And the absolute domination of Jones, who contributed to four sacks and proved that part of the problem the Chiefs’ defense was erasing was very simple: Kansas City just need its best players playing their best ball. There was also the havoc wreaked by Clark (one sack, three quarterback hits). And in part thanks to all that, the Chiefs were able to get on top of Dak Prescott and the Dallas run game.Īll that said, the Cowboys’ being held to 276 yards of offense, and out of the end zone completely, wasn’t all bad Dallas luck. The Chiefs did shut down CeeDee Lamb (three catches, 14 yards) while he was out there, but that wasn’t for long-Lamb joined Cooper and Smith on the shelf after suffering a head injury just before halftime. Amari Cooper and Tyron Smith didn’t play. Reid’s confidence that Spagnuolo would figure it out showed again against Dallas-gone are the blown coverages and missed tackles of September and October, and they are out without having cost Kansas City any of its trademark aggressiveness.Īnd that showed against a Dallas team that, admittedly, arrived in Kansas City a little short-handed. “So that’s the kind of confidence that I have in him.”
But Spags is a seasoned veteran to say the least, and a guy that’s a potential future head coach again. So you have new guys in there, you find out strengths and weaknesses, and you play the strengths and you work on their weaknesses. “He’s not going to waver because he’s got confidence in his scheme, and I think getting to know the players better helps any coach. “He’s just solid,” said Reid of his long-time staffmate.
Because doing that this year, in this version of the NFL, hasn’t really worked out for anyone. Since, they’ve quietly rattled off a perfect November to head into their bye week at 7–4 and just game out of the conference’s top spot.īut after what it took to get there, Reid’s not making any declarations about where the Chiefs go from here. The Ravens and Chargers got them at the wire in September, and blowouts at the hands of the Bills and Titans made the problem look a little bigger than it actually is in October. Which makes the Chiefs, well, just like everyone else.Īs Reid said, when the Chiefs haven’t had their A game this fall, they have, indeed, gotten picked off. ’19.Īnd yet, there Reid was after a 19–9 win over the Cowboys at Arrowhead on Sunday knowing that this meat grinder of an NFL season-one that seems to chew up and spit out each team that emerges as “elite”-has left his team still looking for its stride. ’20, and they’d be on three straight conference titles now, were Dee Ford to have lined up onside in Jan. They rode it to the AFC title game in 2018, and the Super Bowl the last two years, winning it all in Feb. That blueprint hasn’t failed much of late.
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