5. The winning formula to beating KC’s offense
Kansas City’s offense looks different this season. Scoring league-wide is down this year but the Chiefs are averaging 6.26 points less per game than they did in 2022. They tie for 11th right now as they’re averaging 22.92 points per game.
“The difference is this, years ago you had to score 30 to beat Kansas City, that’s no longer the case,” ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky told One Bills Live. “And really, Patrick (Mahomes) has to play an unbelievable game it feels like for them to score 21 to 24, and that is just a massive ask…when it comes down to the Chiefs offense there are two things really, you can play man coverage against this team. You could not in the past. And you can get after this offensive line, ever since that Super Bowl you could not. So, if you’re edge players on defense play well, if the rush guys play well, you’re going to have pressure on Patrick.”
Buffalo has been one of the best at pressuring the quarterback so far this season as they have 41 sacks (t-3rd) and 80 quarterback hits (5th). They also have three players with at least six sacks so far this season.
“If you’re gunna ask, ‘Hey what are the three things you’ve gotta do as a football team to beat Kansas City?’ I would say if not one then two, those edge guys gotta dominate the game, and they can,” Orlovsky said. “(Kansas City) is not a good tackle unit, it’s just not. It’s who they are. There’s penalties and the pass protection is an issue…a big part of the reason if they win this week will be that rush unit.”
Kansas City doesn’t have any wide receivers that rank within the top 10 this year in terms of receiving yards or touchdowns but they do have a tight end and running back that rank high in those categories. Even though the offense isn’t as explosive, the Bills will still need a plan to shut down tight end Travis Kelce and running back Isiah Pacheco.
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