1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: It's Christmas Day at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium. It's 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: Raiders week, and if the Chiefs can beat the Raiders, 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: they will capture the AFC West title. In this edition 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: of Defending the Kingdom, we'll tell you why that's significant, 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: why eleven straight winning seasons cannot be taken for granted. 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: And it's all brought to you by Ticketmaster Holmes. Plump 7 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: faking now turns left, Chase flits it for the back. 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: Of the end zone, taught Clid Edwards Hilaire touch down 9 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 2: Kansas City CEH nine and a half yards deep in 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 2: the end zone, went up the elevator to. 11 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: Get a six yard reception from Patrick Mahomes and the 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs lead by thirteen. Hi everyone, I'm Mitch Holt's voice 13 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs along with senior team reporter Matt McMullen. 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas and happy Holidays. We will start that way 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: because for you and me and the world that we 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: live in, it's just kind of, oh, the holidays are 17 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: kind of thrown in there. You get a couple hours 18 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: here and a couple hours there, so it's real easy 19 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: for me. I'll just be I'll just tell you don't 20 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: take the holiday season, the Christmas season, for granted, but 21 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: it's easy to do that when you're in the tyranny 22 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: of the urgent, like I mentioned on the radio play 23 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: by play on Sunday, because you got to get to 24 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: this thing to get to the next thing, to get 25 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: to the next thing. You're going, Man, I just I 26 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: missed the holidays. Don't want to do that. 27 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 3: The funny thing, though, is guys like you and me 28 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: love this because I went to the dentist yesterday and 29 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 3: my dental Hygiennis was like apologizing to me, saying, Oh, 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 3: it's too bad you have to work on Christmas. 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, I don't care. 32 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 3: I get to go to Ghfield Arrowhead watch the Chiefs 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 3: play on Christmas against the Raiders with a chance to 34 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: lock up the division. Like, I think there's no better 35 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 3: Christmas present than that. And my family gets to come 36 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: to the game. It'll be great. At least we're at home, right, 37 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 3: Like if we had to travel on Christmas Eve and 38 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 3: play on Christmas somewhere else, that would be a real bummer. 39 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 3: But to have a home game at noon on Christmas 40 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 3: honestly feels kind of right. 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm fired enough about it. It does 42 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: feel right, and you're right. Being on the road or 43 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: to either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, which I've done 44 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: many times, is not quite the same. But this feels 45 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: like fun and it is the Raiders week, and yes, 46 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: if the Chiefs win this game, they will win the 47 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: AFC West. But before we dive into don't take that 48 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: for granted, which is the theme of this podcast. Don't 49 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: take it for granted, and it can mean a lot 50 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: of things. Let's also not take for granted all of 51 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: our Kingdom defenders throughout the world during this holiday season. 52 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,119 Speaker 1: I've got a couple that I want to add as 53 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: we go here, but let's get on your Space station 54 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: and travel around the earth. 55 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 3: So I've got four today in honor of Rashie Rice, 56 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 3: who had ninety one receiving yards in a touchdown last 57 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 3: week on nine catches a butting star before our eyes. 58 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 3: I've got Philip listening from Kansas City, Missouri. A great 59 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 3: example that you can live in Kansas City. Submit your 60 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: name and I will still read it on the air. Okay, 61 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 3: you don't have to be from somewhere crazy. Phillip was 62 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 3: listening from right here in Kansas City. Got Paul, listen 63 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 3: from Tonguanaxi, Kansas. 64 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: Chieftains. 65 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 3: There we go a listener from Polo, Missouri. You ever 66 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 3: been there? 67 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: I have been. Where is it? It's in the Northwestport 68 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: part of It's actually not that far from here. Tell 69 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: you the truth, okay, So yeah, smaller town. It's a 70 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: consolidated school. But yeah, no, it's up in the northwest quadrit. 71 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 3: All right, Missouri, shout out. And then lastly, these are 72 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 3: some of my favorite ones. You and I when we 73 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 3: were at Gillette. So I spot for Mitch on the 74 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 3: road and the radio booth, so I go with him 75 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: to the radio booth. And most press boxes around the 76 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 3: NFL the radio booth is like attached in the press box. 77 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 3: But my first time the Gillette, you warned me about 78 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 3: this and then I experienced it. It's very odd that 79 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 3: the radio booth is like on the concourse level. So 80 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 3: we were in the press box earlier. We have to 81 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: go all the way down to the concourse level and 82 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 3: like walk among all the Patriots fans who are getting 83 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 3: concessions and going to their seats to get to the 84 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: radio booth. 85 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: Sometimes a dangerous venture, yeah, it can be. Speaking from experience, 86 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: but there were a lot of Chiefs fans, which was cool. 87 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: More than one of them, Jalen, came up to us 88 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: and said hi, and said he listens to the show 89 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: and follows the Chiefs and all of our stuff. 90 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 3: So shout out to Jalen. Thanks for saying hi. At Giulette, 91 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: it's good to see a familiar face. 92 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: Got a couple more though, Matt here. Okay, So I'm 93 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: just trying to escape and get away in Providence, Rhode Island. 