With several days still to come before the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers square off in Super Bowl LIV, K.C. defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo let reporters in on what is occupying his mind before the big game: the Niners running backs.
In the course of a single season, the Chiefs have gone from a laughingstock of a run defense to being the only team who could halt Derrick Henry’s momentum. That in itself is a major win for a defense that was remade on the fly in a single offseason, including the leadership.