1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are back in the show for the fourth 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: time in five years, only the third team in NFL 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: history to do so. The Chiefs are in the Super Bowl, 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: this time Super Bowl fifty eight, and it's an unexpected 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: collision in this game. As we come to you from 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. This Defending the Kingdom episode and all of 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: them brought to you by your friends at Ticketmaster Holmes. 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 2: To throw against a four. 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: Man rush, fire us it on your side, the County 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: comes back to the ball and holds it in touchdown. 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 3: Chansas City Patrick Mahomes absolutely took duct tape and just 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 3: wrapped the ball around the waist of Travis Kelcey for 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 3: a nineteen yard touchdown. 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: How everyone, I'm Mitchelda's voice of the Chiefs along with 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: senior team reporter Matt McMullen, and yes, we are here 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas at our team headquarters as the Kansas 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: City Chiefs get ready to play Super Bowl fifty eight 18 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: at Allegiance Stadium here in Vegas against the San Francisco 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: forty nine ers. 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 2: In interesting the. 21 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: Path to get here, this is a little bit of 22 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,559 Speaker 1: going back to last week's DTK the Path to get 23 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: here a little bit different but again here we are. 24 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, how cool is this? 25 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 5: I never get tired of doing these podcasts from hotels 26 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 5: because it means that something went wildly right. And here 27 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 5: we are once again getting ready for the Super Bowl. 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 5: And it's something that we have to enjoy every single time. Right, 29 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 5: I mean to go to four super Bowls in five years? 30 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 5: This doesn't happen really at all in the NFL. We're 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 5: one of a very select few to make this kind 32 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 5: of run, but every single trip is special and memorable 33 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 5: for so many reasons. So got to enjoy this. It's 34 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 5: Tuesday of Super Bowl fifty eight week. Can't wait for 35 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 5: the game to get here. But again, what an achievement 36 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 5: by the Chiefs to make it to this point. Now 37 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:43,199 Speaker 5: let's go win. 38 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: It warmer in Kansas City that is here, so it's 39 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: cold and rainy, but hey, it's a first world problem. Right, 40 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: we are here, but let's go around the world while 41 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: we sat here, always from the strip, but getting ready 42 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: to place game, always maybe on purpose, but that's okay. 43 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: Let's get in your space station and go around the world. 44 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 5: So I've got three today for Patrick Mahomes going for 45 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 5: his third Lombardi Trophy. 46 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 4: So we ran into I believe his name. 47 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: For Jan Stener. It's three field goals in Super Bowl four. 48 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 5: Yes, there we go. Okay, I believe his name is John. 49 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 5: And we met his daughter Ivy during our journey to 50 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 5: Allegiance yesterday, which if we want to, we can get 51 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 5: into our Homer's odyssey of getting from across the highway 52 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 5: from the Convention Center here in Vegas to Allegiance State. 53 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 4: We could see it, we could see it. 54 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 2: It was right there in front. We could see it. 55 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: It was right there. 56 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 5: But there's there's limited walkways and bridges, and it was difficult. 57 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 5: Mitch and I got some really great bonding time in 58 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 5: yesterday walking along the highway in the rain. But hey, 59 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 5: we made it all is well. So shout out to 60 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 5: John and his daughter Ivy. We heard from Joel were. 61 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: They from, by the way, They were very you. 62 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 5: Know it was it was very quick in passing. We 63 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 5: didn't catch where they were from. Basically, what happened was 64 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 5: Mitch and I were walking to the convention. 65 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 4: Center, somewhat frantic, Yes, somewhat. 66 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 5: Frantic because we tend to get lost, and I just 67 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 5: hear someone yell is that Mitch Holts And they run 68 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 5: over and then they said hi to you, and like 69 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 5: Matt hein this said hi to me and introduced his 70 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 5: kids and we took a photo. All in the span 71 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 5: of like forty five seconds. Very enthusiastic, very nice. People 72 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 5: shout out to you. 73 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 4: You know who you are. We heard from Joel. 74 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 5: So Joel wanted to shout out his parents, Andrew and Shirley, 75 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 5: and his brother Pete. So his parents, Andrew and Shirley 76 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 5: are from Prince Edward Island. It is the smallest province 77 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 5: of Canada, so he wanted to add Prince Edward Island 78 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 5: to the list of all the places people are listening from. 79 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: Have we got every province in Canada? 