The secondary played lights-out - and the linebackers were very good. Kansas City’s pressures were consistent and creative. Aside from quarterback Jalen Hurts, no player had 100 yards from scrimmage - and even he had only 179. They were 3-of-11 on third down, gained just 238 total yards and allowed five sacks. Seven of the Eagles’ 10 drives ended in a punt or interception. Sneed broke up two passes and had three solid tackles to round out a great evening for Kansas City’s top corners.ĭefensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo: The Chiefs’ defense has been great all season, but Monday night might have been Spagnuolo’s master class. Brown to one catch on eight yards from his four targets. Facing one of the league’s best receivers, Sneed was (once again) dominant in coverage, holding Eagles’ star A.J. While it is technically true, that angle ignores how great Sneed has been this season. If he’s also one of the NFL’s best pass-rushing corners, what’s next for McDuffie?Ĭornerback L’Jarius Sneed: The broadcast booth wanted to focus on how often the fourth-year cornerback gets penalized. He was already one of the league’s best-tackling corners - and great in coverage. If not for another Kansas City defender, he might have been the best player on the field.Ĭornerback Trent McDuffie: What a performance from a young cornerback who can literally do it all! Used extensively as a blitzer, McDuffie had two sacks and a key batted pass. Two impressive sacks ruined one drive - and he had four tackles-for-loss. Winners Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sportsĭefensive lineman Chris Jones: We’ve seen him take over a game before, but Monday had a chance to be one of his best performances. But there is also plenty of blame to go around as the Chiefs fell to 7-3. There were great signs of life from the defense, on special teams and in the running game. A trifecta of mistakes (drops, penalties and turnovers) in key moments (in the red zone and in the final drive) resulted in yet another second-half shutout for the Chiefs - and a 21-17 loss to the NFC’s best team. But after that, it was downhill for Kansas City.

While nothing came easy for either offense, the Chiefs had a good first half they headed into the locker room with a 10-point lead. On a rainy night under Monday’s primetime lights, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles squared off in what looked like might be another great game.

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