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the Buffalo Bills rebounded with a close win over the Kansas City Chiefs,A week after the disaster in Carson that included five interceptions and a 50-burger put on them, who appear to be up a creek without a paddle as we enter the final quarter of the regular season.
had the Chiefs not just inexplicably fallen to the now 2-9 New York Giants a week earlier.,After opening the season with five straight wins,Womens Ramik Wilson Jersey, Kansas City has lost five of its last six, including three straight. Sunday's loss to the Bills would probably be the most concerning of the defeats
but the former continued to have problems. The frequent pressure got to quarterback Alex Smith after just a quarter.,Authentic Mitchell Schwartz Jersey,Sunday was a continuation of such struggles. Kansas City saw immense pressure from one of the league's worst statistical defenses from very early on, with tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz struggling in the opening drive. The latter improved his play from there, cutting down on mistakes
because he did all of the work.,The tackle attempted to turn his shoulders inside to salvage what he had of an engagement with Hughes, as Hughes broke through the both of them and forced Smith to run away from the pressure,Authentic Bennie Logan Jersey, directly into Cedric Thornton for the sack. In a perfect world, but it was too late. Assistance from left guard Zach Fulton (who had a fairly rough day himself) was in vain, Hughes gets credit for this sack
Hughes wasn't on the field -- and it showed.,Twice on the opening drive in the third quarter,Authentic Bryan Witzmann Jersey, meaning he'd go unblocked. That position was occupied by Hughes, Kansas City ran zone reads with the left end serving as the designated read man, who had a monster game up until this point. But for almost four minutes of game time
on a play-action bubble screen to Wilson for a 19-yard touchdown. It was yet another quick hitter that didn't even allow Hughes the time to get to Smith.,Kansas City ran plays away from his replacement, executing the same zone read play twice in a row to the right while Davis stayed home. By the time Hughes returned,Authentic Terrance Mitchell Jersey, Ryan Davis, the Chiefs were inside Buffalo's red zone. They scored immediately
For those who were wondering, he won his battle -- but the ball was already thrown.
From there, resulting in a loss of three.,Authentic Ramik Wilson Jersey, it was downhill for the Chiefs' offense. They continued with their quick hitters, but the frustration and resulting desperation became clear when Kansas City starting digging deep into the playbook with bubble screens, mixing in a couple of counters that went for insignificant gains, the Chiefs shifted Kelce behind center in a modified pistol/full house formation,Authentic Demetrius Harris Jersey, plenty of pre-snap motion for misdirection purposes and some off-the-wall plays. At one point early in the fourth quarter on third-and-2, running a zone read to the right that the tight end incorrectly read
in the starting lineup and coaching staff. But if nothing else,Womens Terrance Mitchell Jersey,No teams or seasons are entirely alike. There are personnel changes on the roster, the Chiefs’ belief that they can dig their way out of a hole is based on experience.
with where we’re at there’s a great deal of urgency,Here’s what quarterback Alex Smith said in 2015 a few days after a loss at Minnesota dropped the Chiefs to 1-5: “Obviously, and I think our guys know that.”
and that’s not good.”,Johnson on Thursday: “I don’t want to say must-win, and the Jets have to feel our sense of urgency, but it’s there, (our) hats-on-fire type of energy there to get this win. We’ve been making a habit of losing
not pressing. But at least one analyst believes it’s next to impossible for a team to get its mojo back once it’s reversed fortune as much as the Chiefs’ has.,Womens Derrick Johnson Jersey,This week, the Chiefs have talked about attention to detail, hammering home fundamentals
” said Phil Simms,“Once it kind of dies and that engine stops; it’s hard to restart it in the NFL,Womens Bennie Logan Jersey, the former Giants quarterback and CBS analyst. “And Kansas City does look like that team right now.”
the Chiefs blasted a less talented Lions team in London. Next came the bye week.,But eventually, those Chiefs started catching some breaks. Their losing streak was broken with a home victory over the Steelers, a game in which Ben Rothlisberger didn’t play because of an injury. A week later
the Royals were wrapping up a division-winning regular season and starting a postseason quest that would end with a World Series title.,Also,Womens Bryan Witzmann Jersey, if there was ever a perfect time to slump, from a fan outrage standpoint, the 2015 Chiefs found it. Across the Truman Sports Complex parking lot
piling up victories all the way through the playoffs when they won at the Texans for their first postseason triumph in more than two decades.,When KC’s attention shifted back to the Chiefs, the schedule broke easier,Womens Demetrius Harris Jersey, just as it has this season. And the they took advantage
Chiefs players who were with the team then said they don’t remember many details from that victory over the Steelers in 2015. But they recall the confidence generated from that one game.
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