Despite their reputation of being the weak link of their team, this Kansas City Chiefs defense that Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints will face Sunday really does some things well — especially against the pass.
While they are overall pretty average, you can tell they have resources dedicated to players in the back-end who specialize in coverage, rather than run defense. And they have a lot of defensive linemen who are better at rushing the passer than defending the run.
This is borne out by the numbers. Here is what their yards-per-play numbers look like against the run, pass and total.