80 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 5: Well, he actually brought that up in his message to me. 81 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 5: He's like, hey, they're trying to get every province. I 82 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 5: think they don't have Prince it would so we have 83 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 5: it now. His brother is from New Brunswick. And get this. 84 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 5: They went to their first Chiefs game a few weeks ago. 85 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 5: It was the Dolphins game, so their first ever time 86 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 5: going to a Chiefs game in Kansas City was the 87 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 5: fourth coldest game in infl history. 88 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 4: And I applaud you for that. I feel like in. 89 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 5: A video game like when you get a medal for 90 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 5: unlocking an achievement, everyone that was at that game should 91 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 5: have an achievement unlocked, especially if it was your first 92 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 5: ever game. 93 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: It was Medicine had Alberta. 94 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: Then it was that day at GJA Field at Arrowhead 95 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: Stay hum, you had to go north of the Yukon territory. 96 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: I think that. 97 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: Can you imagine though Canadian going, I'm going sound, I'm 98 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: gonna go to the Chiefs game and it's minus. 99 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 2: What is this? Or maybe we should blame them for it? 100 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 5: No, no, no, I applaud everyone that went to that 101 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 5: game and shout out to Andrew, Shirley and Pete for 102 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 5: for making it. Then lastly, shout out to Patrick and Scott. 103 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 5: Now these are the grandsons of a listener who submitted 104 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 5: their names. Patrick was born before Patrick Mahomes took over 105 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 5: at quarterback, but Patrick likes to think that he was 106 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 5: named after Patrick Mahomes. 107 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: Good story, yep. 108 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 5: And also Scott's paternal grandparents grew up near where you're from, 109 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 5: in Smith Center in the Athole area, Athol. 110 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: Yeahthel, yeah, uh huh. I'm actually from Athol. It's a 111 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: prominent mah a West suburb of Smith Center. I was 112 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: north of Ethel four miles. What's their names? 113 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 5: So the people that are from Ethel are Steve and Shirley, Stephen, Sandy, Stephen, Sandy, 114 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 5: Steven Sandy, Yeah, Plot Thickens. 115 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: Oh it's coolman. Maybe isn't any coolman? I don't know, Okay, 116 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: but you know who you are? 117 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 2: Yeah? 118 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, But that's what I've got for today, all over 119 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 4: the place. 120 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: And I'm going to add when Paul Hansen is a 121 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: longtime Chiefs fan. He's known as Tall Paul the Apostle 122 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: for obvious reasons, but he listens to every episode of 123 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: Defending the Kingdom. He loves it and so loves to 124 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: comment on every episode. So, Paul, you deserve as a 125 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: Kingdom defender. You get your Super Bowl kudos from here 126 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: at our headquarters of Super Bowl fifty eight. But this episode, 127 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: we're going to kind of focus on what we're calling 128 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: an unexpected collision, and that is the San Francisco offense, 129 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: who's been outstanding. We're going to get into the numbers here, 130 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: but the most surprising team or part of a team 131 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: of any thirty two this year, you could argue, is 132 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs defense. Sure, if we break it 133 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: down as offense defense for thirty two teams, meaning sixty 134 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: four units. The Chiefs, if they're not at the top, 135 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: would be near the top defensively of what they've. 136 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: Been able to do. 137 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: And I think that that's maybe if the forty nine 138 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: or fans have not been following the Chiefs. They think 139 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: of Mahomes and they think of Kelsey and they go, oh, yeah, 140 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: we know about Isaiah Pacheco and we see all the commercials, 141 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: but we really don't know about this defense. But they're 142 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: finding out about it this week. 143 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 5: Can I give you a few numbers about the Chiefs 144 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 5: defense this year? We love it because it's still not 145 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 5: getting the credit it deserves nationally. I feel like so 146 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 5: for one thing, the Chiefs have played twenty games this year, 147 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 5: right a lot of games because obviously the full regular 148 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 5: season and in three playoff games. They have allowed fewer 149 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 5: than twenty five points in nineteen of twenty games. The 150 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 5: only game they allowed more than that was the Packer 151 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 5: game and they allowed twenty seven and that one. So 152 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 5: they have yet to allow thirty points to an opponent 153 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 5: this season. Just been unbelievable. They yielded this