It’s no secret that the Chiefs’ defense struggled against the Jets. Any time you score 30+ points and lose, you know there are problems on that side of the football. Additionally, any time you hear the phrase “Josh McCown, offensive player of the week,” you know that something went horribly wrong on defense.
The biggest issue on Sunday against the Jets was 3rd down. According to my charting, if you include plays with penalties the Jets faced 3rd down 22 times and converted 15 times. That’s absolutely abysmal. Awful. Abhorrent, even.
Of course, you didn’t need me to tell you the defense was bad on 3rd down on Sunday.