On the very first play of the game, Alex Smith was sacked. Not long after, right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was taken out of the game due to injury. That pretty much set the tone that this could be a rough game for the offensive line.
Fortunately, the line looked better as the game went along, but Smith was still sacked four times and was getting pressured constantly. He was practically running for his life on every play.
The line looked better as the game went along.
Offensive line seems to be a weakness for a lot of teams this year and the Chiefs are definitely in that category. They were without Mitch Morse in this one, LDT left after one drive, and Eric Fisher was playing banged up.
Playing in a division that has Von Miller, Khalil Mack, and Joey Bosa is terrifying enough, but with how poorly the offensive line has looked through four games, I’m even more terrified and you should be too.