second fewest 154 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 5: offensive points of any team in the NFL this year. 155 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 5: Only Baltimore allowed fewer, and only by ten. And then 156 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 5: they beat Baltimore just two weeks ago, so kind of 157 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 5: evens that out. And here's a new one. This is 158 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 5: a really fun one. So the Chiefs have allowed an 159 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 5: average of thirteen point seven points per game during the playoffs. Okay, 160 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 5: that's really good if you look at history. So since 161 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 5: nineteen ninety among teams to play three playoff games, that 162 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 5: is the sixth lowest points per game allowed in that span. 163 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 5: Here are the teams that had better points per game 164 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 5: averages than them. The two thousand Ravens, who allowed like 165 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 5: five points per game. 166 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: Thought to be one and two in all time defenses 167 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: with the eighty five Bears. 168 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean just Ray Lewis. 169 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. The two thousand Ravens are in that same discussion. 170 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 5: The nineteen ninety eight Denver Broncos also in that discussion. 171 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 4: The nineteen ninety New York Giants. 172 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: Also in that discussion. 173 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 5: The two thousand and two Tampa Bay Buccaneers also there, 174 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 5: and the twenty thirteen Seattle Seahawks, the Legion of Boom. 175 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 5: What do all those teams have in common? 176 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 2: They all won the Super Bowl. They sure did. 177 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I saw that same stat. I was loving it 178 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: because it puts it in historical context. The other thing 179 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: that this defense is the youngest in the. 180 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: National Football League. 181 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: I think that's been a surprising stat for everybody here, 182 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: whether it's on media row where we were out yesterday, 183 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: or throughout Vegas. When you look at the group that 184 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: last year, again, eight defensive players have played on special 185 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: teams or defense in the Super Bowl was an all 186 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: time record. But what's stunning is of the second year 187 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: players that are on defense, well, the first and second 188 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: year guys on defense, there are nine. Six of those 189 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: are in their second year. They are thirty six and 190 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: zero in the playoffs. It's crazy in the first two 191 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: years of their career. We saw that show up in 192 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: the Baltimore game. We saw it show up in the 193 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: game at Buffalo. And the reason is and you and 194 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: I saw it the very first day these guys kind 195 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: were in town. This is a very not only physically 196 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: gifted group. Think about Trent McDuffie being all pro. Think 197 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: about George Carloff this ten and a half sacks. Think 198 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: about what Jalen Watson has done and Leo Chanol has 199 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: been maybe the more underrated player. You and I were 200 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: talking with Brian Baldinger about it yesterday. When you want 201 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: a linebacker, you go to Wisconsin and find him. Okayed 202 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: and you go to Gransburg, Wisconsin, your population two thousand. 203 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 1: But these guys have won, They've wanted a high level, 204 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: and they played at a high level. And playing at 205 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: a better level this year than they were last year. 206 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: It may help lead a team to a super Bowl. 207 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: Joshua Williams. I won't leave anybody out on this, Jack Cochrane. 208 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: So that when you consider those numbers and putting them 209 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: elite status at least over the past four decades, and 210 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: realize this is the youngest defense in the NFL, it 211 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: just gives you an indication that this Chiefs team is different. 212 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 2: But it's also special. 213 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, And that's something that we talked about all year. 214 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 5: Back in the summer, we were talking about the potential 215 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 5: of it because we knew how impactful that rookie class 216 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 5: was to find and we talked about, man, if those 217 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 5: guys can take a collective step forward, this defense could 218 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 5: be really really special. And we've seen that this year 219 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 5: and a couple examples like you mentioned Trent McDuffie went 220 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 5: from having a tremendous rookie season to being an All 221 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 5: Pro in his second year. George carloftis think about the 222 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 5: tear he ended last season on having I think at 223 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 5: least a sack in like seven straight games. We carried 224 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 5: that into this season, being tied with Chris Jones for 225 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 5: the most sacks on the team with ten and a half. 226 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 5: So when you have players that take their game to 227 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 5: the next level, they truly collectively get better and they've 228 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 5: been in big moments. I mean, think about some of 229 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 5: the games the Chiefs have been in during their run 230 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 5: here over the. 231 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 4: Last several weeks. 