94 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: I have a little bit of time. I just want 95 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: to maybe have a libation and a sandwich and hide. 96 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: Someone comes up recognizes me and said, hey, man, it's 97 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: awesome to have you here. I'm a huge Chiefs fan, 98 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: and I live in New York City. I go cool, 99 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: all right, all right? And his name is al Can. 100 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: Al Can. He lives in New York City, of course, 101 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: and al Can he became a Chiefs fan because his 102 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: parents for Christmas bought him the old electric football game. 103 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 4: Remember that. 104 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course this is the guys. And then that's awesome. 105 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: And I had one myself. I played for hours. There 106 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: was always six to four because there'll be five safeties 107 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: because the guy's going for a touchdown. And then he 108 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: turns around and it's a safety. So anyway, al Can 109 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: got a Super Bowl four version of Electric Football. It 110 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: was the Chiefs against the Vikings. And he said, as 111 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: a little kid, he's like third grade or something, he 112 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: goes always like the Red guys more than the Purple guys. 113 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: He became a Chiefs fan for life. Never been to 114 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: Gha Field a Arrowhead Stadium. I said, come to training camp. 115 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: It'll be like the time of your life. Come to 116 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: Saint Joseph. He's from New York City. He was in Providence. 117 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: He was going to the game. Never been to Gha 118 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: Field at Arrowhead Stadium. He had his son there, who's 119 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: he's He's made a Chief fan. His two buddies were 120 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: Patriot fans. And it was like the moment of his life. 121 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,799 Speaker 1: And I'm like, that's awesome. Where do these people come from? 122 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 3: I know, Well, that's the cool thing is like Kansas 123 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 3: City itself is not a very big place. 124 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's a metro of just about ten million 125 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: relatively speaking. 126 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 3: But we go all over the world, like we were 127 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 3: in Germany we experienced this and just all over the country, 128 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 3: like wherever we go on the road, there's Chiefs fans 129 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 3: everywhere that have never been to Kansas City, and I 130 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 3: think that's so cool. 131 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: Another now, Carla Stegeman follows every one of our Defending 132 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: the Kingdom podcasts from McGirk, Missouri McGirk. It is tiny, 133 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: okay tiny, It's near California, home of the Pentos, the 134 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: fighting California, Missouri Pentos. California is the east of It's what, No, 135 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: it's west of California, which means it's in the ocean. 136 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: Now California, Missouri down in the Jeff City area. But anyway, 137 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: those are two we had to add to our around 138 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: the world. But one of my big thesis points this 139 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: week Matt on all the shows that I'm on and 140 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: I'm even using my granddaughter Lily to get the message 141 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: out there, is if the Chiefs win on Monday, on 142 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: Christmas Day, they will win the AFC West. Now, so 143 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 1: many fans have said, well that we play for Super 144 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: Bowls now right, you don't hear me out one? No 145 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: parade for an AFC Division West Division title, got it. 146 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: It's more than a hatt and T shirt game though, 147 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: because two things. One, if the Chiefs win the division 148 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: and win this Monday, that does it seals it, it'll 149 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: be eight straight times. That second NFL history to the 150 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: eleven straight years that the Patriots won the AFC East 151 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: from twenty nine to twenty nineteen. Okay, that's pretty cool. 152 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: Second in NFL history. League that started nineteen twenty. By 153 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: the way, here's why it's cool, and this is I 154 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: discovered this last year. The Denver Broncos have won the 155 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: AFC West fifteen times. The Chargers have won the West 156 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: fifteen times. The Reiders have won the West fifteen times. 157 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: The Chiefs if they win this game on Monday, they 158 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: will have won the AFC West sixteen times, sixteen, fifteen, fifteen, fifteen, 159 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: which also brings into light the fact that there was 160 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: a time Matt that it was fifteen, fifteen, fifteen eight. 161 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: Uh huh. Yeah. So I ain't taking this for granted. 162 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: It's more than a hat and T shirt game. If 163 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna say that, I will rebuke you in front 164 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: of Matt and the rest of the Kingdom defenders. This 165 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: is a big deal to win this game. 166 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: We cannot take it for granted. So my intern year 167 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: with the Chiefs was way back in twenty sixteen. I 168 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 3: came on halfway through the year, and I'm a Chiefs 169 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 3: fan already, so I was just so happy to be here. 170 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 3: And when we won the division that year, that was 171 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 3: the first year we won the division as part of 172 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 3: this streak, and I remember they gave me a hat, 173 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 3: a division champions hat, for free, like here, here's a hat, 174 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 3: and I thought it was the coolest thing that my 175 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 3: favorite team gave me a hat for a division title. Well, 176 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: when I got hired full time in twenty seventeen, I 177 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 3: brought the hat and put it up at my desk 178 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 3: and I was like, I'm gonna keep collecting these things 179 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 3: because hopefully we win a whole bunch more division titles. Well, 180 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 3: every year i've been here, we won the division and 181 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 3: I've collected seven hats now and hopefully we'll make it 182 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 3: an eighth hat on Monday against the Raiders. Also three 183 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 3: conference title hats and two Super Bowl championship hats, but 184 00:08:58,200 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 3: not counting them anyway, you. 185 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: New Man Cave, you could actually wallpaper it. I sure could. 186 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: I don't get tired of collecting these hats, because it's 187 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 3: a real accomplishment. Now, if you're wondering, why can't the 188 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 3: Chiefs clinch it on Monday, just because of the way 189 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 3: the math works out. I had a deep dive yesterday 190 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 3: and this is one of the reasons that my wife 191 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 3: doesn't think I'd do anything at work. 192 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: And we were trying to figure this out on the plane. 