Time to prepare for the big Sunday matchup. I start with thoughts from the Chiefs win over the Bills. What we can identify as focus areas for the Chiefs, and lessons learned for the Ravens.
The Chiefs Running Game
Readers well know that Mike Macdonald’s zone focuses create weakness in the Ravens interior run defense. The Ravens typically wind up with only six defenders in the box. In the Chiefs tight victory over the Bills, virtually all of their success in the run game was between the tackles. Isaiah Pacheco ran tough with arms flailing (a fumble risk) as the Chiefs pounded the ball. They had virtually no success with designed running plays wide. Pacheco looked a bit slower to me than I expected, just a tad less explosiveness than we’ve seen before. Continue reading “Ravens-Chiefs Preview: Thoughts from the Chiefs Win Over Buffalo”