232 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 5: When it's a close game against the Buffalo Bills in 233 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 5: Buffalo and the Bills have I think three possessions with 234 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 5: an opportunity to tie or take the lead, nobody blinks. Defensively, 235 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 5: nobody blinks. And that has its roots in this rookie 236 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 5: class being so good last year. I'm carrying that now 237 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 5: into this season. And I also think when the Chiefs 238 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 5: went out and added a veteran player at every level defensively, 239 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 5: that helped a lot. You had Charles and Minihew along 240 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 5: the defensive line. Of course, Charles won't play in the 241 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 5: Super Bowl, which is a huge bummer, but he was 242 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 5: a huge part of his team all year long and 243 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 5: help this team get to this point. You had Drew 244 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 5: trankwell at linebacker. If you watch this podcast often, you 245 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 5: know that we love Drew trankwill on this podcast. And 246 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 5: then Mike Edwards at safety has been such a versatile 247 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 5: Swiss Army knife for this team. So you take that 248 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 5: rookie class from last year that is now this great 249 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 5: group of second year players. 250 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 4: You had some. 251 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 5: Veterans in there that have done what they've done. Then 252 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,599 Speaker 5: of course, a you have players like Chris Jones in 253 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 5: the middle. This defense has been nothing short of spectacular. 254 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: Let's throw in Shamari Connor in this the rookie out 255 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: of Virginia Tech. Thought hey, he's going to be really 256 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: good on special teams, which he was, and then when 257 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: Brian Cook went down with the season ending injury, Connor. 258 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: Because we play more multiple safeties than any team in 259 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: the league. And when Connor slipped into that role, look 260 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: what he did force fumble against Buffalo. And you talk 261 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: overall about this defense against Miami, the impressive thing they did. 262 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: People talk about holding down Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle. 263 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: They prevented a double digit run by either Raheem Mostert 264 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: or Javon a Chan. Now compare that to the other 265 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: I don't care if it was fifty below zero. You 266 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: can still run the ball in fifty below zero. The 267 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs held those two guys who are dynamic, to under 268 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: ten yards a run. Then in the Buffalo game you 269 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: alluded to it. Buffalo snapped the ball seventy eight times 270 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: in that game. The Chiefs brently had forty three advancements 271 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: and there were no plays of over twenty yards in 272 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: that game. That's stunning. You may go two or five 273 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: years and not see that in the NFL. And then 274 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: the Baltimore game to hold the Ravens to three points 275 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: and get the two red zone takeaways. That's what this 276 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: defense has done in this playoff. 277 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 5: March, and the depth has been so impressive. I mean 278 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 5: talking about Shamari Connor. I think about that Buffalo game, 279 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 5: Mike Edwards got hurt on like the second snap of 280 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 5: the game. He was in concussion protocol. Shamari Connor comes 281 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 5: in and he was outstanding throughout that game. And then 282 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 5: the same kind of deal against the Ravens, Mike got 283 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 5: hurt briefly came back in the game. He only missed 284 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 5: three snaps, but Deon Bush came in for him for 285 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 5: those three snaps, and his final snap of the game 286 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 5: he picked off Lamar Jackson in the end zone. So 287 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 5: I mean early takes everyone on a defense to make 288 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 5: it truly a special defense. You can't just have a 289 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 5: couple of really good players. And we have some great 290 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 5: players at the top, right, guys like Chris Jones, guys 291 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 5: like Lagerius Snead. But there are so many players on 292 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 5: this defense that have helped contribute to what it has been. 293 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 5: And it's a championship caliber defense. It's one of the 294 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 5: primary reasons that we're here. And let's see what they 295 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 5: can do here against the San Francisco offense and the. 296 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: Other shake my head's fant is they've not allowed double 297 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: digit points in the second half for eight consecutive games. 