193 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: It's confusing. Yeah, and then I let it go. It's 194 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: like I'm gonna let my mind drift here to the 195 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: rest of the week. But you nail. Yeah, Well, okay. 196 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: So here's how it works. 197 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 3: So if the Chiefs beat the Raiders on Monday, the 198 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 3: worst possible record the Chiefs can finish with is ten 199 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 3: and seven. That would be if they lost their final 200 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 3: two games against the Bengals and the Chargers the Broncos. 201 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 3: If they won out, including if they won on Sunday 202 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 3: because they play on Christmas Eve they played before we do, 203 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 3: they would finish at ten and seven as well. The 204 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 3: next tiebreaker for division tiebreakers would be your divisional record, 205 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 3: which would be the same in this instance if the 206 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 3: Chiefs lost out after beating the Raiders and the Broncos 207 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 3: won out. The one after that is common games, which 208 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 3: would also be a tie and a worst case scenario 209 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 3: at eight and four. But you go to the third tiebreaker, 210 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 3: which is conference record. The Chiefs would have the edge. 211 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 3: The Broncos cannot match the Chiefs in terms of conference record. 212 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 3: If the Chiefs beat the Raiders on Monday, meaning the 213 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 3: Chiefs would win an eighth consecutive division title. And doing 214 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 3: the math, I got super fired up. That's the goal. 215 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 3: Go beat the Raiders on Monday. The Chiefs will have 216 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 3: an eighth consecutive division title. Don't take this for granted. 217 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 3: It is really hard to believe because I remember in 218 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 3: twenty sixteen and seventeen, after we won the one in 219 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 3: twenty seventeen, it was a big deal that we won 220 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 3: consecutive division titles for the first time in franchise history. 221 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 3: Now we're on the verge of an eighth straight. 222 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: And that year in seventeen, the Chiefs lost six out 223 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: of seven games, and Coach Reid figured it out. As 224 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: Alex Smith's last year as QB one Mahomes was apprenticing, 225 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs were able to get that back to 226 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: back division title with a Christmas Time victory over the 227 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins. Won't forget it. It's a big deal. You 228 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: don't take it for granted. The other thing is, and 229 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: this is why. So one of the reasons the Chiefs 230 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: have won on eighth straight AFC West titles if they 231 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 1: win on Monday. Is the fact that they've dominated their 232 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: cross pollination games against the NFC this year. The Chiefs, 233 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: with five losses, have lost three times to NFC teams. 234 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: That means they only have two AFC losses. So that 235 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: gets to the critical tiebreaker in your point. So you're going, well, 236 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: the NFC games don't really matter. They do if you 237 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: dominate them and you win all of them, which the 238 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs have done pretty much up till this year. But 239 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: then if you lose him, it's not as costly. So 240 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: if it doesn't cust you in the. 241 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 3: Overall record, well, and that's also if you're looking at 242 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 3: the one seed. That's why if the Chiefs can match 243 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 3: the Baltimore Ravens, the Chiefs have the tiebreaker over the 244 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,599 Speaker 3: Ravens because of the Chiefs conference record. Now that's a 245 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: whole different conversation, but that's where that tiebreaker comes into play. 246 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 3: The Chiefs have dominated AFC competition this year, and that's 247 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 3: important this time of year. 248 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs forty and six against the AFC West in this stretch. 249 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: But don't take it for granted. The other thing we 250 00:11:58,120 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: don't want to take for granted, and you brought this up. 251 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought it up because I'm after the 252 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: game against the New England Patriots. It was the first 253 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: thing that kind of came out at the end of 254 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: the game, and that is the fact that this is 255 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: eleven straight winning seasons by the Kansas City Chiefs, And 256 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: in my nineteen previous years prior to this, there were 257 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: nine winning seasons and ten non winning seasons. So it 258 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: puts that in perspective. But when you look at it 259 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: and you've done a deep dive into this historically in 260 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: the league, it really seems impactful that the Chiefs have 261 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: won eleven straight years. 262 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 3: When you think about the great runs in NFL history 263 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: of franchises, they might win like a whole bunch of games, 264 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 3: but a lot of them have like one year in 265 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 3: there where they go seven and nine or even eight 266 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 3: and eight or six and ten, or just had a 267 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 3: year that wasn't very good and then they rip off 268 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 3: eight more winning seasons after that. But a lot of 269 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: these franchises during great runs in their team's history, have 270 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 3: like one or two down years. The amazing thing about 271 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 3: the Coachery era in Kansas City is there's not been 272 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 3: a down year. Hasn't been one. The worst year is 273 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 3: twenty fourteen at nine and seven. That is still a 274 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 3: winning season. It's the only year the Chiefs haven't made 275 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 3: the playoffs under coach Red And looking at these eleven 276 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 3: straight winning seasons in the context of the Super Bowl era, 277 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 3: which began in nineteen sixty six, because before then, it's 278 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 3: confusing because there's a lot of like the Browns were 279 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 3: playing like ten games and whatever. Anyway, since nineteen sixty six, 280 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 3: this is the fifth longest streak of consecutive winning seasons 281 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: in NFL history, the fifth longest. So here are the 282 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 3: ones that are longer. The Cowboys had twenty straight from 283 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 3: nineteen sixty six to eighty five. That's remarkable. Tom landrew 284 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 3: twenty straight. Number two not surprising is the Patriots had 285 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,559 Speaker 3: nineteen straight from two thousand and one to twenty nineteen. 