In the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the defense was consistently put in bad positions because of offensive turnovers. Otherwise, they did fairly well, forcing punts on the first two Chargers drives, forcing another on their opening possession of the second half — and late in the fourth quarter, getting a badly-needed red-zone stop.
For most of the game, the unit’s run defense was impressive. Its downfall was its inability to defend against the pass. We saw coverage busts — and sometimes, a nonexistent pass rush.
Let’s look at what went wrong when the Chargers dropped back to pass.