298 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: That includes two against Buffalo, one against Miami, and then 299 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: the game at Baltimore in the AFC Championship. Now they 300 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: face some stout offenses. They will face another one in 301 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty eight. Let's be real here, the San 302 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: Francisco offense in its own way has been historic in 303 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, and if I had to summarize it 304 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: is the most efficient offensive team in the National Football 305 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: League from the standpoint of they maximize met every play. 306 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: If you look at yards per play, yards per attempt 307 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: in passing to the best. 308 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 2: In forty seasons. Wow. 309 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: And you look at Rock Purty at quarterback. People remember 310 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: him at Iowa State. He had the great year last 311 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: year and then got hurt in the NFC Championship game 312 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: against Philadelphia on the first series. But Rock Purty is 313 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: the first quarterback in National Football League history to be 314 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: in the top five in passing yards in twenty or 315 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: less in passing attempts. That tells you just how efficient 316 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: this San Francisco offensive team is on the minimal amount 317 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: of snaps they've had. 318 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 5: Well a lot of it too, is yards after the catch, 319 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 5: and they're really good at piling up yards after the catch. 320 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 5: They led the NFL in average yards after the catch 321 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 5: this year with six point seven average yards after the 322 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 5: catch following a reception. We're second on there at six 323 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 5: and a half yards after the catch on average. In 324 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 5: terms of total yards after the catch, they're fourth in 325 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 5: the NFL and That's really one of my major focuses 326 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 5: in this game for the Chiefs defense is you cannot 327 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 5: allow yards after the catch on a regular basis to 328 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 5: this Niner squad. And we'll dig deeper into all the 329 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 5: playmakers that they have, but you look at their overall 330 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 5: big play numbers. They led the NFL and plays of 331 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 5: twenty or more yards with eighty six. Now, only twenty 332 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 5: two of those were on passes that were thrown twenty 333 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 5: or more yards downfield. Now, they can be very efficient 334 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 5: on those big passing plays where it's not a yards 335 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 5: after the catch situation, but for the most part, a 336 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 5: lot of these big plays are you know, ten yard 337 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 5: passes that Deebo Samuel or Christian McCaffrey or George Kittle 338 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 5: or Brandon Ayuk then breaks a couple tackles and turns 339 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 5: it into a fifty yard game. For the Chiefs in 340 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 5: this one and for this defense, which allowed the fewest 341 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 5: plays of twenty or more yards in the NFL this year, 342 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 5: that's one of the main keys. You cannot allow San 343 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 5: Francisco to be efficient with their plays where they turn 344 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 5: a ten yard pass into a thirty yard game. 345 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: We can give you tons of stats but one thing 346 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: that's apparent with his Chiefs team is they are very 347 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: good tacklers. And I know that seems like something that's 348 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: somewhat germane. It is not we take for granted, and 349 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: especially the DBS when you look at Trent McDuffie and 350 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: we go down to Lagerius Snead and I don't think 351 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: we've mentioned sneed yet in this. 352 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 4: Whole episode, the best corner in the NFL. 353 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: But the DBS can tackle, the linebackers, can tackle the 354 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: defensive front. Willing tacklers not just try to get up 355 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: the field and get sacks, and that is a hallmark 356 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: of this Chiefs defense. 357 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 2: Let me take the twenty. 358 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: Plus plays though, over the forty nine Ers even further 359 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: because I always look too at the last eight games 360 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: when we look at these statistical breakdowns, I look at 361 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: what happened the last two months of the season and 362 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: then and so far in the playoffs, and the forty 363 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: nine Ers actually got better in the last eight games 364 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: of the year. They were number one in the league 365 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: with forty three twenty plus plays. But in the playoffs, 366 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: and there's what's impressive about San Francisco, and they were 367 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, they were down to the nitty gritty and 368 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: winning these two games, winning at home against Green Bay 369 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: and Detroit. Seven different guys had twenty plus plays in 370 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: two games. The guys you mentioned that there's another stat 371 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: with I'm going to bring that up with those guys. 372 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: Then Perty rushes for over twenty yards on a scramble. 