286 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 3: It's obviously Tom Brady and Bill Belichick that really the 287 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 3: greatest run of this modern era. Third is the forty 288 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 3: nine Ers had sixteen straight from nineteen eighty three to 289 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 3: nineteen ninety eight. That's Joe Montana and Steve Youngep And 290 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 3: then the fourth most is the Raiders. Ironically enough, from 291 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 3: nineteen sixty six to nineteen with fifteen straight that's the 292 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 3: Oakland Raiders before they moved to LA. So the Cowboys, Patriots, 293 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 3: forty nine Ers, and Raiders are the only teams in 294 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 3: NFL history to have a streak or Super Bowl era 295 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 3: history to have a streak of winning seasons longer than 296 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 3: this Kansas City chief squad. So what are we trying 297 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 3: to say? When you flip on the game on Monday, 298 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 3: you are watching the Tom Landry Cowboys, You're watching the 299 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: Joe Montana forty nine Ers, You're watching the Tom Brady Patriots. 300 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 3: That's what you're watching. And it is your team. It 301 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 3: is the Kansas City Chiefs. This is one of the 302 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 3: greatest runs of continued success in NFL history, and it's 303 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 3: just remarkable and I got to enjoy every moment of it, 304 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 3: and the beauty of it is I don't see it 305 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 3: slowing down anytime soon. 306 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: No. But it's why this Christmas Day game coming up 307 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: on Monday is big for so many reasons. And also 308 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: not to take for granted, is this will be a 309 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: Raiders team that's coming in that's kept its purpose and 310 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: let's just credit here interim coach Antonio Pierce. He's done 311 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: an amazing job. First of all, how many teams would 312 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: get beat three to nothing in December and come back 313 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: and put sixty three points on a division opponent and 314 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: basically get the coach and general manager fired the next 315 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: day of the sixty three they put on the board 316 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: against the Chargers, and honestly, the NFL record was in jeopardy. 317 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: If they kept the foot on the foot feet, they 318 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: were going to get the seventy seven points and they 319 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: would have set the all time record. That's who's coming 320 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: in for this game on Monday on Christmas Day. Antonio 321 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: Pierce is to be credited for keeping the boat in 322 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: the water with the Raiders. 323 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 3: Those two games for the Raiders, which are their two 324 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 3: games since they played US, because they had the bye 325 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 3: week after US. That's why the NFL is the greatest, 326 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 3: because you never know what's going to happen. I mean, 327 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 3: the Raiders score zero points and lose three to nothing 328 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 3: to the Vikings out of their bye week, but then 329 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: the week after that they score the most points in 330 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 3: team history with sixty three. They win by forty two. 331 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 3: Here's the really odd thing about that game. So they 332 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 3: only had three hundred and seventy eight yards of offense 333 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 3: scored sixty three points. It was the most points scored 334 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 3: with under four hundred yards of offense since nineteen sixty six. Now, 335 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 3: the Chargers on their first seven drives had five punts, 336 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 3: two fumbles in their own territory. The Chargers had five 337 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 3: turnovers in the game. The Raiders should be applauded for 338 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 3: taking advantage of all those miscues by the Chargers. I mean, 339 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 3: the Chargers did not play well, and that's why the 340 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 3: head coach got fired, and that's why the GM got fired, 341 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 3: and that's why they lost by forty two points. But 342 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 3: the Raiders were not marching down the field the entire game. 343 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 3: It was a lot of Charger mistakes and the Raiders 344 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 3: took advantage of them against this Raiders squad that is 345 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 3: still mathematically alive in the playoff fun It goes to 346 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 3: show you can't make mistakes against them. If you make 347 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 3: mistakes against good teams in the NFL, they'll make you 348 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 3: pay for it. And the Chargers made a lot of 349 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 3: mistakes against the Raiders, and the Raiders were surgically efficient 350 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 3: and making sure they paid for them. 351 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: Another little piece of history in that game, do you 352 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: realize eight different Raiders scored, eight different guy guys and 353 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: Jacoby Myers threw a touchdown, So eight different dudes scored. 354 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: That hasn't happened. It's nineteen fifty and that's only because 355 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: you can't find the records. Pat it goes the same thing, 356 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: like the two benchmarks are like the Merger Super Bowl 357 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: era and then nineteen fifty. Like what happened before nineteen fifty? 