Big Second Half Puts Chiefs Past Philadelphia

The Chiefs have knocked off a couple of tough opponents to start the season. “Nelson is fast, explosive, good off the line vs. press, good route-runner, good feet, good separation at the top of routes”, offensive coordinator Frank Reich said.

“It was a screen play”, Wentz said.

Wentz would have been better served eating the ball there.

In Week 1 the Bengals were trashed 20-0 by the Baltimore Ravens, and Andy Dalton was only able to average 5.5 yards per pass through the game, accumulating an horrendous 28.4 passer rating. The Chiefs are working towards another AFC West title this year while the Eagles are out to overtake the Dallas Cowboys to win the NFC East title.

“I’ve got really clear ideas about how I want to run things over there with a really good team behind me and we will just reflect on it at the end of the series”.

Prized offseason acquisition LeGarrette Blount was nowhere to be found Sunday afternoon, as he did not receive any carries against the Chiefs. They came back with another strong offensive showing late against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The Birds, as they have been known to do, abandoned the run, with just 17 attempts – four of them Carson Wentz scrambles (for 55 yards) and threw the ball 46 times. Most notable Wendell Smallwood being 3 carries for 4 yards. Kelce rumbled for a few positive gains after taking shovel passes against the Patriots, and yesterday’s game showed off the full potential of the play.

“We got it straightened out”, Reid said. Perhaps the Eagles should look for some outside help at the position. “Everybody took pride in what they did and we just played hard”.

This year’s receiving corps is night and day when compared to last year’s receiving corps. We saw Travis Kelce break tackles and get some yards after the catch.

One of the bright spots from Sunday’s game that shouldn’t be dwarfed was the performance by wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.

Philly made a bevy of incredible defensive plays, shutting down Tyreek Hill and, aside from one 53-yard screw up, shut down Kareem Hint as well but were unable to make a play in crunch time. He had 10 rushes for 48 yards and two receptions for 30 yards in his bones. Kelce’s touchdown catch with 6:25 left and Hunt’s second TD scamper appeared to have put the game away.

Seumalo: I do not normally like to call out a specific player and make him the highlight of the loss, but Isaac Seumalo looks very weak at the left guard spot these last two games. No matter how many connections there are, fans can expect a well-played game. That’s great news for the Chiefs as their offense relies heavily on the running game. McLeod and Watkins both suffered injuries against the Chiefs and were unable to return to the game. The other safety, Corey Graham, and the cornerback on that side, rookie Rasul Douglas, both took poor angles and could only watch helplessly as Hunt flew by.

Defensive back Eric Berry is out for the season for the Chiefs. Indianapolis, 0-2 for the fourth consecutive year, thought it may have changed directions after switching quarterbacks. “So we did take advantage of some of the throws down the field that we had”. He replaced Caleb Sturgis, who was injured. Additionally, Watkins seemed to struggle before he was knocked out of the game. So the key thing to remember here is that the Chiefs have been building, slowly, toward having a more dynamic offense.