Four reasons why the Kansas City Chiefs are 4-0
By Chris Clark
2. Salty Defense
The biggest surprise of 2019 was how quickly new defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnuolo, turned around a bad Chiefs’ defense. Had the Chiefs had him in 2018, they could have very possibly been back to back Super Bowl champions. After building a defense that could compete last year, Spags is continuing the defensive ascent in 2020. Now that this unit has built some chemistry and had success, they’re hitting the field with a new swagger.
It’s easy to see guys like Frank Clark and Tyrann Mathieu flying around and making things happen. No quarterback who escapes the pocket seems to be safe from being chased down by Clark. Those same quarterbacks also don’t know if their passes will be batted down last second or be picked by Mathieu. There’s also a major disruptor coming up the middle in Chris Jones.
When this season began, there were big questions surrounding the cornerback position. The only notable veteran in that group is Bashaud Breeland, who just finished serving a four-game suspension. Up-and-comer Charvarius Ward held down a starting role but injured his hand in Week 2 against the Chargers. Week 3 then saw a rookie off to a hot start, L’Jarius Sneed, go down with a broken collarbone.
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The secondary has seemed to answer the call, though, especially with second-year man, Rashad Fenton, playing phenomenally on Monday night. After interceptions by Juan Thornhill, Mathieu, and Fenton, this defense is looking pretty salty and helping to win games by winning the turnover battle. Much of this 4-0 start can be attributed to this stingy defense, one that’s only allowing 17.5 points per game, which is currently second-best in the league.