358 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: I don't know, but there wasn't any team that had 359 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: eight different guys score, but the Raiders did it against 360 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Now, defensively is where this team gets your attention, 361 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: and especially Max Crosby. Max Crosby is an amazing dude. 362 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: When you look at his what he has been able 363 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: to accomplish from a historical standpoint, He's sitting here over 364 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: fifty sacks, but over three hundred plus tackles in his 365 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: first five years in the league. Only a few guys 366 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: have been able to do that. Khalil Mack is one, 367 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Ware is one, but Max Crosby here's the other 368 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: amazing stat with him eleven times eleven times in the 369 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: last two seasons. Max Crosby has played every defensive snap 370 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: this year, Matt. He has played every defensive snap, every 371 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 1: defensive snap for the seven times. That's crazy. When you 372 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: think about guys rotating in and out. I mean the 373 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: Boses and our guys will come in and out. Crosby 374 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: plays every defensive snap and he plays it like it's 375 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: the last snap you'll ever play. Kudos here to the 376 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: much tattooed cigar smoking on the set of Thursday Night Football, 377 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: Max Crosby. He is a unique dude. 378 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's remarkable. Seventy five pressures this year, that's fifth 379 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 3: most in the NFL. And the thing that's really really 380 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 3: impressive about him, a lot of premier edge rushers in 381 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 3: the NFL are that they are edge rushers. That's all 382 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 3: they're really concerned with. He might be the best run 383 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 3: defender in the NFL. If you go on Pro Football 384 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 3: Focus and look at the top pass rushers in the 385 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 3: league in terms of their pass rushing grade and run 386 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 3: defense grade, he is right there at the top in 387 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 3: both of those. That's very unique. You just don't see 388 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 3: that a lot in the NFL. He's their best defensive player. 389 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 3: He's the engine that makes the whole thing go. You 390 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 3: gotta know where Max Crosby is at all times. 391 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: Yep. And again, the fact that he's played the most 392 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: snaps of any edge defender by eighty snaps tells you 393 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: a lot. And those numbers about him being good against 394 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: the run, in the pass and pressures has been that 395 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: way since twenty nineteen. It's not like, oh, hey, twenty 396 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: twenty three he busted through. He's been there been, there 397 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: have been, there been there. So he lives up to 398 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: his All Pro and Pro Bowl reputation. And yes, and 399 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: he had a sack against the Chiefs. In fact, he's 400 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: had four in the last three games against the Chiefs. 401 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: They have to account for him. But overall, this defense 402 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: with Antonio Pierce is what gets your attention. Sixth in 403 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: the league in the past eight games. You really have 404 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: to kind of discount those first games. You kind of 405 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: got to throw those out as you get prepared for 406 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,719 Speaker 1: this specific game. They're six in the league and offensive 407 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: points allowed. Now keep in mind the Chiefs have been 408 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: so good. But in the past eight games, the Chiefs 409 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: are tenth, the Raiders are six, and. 410 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 3: Since Week eight it's the number three scoring defense in 411 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 3: the NFL, allowing to seventeen points per game. Here's what's interesting. 412 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 3: They're middle of the pack and a lot of specific 413 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 3: defensive categories even in that span, but they're really good 414 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 3: in the red zone. They're only allowing touchdowns in the 415 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 3: red zone since Week eight at a forty seven percent clip. 416 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 3: That's sixth best in the NFL. So they're letting teams 417 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 3: move on them a little bit, but when they get 418 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 3: to the red zone, forcing them to settle for field 419 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 3: goals and keeping this Raiders offense in the game. The 420 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 3: Chiefs offense has to finish in the red zone in 421 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 3: this game, and it's kind of the same narrative that 422 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 3: we had last week. You can't allow the Raiders to 423 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 3: be playing this game in the mud in the fourth quarter. 424 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 3: I mean, this needs to be a situation where if 425 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 3: the Chiefs have opportunities early in this game to go 426 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 3: up maybe double digits, you've got to make sure you 427 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 3: take advantage. You can't let the Raiders hang around because again, 428 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 3: this Raiders squad still has a chance in making the playoffs. 429 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 3: They're fighting for their season. You can't give them hope 430 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 3: and a chance to win it in the end. 431 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: Still love DeVante Adams too. Now the Chiefs did an 432 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: amazing job in the second half of that game in Vegas. 433 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: They shut him down. Hard to do, but in the 434 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 1: first half he was all over the place. And you 435 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: mentioned Jacobe Myers, who's having a sneaky year as a 436 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: passer runner and as a pass catcher for the Raiders. 437 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: And then Michael Meyer is starting to kind of crank 438 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: up too, the baby grunk guy that they got as 439 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 1: a rookie out of Notre Dame. But let's close out 440 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,199 Speaker 1: this way. Another thing not to take for granted. You 441 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: mentioned the Chiefs half to win in the red zone 442 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: in this game and get touchdowns and not field goals. 443 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: There were a couple significant things that I took out 444 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: of the Patriot game that made me hopeful for this 445 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: game against the Raiders, and one was the play of 446 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: Rashie Rice not necessarily getting the record of seven rookie touchdowns, 447 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: which was a Chiefs record. It was the tough catches 448 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: he made at the time in which he made them. 449 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: There are three that come to mind, and you and 450 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: I are kind of on the same wave link with this. 451 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: Two were chain movers. When they needed to move the chains, 452 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: he had to contort his body on those two plays, 453 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: the throw wasn't right at his number four, Hey, I 454 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: can just catch it. Pat put him away from the 455 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: defender and he had to kind of dive and go 456 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: low to get one. And the other one he had 457 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: to twist his body to get it first down, first down, 458 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: and both came at critical times. The third one was 459 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: a third down conversion after the Justin Watson thirty one 460 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: yard pass became a Patrick friendly play. And the fact 461 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 1: that he runs his route but when you watch the 462 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: video at the last eighth of the play, he's adjusting 463 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: to find the void in the zone and gets in 464 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: the vision of Pat for a big twenty plus play. 465 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: Those three plays were significant and hopefully not take it 466 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: for granted, and that can carry over to the Raiders 467 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: game because that also could mean a red zone touchdown. 