KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There are times when coordinator Steve Spagnuolo can see the Kansas City Chiefs' defense coming together.
For five consecutive quarters against the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens, the Chiefs allowed just six points with two takeaways and halted six drives at three or four plays before a punt.
The Chiefs then allowed 22 points and almost 300 yards to the Ravens in the final two quarters of Week 3 and watched a once-sizable lead shrink to four points by game's end.
A turbulent Chiefs defense -- a unit that struggled all of last season, prompting a major overhaul -- has been all over the place heading into Sunday's game at the Detroit Lions (1 p.