The Kansas City Chiefs ran through the 2024 campaign with consistently strong efforts against the run. The defense finished the regular season with 4.1 yards per rush allowed, the seventh-lowest rate in the NFL. No running back reached even 90 rushing yards in a game against the Chiefs; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was the only individual opponent to pass the century mark (122).
In Super Bowl 59, that resume will go head to head with the Philadelphia Eagles and running back Saquon Barkley, the NFL’s leading rusher averaging 129 yards per game through the playoffs.