468 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 3: That last one that you're referencing, which helps set up 469 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 3: the Jack McKennon touchdown at the end of the first half, 470 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 3: looked eerily similar to his drop against the Broncos early 471 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 3: in the season, in the game that the Chiefs lost in. 472 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: Denver, at about the same point of the game, about. 473 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 3: The same point in the game, same kind of momentum 474 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 3: shifting play, same part of the field, and I think 475 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 3: that shows the growth of a young receiver that he 476 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 3: dropped it in the Broncos game. It's bummer. You got 477 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 3: to move on and learn from it. And in a 478 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: very similar situation at the same spot on the field 479 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 3: where his quarterback really needed him to make a play, 480 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 3: he caught it, tucked it and got up field led 481 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 3: to a touchdown. And what's funny about the Patriots game 482 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 3: is the Patriots were up ten to seven, then the 483 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 3: Chiefs marched on the field before the end of the 484 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 3: first half scored and that Rashi play was right in 485 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 3: the middle of that to set up mckennim's touchdown. That 486 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 3: was part of a run of seventeen unanswered points for 487 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,959 Speaker 3: the Chiefs. All the Patriots ran just two offensive plays. 488 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 3: So that shows that this Chiefs team can really get 489 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 3: going when things are going well and when they're executing. 490 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 3: And that play by Rushi was a great example of execution. 491 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 3: Everything was right there, There weren't any mistakes. They executed 492 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 3: it perfectly and we saw the results. 493 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: Again chain moving being Patrick friendly and hopefully this week 494 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: a catch like he had a week before where he 495 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,120 Speaker 1: had the red zone touchdown catch and a tight window throw. 496 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: Those are huge, all right, the funt we'll close out 497 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: this way. The other thing not to take for granted 498 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 1: is what a full linebacker room means. This game was 499 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: only the fifth time that the Chiefs had both Drew 500 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: Tranquil and Nick Bolton on the field at the same time. 501 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: Prior to that, it was only weeks one, two, four, 502 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: and six because one or the other was out and missed. 503 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,360 Speaker 1: What we saw in the New England game, and this 504 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: we saw the Willigay junior interception. Leo Chanel's having an 505 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: awesome year and not getting enough talk about him. Also 506 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: on special teams, he leads the team in special teams tackles. 507 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: But when the full linebacker room is there, it allows 508 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: the scientist and the chemist Steve Spagnolo to mix the 509 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: chemicals and he's got everybody to work with. The last sack. 510 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: Go watch the video of the last sack. Nick Bolton 511 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: and Drew Tranquil are out there at the same time, 512 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: and we see how lightning fast Drew Tranquil is on 513 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: a sack or a delayed lets for a sack, which 514 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: everybody does to us all the time on Patrick. When 515 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: Tranquil does it, it's absolutely lethal. With a full linebacker room. 516 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: This Kansas City Chiefs team is very different. 517 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 3: Well, they're so versatile, and it goes hand in hand 518 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 3: with Charles and Menehew as well, who's also a versatile 519 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 3: defensive lineman. But when Spagis can use these guys in 520 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 3: so many different ways, when you can have Drew Tranquill 521 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 3: as a coverage linebacker or as a blitzer, or as 522 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 3: a guy you can trust. 523 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: In the run game. 524 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 3: I mean, a lot of players in the NFL you 525 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 3: can't trust them to do everything, and you can trust 526 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 3: Nick Bolton to do just about everything. You can trust 527 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 3: Drew Tranquil to do just about everything. We know Willie 528 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 3: Gay is one of the most athletic linebackers in the NFL. 529 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 3: Leu Chanelle, like you said, having a great season, and 530 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 3: even Jack Cochran, who I think did a really admirable 531 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 3: job filling in for both Tranquill and Bolton in the 532 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 3: Packer game. So we're lucky to have this group of linebackers. 533 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 3: This is the number three scoring defense in the NFL 534 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 3: for a lot of reasons. But that middle of this defense, 535 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 3: that linebacker corps, maybe the best linebacker corps we've had 536 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 3: in a very long time here in Kansas City is 537 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 3: a big reason. 538 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 1: Why I'm glad you brought up Charles Amena, who because 539 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: such an impactful player. And he's also much like Max 540 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: Crosby that we talked about, not saying he's Crosby, not 541 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: saying he's not. He'll also play the run. He does 542 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 1: not rush the passer at the sacrifice of the run. 543 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,679 Speaker 1: And an opportunity to talk to Charles Amena, who's always 544 00:25:58,720 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: a good day. 545 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, just a good player, a guy that came in 546 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 3: here kind of mid season, but has four and a 547 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 3: half sacks, eight quarterback hits, a forced fumble, twenty three 548 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 3: pressures this year and sixteen pressures in his last four games. 549 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 3: He's a guy that's helping us win. And as Mitch said, 550 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 3: we had a chance to catch up with Charles earlier 551 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 3: this week. 552 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: Christmas came early to the Chiefs kingdom. It was springtime, 553 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs signed Charles and mine who's with us now? 554 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: Matt will attest. The first thing I did was like 555 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: go back and watch the Houston game of twenty nineteen. 