373 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: But you also look at two other guys. When you 374 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: look at Juwan Jennings had one and Kyle Uschek had one, 375 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: he only has one playoff touchdown in his career. Us 376 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: check the Harvard fullback whose wife designed the jacket for 377 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: Taylors with right, but his touchdown was against the Chiefs 378 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 1: in Super Bowl fifty four. So this is those four 379 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: present the big play opportunities, but there are others as well. 380 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: So it's amazing just how much pressure San Francisco can 381 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: put on any opponent on any single play. But it's 382 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: equally amazing to see this so called unexpected Chiefs defense 383 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: be really good at preventing such plays. 384 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 5: And creates a great matchup just to such a fun 385 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 5: matchup to watch. It kind of reminds me of when 386 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 5: we talked about our matchups against the Dolphins earlier this year, 387 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 5: particularly the one early in the season when the Dolphins 388 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 5: were like a million yards ahead of everyone else in 389 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 5: terms of yards per game big plays per game, and 390 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 5: the Chiefs at that point as well had allowed the 391 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 5: fewest big plays in the NFL, and the Chiefs won 392 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 5: that battle. It is interesting as well that Mike McDaniel, 393 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 5: the Dolphins head coach, is a disciple of Kyle Shanahan. 394 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,360 Speaker 5: So we have faced these kinds of offenses before, these 395 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 5: hyper efficient offenses that want to stretch you horizontally as 396 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 5: well as vertically. It's very difficult to defend, particularly when 397 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 5: a team like San Francisco has so many great playmakers 398 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 5: on it, and they do. I mean, they're loaded offensively, 399 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 5: and they have a great play caller and Kyle Shanahan. 400 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 5: But this Chiefs defense still once again is not getting 401 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 5: the credit it deserves. It's a hard matchup for San 402 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 5: Francisco as well. And again this Chief's defense has been 403 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 5: so good during the postseason, will need to be at 404 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 5: their best once again against the four forty nine ers. 405 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: One more stat to throw at you about the forty 406 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: nine or excellence, and you mentioned these four guys right now, 407 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 1: it's the Mount rushmore of the San Francisco forty nine 408 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: er offense for twenty twenty three. Christian McCaffrey's mister all purpose. 409 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: He's the Wikipedia page for all purpose yardage for the 410 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three NFL season, led the league in rushing. 411 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 1: He's incredible as a receiver as well, and this is 412 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: part of their effectiveness. They have a runner who kids 413 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: a great pass catcher. Then they have Deebo Samuel who 414 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: is a great pass catcher who is a runner. He's 415 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: basically a running back catching the ball, but he I 416 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: you can kittle those four guys. It's the first team 417 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: in NFL history, first team in NFL history to have 418 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: four guys that all of eclipsed one thousand plus all 419 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: purpose yards. So it's not just one guy, it's not 420 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: just CMC. It's these other characters. And in the playoffs 421 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: they've added some others that make this team dangerous. 422 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 5: And how do you go about stopping that? Well, I 423 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 5: think you have to identify what does the offense begin with? 424 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 5: And for me, in a lot of ways, it does 425 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 5: begin with McCaffrey, and then when he finds success, it 426 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 5: opens up opportunities for everyone else. I really think stopping 427 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 5: McCaffrey is the top priority for the Chiefs in this game, 428 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 5: just based on my study of these guys, because he 429 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 5: led the NFL and scrimmage yards like you mentioned over 430 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 5: two thousand. Really slippery player both as a runner and 431 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 5: a receiver who will break tackles. He fits right into 432 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 5: that yards after the catch conversation I was talking about earlier. 433 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 5: But look at a couple of his down games this year. 434 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 5: Against the Browns just fifty two yards from scrimmage. They 435 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 5: lose that game. Against the Vikings ninety six yards from scrimmage, 436 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 5: still pretty good, but kind of low for him because 437 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 5: he has high standards. They lose that game. And here's 438 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 5: a really interesting number. When he gets less than sixteen 439 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 5: carries in a game as a runner, they are one 440 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 5: and four. This year, when he gets sixteen or more 441 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 5: carries in the game including the playoffs, they're thirteen in er. 442 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 5: You cannot allow this offense to remain on schedule, and 443 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 5: Christian McCaffrey getting consistent carries helps them remain on schedule. 