Since Patrick Mahomes became the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback, this hasn’t usually been the case — but this will now be the second straight week where reviewing the Chiefs’ defensive performance will undeniably be more enjoyable than examining what the offense did.
During Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the defense displayed moments of strength at all levels of the field. But here, we will center on Kansas City’s defensive backs.
For Week 3, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo devised a tremendous game plan for the Colts, based mostly on two-high safety zone coverage shells combined with aggressive man-to-man coverage when the team was blitzing in key third- and fourth-down situations.