556 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,679 Speaker 1: You had a seventeen yard game changing sack. You remember 557 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: that play? 558 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 5: I do, So you guys were back up and it 559 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 5: was going into halftime and we had our like dying 560 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 5: package in the game. I was thrown in there like 561 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 5: a shade and play accident, and I just kind of 562 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 5: just played the plays and right quick felt the soft 563 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 5: set and I just I think I snatched a rip 564 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 5: and then I seen Pat with the ball kind of 565 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 5: caught back and I just tomahawk topped his arm the 566 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 5: ball came out. I'm like, bro, the ball out of 567 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:06,360 Speaker 5: the ball out fumble. I think uh Bernard McKinney, uh 568 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 5: fifty five our mil lineback. 569 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 4: He recovered it, and I just was the latest stag. 570 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 5: The whole statement was quiet, and I just like, yeah, 571 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 5: this feels good, man, This feels good. 572 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: Bro. Yeah, we can laugh about it. We were terrified 573 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: at the time. Yeah, but now you've seen the light. 574 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 4: Yeah to the right side thing man, for sure. 575 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: Mitch isn't kidding though. 576 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 3: Like as soon as we signed you, he ran in 577 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 3: with that play ready to go on his laptop and 578 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 3: he showed it to me. He's like, we got this 579 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 3: guy now, yeah, and correct me if I'm wrong. Were 580 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 3: you lined up inside on that play? 581 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 4: I was on the center. 582 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 3: Okay, So that's a great example of your versatility what 583 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 3: makes you so specials. You can line up on the 584 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 3: edge and be a tremendous edge wresser, but you can 585 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 3: also be like a nightmare for guards and centers because 586 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 3: of your length. Yeah, how much pride do you take 587 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 3: in that being so versatile on the defensive line. 588 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 5: I take a lot of pride, you know. Coming into 589 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 5: the league, that's what I started doing in college. I 590 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 5: ain't doing as much, but then when I got drafted, 591 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 5: my role was kind of like rushing souf rust on 592 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 5: the center, rush on the guard, and I took probably 593 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 5: in a lot in it because I mean, I just 594 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 5: want to that role to be something that I could 595 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 5: excel in and make my way in the league. And 596 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,719 Speaker 5: as I got older and older, it became something I 597 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 5: just came became very good at and that kind of 598 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 5: just became my niche. And then also sitting the edge 599 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 5: at defensive end and beating up tight end. So and 600 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 5: then I think last year with the Niners, I had 601 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 5: got to a point where I was comfortable doing both 602 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 5: where I felt like I was I could make an 603 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 5: impact on the edge and inside and crazy enough, this 604 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 5: year I've really been on the edge a little bit more. 605 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 5: I think I want to and I've talked to my 606 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 5: coaches about kind of just making it a healthy sprinkle 607 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 5: of both. 608 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 4: Sure, it's been. 609 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 5: It's something I think that if you're a bigger defensive end, 610 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 5: if you're not like a speech to like a have 611 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 5: on or mica is, that's an extra tool in your 612 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 5: toolbox that can help you out. 613 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: I love it. Beat up on tight ends. You know 614 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: they're terrified I have to block this guy. It's awesome. 615 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: So Sacks, that's three weeks in a row four, it's 616 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: already tired your career, hind Sacks, And what about being 617 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 1: in this environment, in this system with these guys, and 618 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: how much it's rejuvenated you. 619 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 5: I think it's just I think it's a system. Like 620 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 5: you said, Uh, it's a lot of press man here, 621 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,239 Speaker 5: a lot of man and man. So it kind of 622 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 5: the windows a little bit tighter. When I reached the 623 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 5: four and a half side mark. In San France, we 624 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 5: play a lot of zonn and teams with that group 625 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 5: really did not They tried everything they could for us 626 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 5: for not to touch the courtreck at all. 627 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 4: Here. 628 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 5: I think it's a little bit difficult because there's a 629 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 5: lot of blitzing it's man to man, so it makes 630 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 5: it a little bit tighter and harder to focus just 631 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 5: on the D line. So it's giving me the extra hitch. 632 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 5: Playing with guys like Chris, George, Mike Derek, they help 633 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 5: out a lot. And just I've, like I said, in 634 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 5: eight games, got four and a half. It feels good, 635 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 5: but I just want to keep it rolling. You know, 636 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 5: we got three more games in the regular season, so 637 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 5: I want to keep this streak going. I was telling Joe, 638 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 5: I was like, I'm three for three. 639 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 4: Joe. He saw on you if if it's duck. 640 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 3: Now You've had a chance to play as part of 641 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 3: some pretty good pass rushes in your career. One thing 642 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 3: that I've noticed, I don't know if there's a connection here, 643 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 3: but Nick Bosa always plays with one arm up like 644 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 3: he's a Olympic sprinter about to get off the line. 645 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: You do that too. Did you pick that up from 646 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: Nick and what you. 647 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 5: Learn from him? I did. I definitely picked up my 648 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 5: stance from Nick man. Nick is an incredible player, but 649 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 5: people see the product on the field. You got to 650 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 5: see how the man works off the field, and I 651 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 5: think I also took that from guys like JJ Watt Nick. 652 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 5: Those two guys I really watched how they work and 653 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 5: why transit on the field, And then I would asked 654 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 5: Nick about his off season workout plans and why his 655 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 5: get off was so strong and why he was so 656 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 5: fast off the ball. The stance is more than just 657 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 5: my arm back is you put a lot of pressure 658 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 5: on your on your front hand, you a lot of 659 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 5: weight on your feet, and it's like I'm in a 660 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 5: I'm really in a forty yard desk dance every play. 661 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 5: So yeah, I adopted that from Nick, and it's something 662 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 5: that I won't stop doing that, to be honest. 