less 2014 defense owned the league’s fifth-worst rushing defense at 133 yards given up per game, it looks as the answer to our question is a resounding yes.