On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs' defensive coordinator drew up another impressive gameplan against a Death Star of an offense from the San Francisco 49ers. After starting in a safe, conservative defensive shell early, Spagnuolo quickly adjusted following some issues.
He got way more aggressive with his fronts, pressures, and playing more man coverage. This helped limit the 49ers running angles and attacked the biggest weakness of the 49ers — their suspect protection schemes.
No stat embodies this more than that the Chiefs had nine unblocked pressures on quarterback Brock Purdy, all of which came on blitzes.