The Chiefs Just Found a New Way to Win
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Episode Description
Kansas City dominated with its run game and defense, even without a standout passing performance.
Tej Seth, data scientist, explains why Kenneth Walker's explosive running ability could make the Chiefs even tougher to stop.
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Brief Summary
The Chiefs excelled in run game and defense, not passing, with Mahomes returning from injury.
Key points
- Chiefs' Surprising Dominance. The Chiefs showcased a powerful run game and defense, surprising the league.
- Kenneth Walker's Impact. The Chiefs signed Kenneth Walker to enhance their rushing game, showing promise.
Transcript
I I did think that the Chiefs were really impressive yesterday, but it wasn't for the reasons that you would you normally expect from the Chiefs, which I think might make it more scary for the rest of the league, where the it was the Chiefs run game and defense that really dominated the game. And in Patrick Mahomes' first game back from his injury, the pass game wasn't impressive at all. And but you had you had this Chiefs run game where they went out and they signed Kenneth Walker this off season because their running backs were the least explosive rushers in the league last year. And we talk about running back value all the time, and you know, it
doesn't matter as much as as most other positions on the field, but I do think that when you look at which component the running back actually controls of their rush, it's the explosive rush ability. It's like, how well can you take what was blocked for an 8-yard rush and turn it into a 20-yard rush? And Kenneth Walker appears to be really good at that.
