Chiefs' Strategy: Defense & Clutch Plays Defines Win vs. Texans

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00:00For some reason, when it comes to the Chiefs, you do what many do.

00:05Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, move those numbers out of my face.

00:07I can't read those.

00:08What's the score?

00:09Oh, this team!

00:10And, Pat, let me tell you.

00:12Well, Joe, what did he do?

00:13Made plays.

00:14He won.

00:15He found a way to get hit in the head by Will Anderson.

00:17This team was outgained by over 100 yards and didn't turn over their opponent.

00:22Correct.

00:23And won the football game, becoming the first team to do that in 50 times.

00:28Okay.

00:29That's never happened before.

00:31Good for them.

00:32It's the same Chiefs we've seen.

00:34They win because.

00:36That's the old breakdown, Lacey.

00:38Because.

00:39Not because.

00:40They win because they're a championship team in the sense of they made the plays and their

00:46players stepped up when the chips are in the middle of the table.

00:49I always told you that.

00:51Statistically, they're not going to wow you in terms of the regular season, but they have

00:55number 15 on their center, and I think at least two of us on this desk would say, if

01:00we're betting money, what's the one guy you don't want against you?

01:05That's gross, Pat.

01:06It's number 15.

01:07It's Pat Mahomes.

01:08I mean, Travis Kelsey brushes off his.

01:11I'm just saying.

01:12They had eight sacks yesterday, Kev.

01:15Eight sacks!

01:16And Mahomes had how many of those sacks?

01:17Why is it 15, man?

01:20He was the what best player for them yesterday?

01:23Ninth?

01:24Why are we doing this?

01:25Tell me the Chiefs played great.

01:27Tell me Spads is the new hot coordinator over Aaron Glenn.

01:31Stop telling me it's 15 when it's not 15.

01:34Okay, so when Lamar and Baltimore had the number one seed, was Lamar wowing everybody

01:41in regards to statistics?

01:43No.

01:44But he was looked at as the leader of that organization and the team because he was the

01:48starting quarterback.

01:50We judge elite quarterbacks by how many wins and losses they have in playoffs and Super

01:55Bowls.

01:56We do!

01:57Why is Tom Brady the best and the GOAT?

01:59Because he has seven Super Bowl rings.

02:01Six with New England and one with Tampa Bay.

02:04That is the only reason why he could throw for 100 yards for a game, but it doesn't matter

02:09because he wins.

02:11And that's the way we judge elite quarterbacks.

02:13Am I wrong about that?

02:15Game script, Alex.

02:16It looks like the game script now for Kansas City is based on defense is nasty.

02:19Make a couple plays on offense.

02:20We're going to move forward.

02:21We'll win championships in left and right and see if we can do it again this year.

02:24Headed for a three-peat.

02:25I don't look at the Kansas City Chiefs anymore and wonder why they don't just blow teams

02:29off the map.

02:30But what I started to look at now is Steve Spagnuolo might be the best defensive coordinator

02:33in football.

02:34And as Joe points out, that's eight sacks in that football game.

02:37Constantly putting on the pressure.

02:39And if you are a quarterback on the other side, there is something to be said.

02:42Let me make plays when I need to.

02:43Let me run around like a maniac.

02:44Get a couple personal fouls.

02:45And at the same time, not turn the football over.

02:47You win games like that.

02:49Yeah.

02:50They didn't turn the football over.

02:51That's great.

02:52Right?

02:53Again, best player in the world.

02:54I'm going to need a little more if you want me to.

02:56Again.

02:57But he made that throw.

02:58That throw.

02:59That throw.

03:00Congrats.

03:01He made a good throw.

03:02It was awesome.

03:03Awesome.

03:04That's great.

03:05Hurts made a good throw last week.

03:07And I was told you should cut him and put Pickett on their center.

03:09No, no, no.

03:10Because here's the story.

03:11Right?

03:12Why do we keep pretending that the way these games look is how they want?

03:17Do you think it was in their game plan to have this game tied with under

03:22five minutes to go in the third quarter?

03:24Because they were an extra point away from that being the case.

03:27I know.

03:28Most games in the playoffs, depending on the spread there, obviously,

03:31are not really blowouts per se.

03:33You know what I mean?

03:34When you have the favorite.

03:35You're playing to your own advantages.

03:37Kansas City understands they don't have Tyreek Hill and explosive offense.

03:40They're going to run the football.

03:41They're going to try to pick up the yard.

03:42They're going to play good defense.

03:44And when they have to make a play, they make the play.

03:46That's their M.O.

03:47It's not like they just started doing this four weeks ago.

03:49Like this has been a running trend for a couple years where we're not as

03:53explosive on offense.

03:54And that's fine.

03:55We'll play good defense, not turn the football over,

03:57and make a play when we need to.

03:58And voila, another victory for the Chiefs.

04:00I'm just going to say, if you had $1,000,

04:04if you had a score or needed game-winning touchdown or field goal,

04:10who do you want on the center?

04:11You want Pat Mahomes.

04:12You don't want anybody else.

04:14But that's not how this game played out.

04:16But it doesn't matter.

04:17But you always have that in your back pocket.

04:19It doesn't always have to play out that way.

04:21I'm sorry.

04:22That is useless.

04:23You telling me that this was a great performance by Pat because the game was

04:27on the line.

04:28No, no, no.

04:29I never said it was a great performance.

04:30What I said was they won because they had 15.

04:32That's not why they won the game.

04:33What I said was game.

04:34They would have won this game if Carson went to the center.

04:36Okay.

04:37That I disagree with.

04:38Why?

04:39Based on what?

04:40They're not winning that game with Carson Wentz.

04:42How?

04:43Come on.

04:44But they won the game because of their defense.

04:45Which is it?

04:46Pat Mahomes is the leader.

04:49He extends plays.

04:50He makes first downs.

04:51He puts players in positions.

04:53He gets hit in the head real well.

04:55It's impressive.

04:56Smart move.

04:57Right?

04:58Clever.

04:59He's got three Super Bowls.

05:00And?

05:01I'm just saying.

05:02I don't know what that means.

05:03If Jalen Hurts had three Super Bowls under his belt,

05:06we'd be talking about Jalen Hurts in the same capacity.

05:08Hopefully he wins his first one.

05:10Why wouldn't we?

05:11No.

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