Kansas City Chiefs: 10 Likes and 10 Dislikes from Week 4 vs Detroit
By Cullen Jekel
10 Dislikes
1. Fumbles!
Come on now, guys: let’s hold on to the ball, shall we? Looking at you, Mecole Hardman, Darrel Williams, De’Anthony Thomas, and Sammy Watkins. A better opponent would’ve taken advantage of recovering three fumbles.
2. Special Team Woes
Fumbles by Thomas and Hardman, multiple penalties on Jordan Lucas, Harrison Butker’s missed field goal: a unit that was once cohesive under Dave Toub now looks like a liability.
3. Covering Golladay
Kenny Golladay are you serious?!
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Detroit’s Kenny Golladay hauled in two touchdowns on the day, and had another called back after the review determined he had a foot out of bounds. Even after that catch was overturned, he hurt the Chiefs. It was certainly a tough day for the Chiefs in covering the Lions’ No. 1 wide receiver.
4. First Quarter Woes
Yet again, the Chiefs allowed the opposing team to set the tone in the first quarter. Once more, the Chiefs found themselves facing a two-possession deficit heading into the second quarter.
5. Rushing Defense
Detroit’s rushing offense had struggled through the first three weeks of the season, and the team’s starting running back, Kerryon Johnson, had averaged only 2.6 yards per rush.
Today, they broke out. The Lions ran the ball 35 times for 186 yards, which is an average of 5.3 yards per rush. Johnson ran he ball 26 times for 125 yards, which is an average of 4.8 yards per rush.
The Chiefs need to fix their rushing defense, and quickly.