444 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 5: And that's why as much as we're talking about the 445 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 5: Chiefs defense against the forty nine Ers offense, and we'll 446 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 5: talk about the Chief's offense here later this week on 447 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 5: a different episode. The Chiefs offense has to keep pressure 448 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 5: on the San Francisco offense because you cannot allow them 449 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 5: to fall into a rhythm where they are running the 450 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 5: football effectively. Because when they run the football, even if 451 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 5: they don't run it very well, if they just commit 452 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 5: to running the football, they're very tough to beat. 453 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 1: Let me give you another one, close margin because San Francisco, 454 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: with all the numbers we've given you and you've alluded 455 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: to it, they work off a bit of a thin margin. 456 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: Let me give you another one, Rock Purty. Rock Purty, 457 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: if he has just one interception, just one, the Niners 458 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: are three and four. If he has no interceptions, they 459 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: were eleven and zero against Baltimore. They picked him four times, 460 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: he was sacked twice. In three of the four losses, 461 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: he was sacked two or more times. So the margin 462 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: there is very slim. And I know they had the 463 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: Week eighteen game where they didn't play the main guys, 464 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: but still the Chiefs defense you can kind of break 465 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: through that thin threshold and try to get them off schedule. 466 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 2: It could be similar to what the Chiefs did to 467 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 2: Baltimore and to Philadelphia. 468 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: Year ago in Super Bowl fifty seven, because I see 469 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: some similarities in these three teams. 470 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 5: And you know what's interesting about that Baltimore game that 471 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 5: they played toward the end of the season. They still 472 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 5: had big plays offensively in that game. But you're totally right, 473 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 5: it doesn't matter if you're going to turn the ball 474 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 5: over in the red zone. And this Niners offense, for 475 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 5: the most part, does not turn the ball over. So 476 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 5: they're very efficient with their possessions. They get points more 477 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 5: often than not. But this Chiefs defense, if they can 478 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 5: be opportunistic, if they can force a turnover here and there, 479 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 5: all of a sudden, it really gets kind of wonky 480 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 5: for this forty nine ers offense that wants to remain 481 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 5: on schedule and play the game on their terms. It's 482 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 5: a very similar conversation to what we had, like I 483 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 5: said earlier, when we played the Dolphins and when we 484 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 5: played the Ravens, these hyper efficient offenses that are pretty 485 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 5: much used to dominating the competition. If you can throw 486 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 5: a wrinkle in there, throw a negative play in there, 487 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 5: make it third and ten, take the ball away, all 488 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,919 Speaker 5: of a sudden, it's not working nearly as harmoniously. And 489 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 5: that's the key for the Chiefs defense here in this 490 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 5: one and again I begin I believe it begins with 491 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 5: stopping McCaffrey and making sure they can't run the ball 492 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 5: at will. 493 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 2: We'll close this way, Matt told you. 494 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: We're going to do another defending the Kingdom later in 495 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: the week from here in Las Vegas. But see if 496 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: you can answer this trivia question. Hit us on social 497 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: and we'll see. We'll mention some of you get the 498 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: right answers the fun segment. I like this, Name the 499 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine er who was part of the 500 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs in Super Bowl fifty four, and then name the 501 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: Kansas City chief that was part of the San Francisco 502 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: forty nine ers in Super Bowl fifty four and why 503 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: their roles were significant in that game. 504 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 4: Can I give a hint real quick. I'm not going 505 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 4: to give it away. 506 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 5: I was on Murfreesboro, Tennessee radio this morning and they 507 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 5: were very interested in both players. I'm just gonna say 508 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 5: that Murphreesboro, Tennessee, that's all I'm gonna say. 509 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: There you go, all right, Matt's there to help you out. 510 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: That should tell you all you need to know, because 511 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: that makes it really interesting. 512 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 2: To that point. 513 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: All right, I won't say a thing about blue racers 514 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: or anything else. 515 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 2: That's just that. 516 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: So we'll close it out this way again an unexpected collision. 517 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: The NFL's got the Chiefs against the forty nine Ers 518 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: for the Lombarding Trophy and Super Bowl fifty eight. But 519 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: there were very few people back in the summertime that 520 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: thought it would be the Chiefs defense that would be 521 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: a stronghold and a main threat to the forty nine ers.