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Steve Spagnuolo breaks down poor defensive performance in Carolina

Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo hardly seemed a victor as he addressed the media on Tuesday for the first time since Sunday’s narrow 30-27 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

In particular, Spagnuolo regrets seeing his defense give up yet another late touchdown and allow a successful two-point conversion that tied the game with less than two minutes remaining in regulation. The situation should have been very familiar to Kansas City’s defenders.

“We’ve been through this,” Spagnuolo recalled. “We’ve actually practiced this a couple of times on purpose. I’ve put the guys in situations in a walk-through where I’ve said, ‘Ok, they just scored.