663 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 4: Yeah. 664 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: Really interesting. 665 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 3: So Nick had the most pressures in the Niners last year, 666 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 3: but you had the second most, and now you're bringing 667 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 3: that to Kansas City. 668 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: That's certainly translated. 669 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I love it. 670 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: Final question and it deals with joy. You tweeted the 671 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: other day, And I've seen this joy in you. There's 672 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: a waiting. You know, you can get pulled out of 673 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: the game and then you get an appreciation. How much 674 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: joy are you feeling right now, not just in your game, 675 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: but in your heart? 676 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 4: Yeah. 677 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 5: Man, I've said a couple of times that I'm probably 678 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 5: the happiest I've ever been for. To be honest, I 679 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 5: had the game pool for me for six weeks and 680 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 5: that was the toughest six weeks I've ever endured. Football 681 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 5: means a lot to me. Is my life. It's been 682 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 5: my life since the fourth grade. I've never missed more 683 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 5: than two weeks maybe the football. So having to deal 684 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 5: with everything I dealt with even coming here, having to 685 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 5: deal with everything I dealt with during the six weeks 686 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 5: on and off the field, and then to come back 687 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 5: first game getting the sacked, second game getting the sack, 688 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 5: had a little bit of a drought for three weeks, 689 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 5: and then these last three weeks getting to the quarterback. 690 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 5: Really feeling like I'm getting to my own and being 691 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 5: in a mental space and environment where like I don't 692 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 5: look over my shoulder, I don't worry about anything, there's 693 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 5: no troubles on my mind. I'm just free and be 694 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 5: able to have my personality show in life. Is the 695 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 5: greatest joy that I can have ever received. And I 696 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 5: hope that people that watches and get a chance to 697 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 5: watch this understand that, like you know, as a football player, 698 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,719 Speaker 5: they think that life is all good and dandy. 699 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 4: But I went through a nine months ster to. 700 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 5: Just pure like stress a high, high level, but thankful 701 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 5: to God, thankful the people around me that I was 702 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 5: able to get out of there, and I'm my smiles 703 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 5: from here. There's really nothing that can take my joy 704 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 5: down at this point. 705 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: So it's the holiday season, it's the Christmas season. We're 706 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: looking forward to Charles the men who's spreading the joy 707 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: on Christmas Day. 708 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, it's gonna be a lot of doing. Christmas 709 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 4: prompted that. 710 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: And another thing that's huge about Charles In fact, on 711 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,719 Speaker 1: the Chiefs Kingdom radio show, like this week we had 712 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: Neil Smith on right because it's a short week and 713 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: we had it was a short week still for the 714 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: from the Kingdom standpoint, But wingspan to me is the 715 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: most underrated metric in all of sports, and that when 716 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 1: you see Charles e Meenahu and the wingspan and his 717 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: power as an athlete, you realize, wow, uh, this is 718 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: gonna be something. It's already good, it can get a 719 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: whole lot better. 720 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 3: Well, that's one of the reasons Max Crosby is so good. 721 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 3: I mean they call him the Condor for a reason. 722 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 3: He has a gigantic wingspan, and Charles and Minie who 723 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 3: is similar in that way. I mean, we were so 724 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 3: excited when we got Charles because of that versatility. I mean, 725 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,919 Speaker 3: when you can play as an edge rusher, that's one thing, 726 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 3: but also putting his body type and skill set over 727 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 3: a guard as a three tech inside is a disaster 728 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 3: for most offensive lines, Like it's so difficult to handle, 729 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:27,400 Speaker 3: and that gives other guys on this team like Mike Dana, 730 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 3: George carloftis Chris Jones if he wants to bounce outside. 731 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 3: There's so much versatility in this group where if you 732 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 3: are an offense preparing for the Chiefs pass rush, you 733 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 3: just don't quite know where guys are going to line up. 734 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 3: I mean you could have Charles and Minie who over 735 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 3: the guard half the time, and then the next game 736 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 3: he's not over the guard at all. You just don't know. 737 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 3: And that's the beauty of this defense. And we're so 738 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 3: lucky to have Charles here in Kansas City. He's a 739 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 3: big part of why this defense has been so good 740 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 3: this year. 741 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: Christmas Day game against the Raiders historic if the Chiefs 742 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: can win the AFC West and win this game, also 743 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: a streak of eleven straight winning seasons. A guy like 744 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:07,240 Speaker 1: Charles Amenehu a full linebacker, room Roshie Rice catching third 745 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 1: downs and extending drives, but mostly friends, family during this 746 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: holiday season. For all of those reasons, let's not take 747 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: it for granted.