It has become increasingly challenging to have faith or confidence in the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense this season. After a very impressive preseason showing, the unit looked entirely different through five regular-season games.
Like... historically bad-different.
How bad is the Chiefs defense?
On a per-play basis, the most prolific offense in NFL history is the 2000 Rams. They averaged 7.0.
The 2021 Chiefs are allowing 7.1 yards per play.— Paul Hembekides (@PaulHembo) October 11, 2021It doesn’t do any good to complain, however, and so we turn to the film from Sunday night against Buffalo to uncover what transpired — starting with some of the negative results:
The bad
Early on in this matchup, it appeared that Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll had a solid feel for how he could attack the Chiefs’ defense schematically.