Kansas City Chiefs: Chiefs Impact In Pro Bowl

It was a sunny day in Aloha Stadium where the NFL held its annual Pro Bowl. What kind of impact did the Kansas City Chiefs have on the game?

The Pro Bowl sees players from all around the league come together to show off their skills in front of the their peers and fans. Kansas City sent five players to play in the show case. Eric Berry, Tamba Hali, Marcus Peters, Derrick Johnson and tight end Travis Kelce all represented the Chiefs in Hawaii. Justin Houston was chosen, but due to a knee injury he did not travel to play.

Kansas City sent four defensive players and one offensive player to the game. In recent years it has been basically a fancy game of seven on seven, with offenses putting up Madden-like stats. This year was no different as both teams threw for almost 400 yards, while rushing for under 100 yards. Team Irvin was able to score 49 points in the beat down of team Rice. But what did your Kansas City Chiefs do?

Stars Of the Show

#87 Tight end: Travis Kelce

Going in to the game all of Kansas City knew that Kelce was good. Now the whole world knows that he is one of the game’s best. Fresh off signing a five-year, 46 million dollar contract extension, Kelce played one of his best games statistically of the season.

He started the game and was immediately thrown into action by getting the first score for team Rice from quarterback Eli Manning early in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr missed Kelce on a corner route, but later found Kelce on the same route in the end zone. Kelce was not done there.

#22 Corner Back: Marcus Peters

On the first play of the game Marcus Peters played like a rookie. He got burned by Deandre Hopkins for a huge gain. Later in the game, he did what he had done all-year long, he intercepted a Teddy Bridgewater pass in the second quarter. Overall, he was the same player that we have seen this whole season, and that is a promising young player with room to grow.

Supporting cast

With quarterbacks throwing for 400 yards, the defenses obviously were not playing that hard so they did not see much action. No one wants to get hurt at this event so it becomes more like a game of touch football. The punishing hits that make highlight reels during the regular season rarely happen in the Pro Bowl.

#56 Linebacker: Derrick Johnson

With new rules, linebackers can not blitz from their position, so they basically just wait for something to come to them. DJ really did not see much action, he played most of the game and the only big play he made was a good stop on running back Doug Martin in the second quarter. DJ is a Kansas City Chiefs’ favorite and was a big reason that I decided to turn the game on to watch.

#29 Safety: Eric Berry

Eric Berry was very quiet at the Pro Bowl yesterday. I was hoping to see him flying around and getting some picks, but that was not the case. In the second quarter of the game, he almost had a interception on a desperate long ball from Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

#91 Linebacker: Tamba Hali

In possibly his last season as a Chief, Hali made it to the Pro Bowl and played almost the whole game. Due to the blitzing rule referred to earlier he had little impact. One reason he had little impact is because pass coverage is not a skill that Hali is known for, and that is one that is highlighted with the new rules. I was happy to see Hali play and hope to see him next season.

Next: Will Kelce Be A Top Chief?

It was another great season for the Kansas City Chiefs I can not wait to see what next season brings. How do you feel about this season? Let me know in the comments below.

(all stats were found on ESPN.com)

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