He’s been solid against the run as well and will need to be on Sunday as the Chiefs will likely see a heavy dose of Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon. Paul: According to PFF ($$), Danna has 14 pressures and three sacks this season as a pass-rusher, along with seven stops–or plays that result in a loss for the offense. On offense, the rookie linemen are getting a lot of play but not enough can be said about Creed Humphrey in the interior. Matt: While the Chiefs were wringing their hands about getting nothing from Frank Clark and Chris Jones early on, they also watched last year’s fifth-round pick Mike Danna go from hopeful rotational contributor to the most consistent, well-rounded player on the edge. Who is one player on offense and one on defense that Packer fans may not be familiar with but could make an impact on Sunday? Kansas City is allowing 4.6 yards per rush and that ranks 28th their 19 giveaways are the most in football, and as Matt mentioned, penalties have been a problem as well–the Chiefs have 56, the fifth-most in football. Paul: As has already been highlighted, this is still a very talented team, and despite the issues for Kansas City, from the outside looking in, it feels like each new week could be the one where they flip the switch and return to the powerhouse that we’ve grown accustomed to.īut before that happens, Green Bay will hopefully be able to take advantage of a few of these reoccurring issues. That’s going to make all the difference and I think the Chiefs are going to have fun reminding everyone of how good they were supposed to be.
Frank Clark is looking healthy and finding his mojo as well. And the defense started to show signs of life recently as Chris Jones moved back inside after an experiment outside and Jarran Reed is fitting in. The schedule looks brutal moving forward but these Chiefs literally cannot play any worse. They’re committing stupid penalties that extend the drives of opponents.
They’re beating themselves left and right–already with more turnovers through 8 games than any full season under Andy Reid. They’ve not shown up against any meaningful opponent. Tyreek, Travis, Mahomes), the Chiefs have endured a worst-case scenario season. Matt: Here’s the upside: other than a franchise-crippling injury (e.g.
Outside of Mahomes, what has gone well and what has gone wrong during these first eight games? And are the issues fixable this season? They were able to slow an explosive Arizona offense and will have to do that again this Sunday against Kansas City–the Packers do not want this turning into a shootout. This Green Bay Packers defense is going to face another tough test. Tyreek Hill is fifth among receivers with 735 yards, Travis Kelce is first among tight ends with 560, and as a team, Kansas City is averaging 4.8 yards per rush.
As I noted in my 5 Big Questions article, Mahomes is still third in passing yards and fourth in touchdowns. Paul: Just because this hasn’t been the same Chiefs team that we’ve seen in recent years, don’t let that fool you as this offense is still very dangerous. Mahomes’ talents are too great to be reigned in and half of the INTs that get so much press are literally tipped or dropped passes. Third, the defense has been the league’s worst, which places much more pressure on the offense to be perfect.įinally, I just think opponents have years of tape on him now and the Chiefs have been slow to adjust their own approach. Second, this team misses Sammy Watkins dearly. First, the Chiefs feel overconfident after running through the AFC for the last few years. Matt: I think it’s a Venn diagram of a few things coalescing at the same time. Is there a reason or two behind Pat Mahomes slow start? Or is it simply that he’s going through a slump? Matt was kind enough to answer five of my questions to help provide us with some insight into this Kansas City team. To help us preview this uncommon opponent, I’ve teamed up with Matt Conner of Arrowhead Addict, where they cover anything and everything about the Kansas City Chiefs.