In the Kansas City Chiefs’ stunning 24-9 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the offense fell flat on its face. The special teams had a costly turnover — one of five the team gave up in the loss.
So there were many bad problems to discuss before we needed to bring up the Chiefs’ defense.
The Broncos totaled only 240 yards — and had been held to 14 points until a muffed punt return in the fourth quarter set them up to score their third touchdown. But Denver got itself into scoring position (and won in time of possession) by running the football early and often — totaling 153 rushing yards on 40 attempts.