The Kansas City Chiefs entered Week 16 without their starting MIKE linebacker or their starting BUCK linebacker. Midway through the second quarter, they lost their backup MIKE linebacker as well.
They still stood tall against an Atlanta Falcons offense that looked to attack those young linebackers in space — holding the Falcons to just 14 points on a day in which the Chiefs offense had some struggles.
Let’s take a look at where the Chiefs’ defense showed well — and where it didn’t — and then we’ll find the good, the bad and something you may have missed during Week 16’s matchup.