This KC Chiefs defense is answering doubters with increasingly impressive performances

The surging Chiefs defense previously faced the likes of the New York Giants and an Aaron Rodgers-less Green Bay Packers squad. Solid performances in those games were met with some skepticism.

Sunday night’s matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders presented a test, especially given the caliber of quarterback across the line of scrimmage.

But with a convincing 41-14 win at Allegiant Stadium, lingering doubts about the Chiefs’ defense might have been put to rest.

“It took us, obviously, more than a couple of weeks to kind of start the communicating, seeing what teams are trying to do against us,” safety Tyrann Mathieu said. “But we got some good coaches, and then the guys we got on our team,…