ByJohn DixonNovember 21, 2023 29Comments/29New Week 11 AP NFL power rankings: A fitting ranking before ‘Monday Night Football’ The Arrowhead Pride team ranks the league from top to bottom. ByTom ChildsNovember 14, 2023 17Comments/17New ...
The Chiefs (5-1) already had a top-10 defense coming into the game, and that ranking could well improve after the job they did against the Broncos. They piled up four sacks, picked off Wilson twice and forced a clinching fumble in the final minutes. Part of the ...
The Giants struggled a bit on defense last year, ranking 20th in EPA per dropback allowed, partly because they lacked enough adequate cornerbacks to run Wink Martindale’s blitz-heavy scheme. Banks should be able to step into the building as a Day 1 starter oppositeAdoree' Jacksonand give th...
"Really just the whole game, just our whole entire season, it was the defense keeping us in there, and the offense making plays when it counted," said Mahomes, who threw for 333 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and was awarded his third Super Bowl MVP award. ...
Ranking 16th in points allowed and 11th in yards allowed this past season, the Chiefs' defense fielded rookies at all levels of the defense. Along the defensive line, George Karlaftis finished the regular season strong after getting off to a bit of a slow start. In the linebacking co...
The Chiefs are averaging 24.1 points per game on offense (11th in NFL), and they rank eighth defensively with 19.6 points allowed per game. The Chargers rank 18th in the NFL with 21.7 points per game, but they've been led by their defense, which ranks best by giving up...
The 49ers are the No. 1 defense on passes in the middle of the field, and they're especially strong on intermediate passes up the middle. On passes up the middle between 6 and 15 air yards, the 49ers allowed a 53% catch rate, compared with an NFL average of 67%...
Perhaps the sternest test in the regular season will come on Christmas Day, when the Chiefs travel to Pittsburgh to meet the 10-3 Steelers, who are more than capable of dominating on both sides of the ball with a stern defense, and Russell Wilson playing like the Russell Wilson of old. ...
a plus for Spagnuolo's unit and while Sneed is dealing with some knee inflammation during training camp and the preseason, he's expected to deliver with another big season in 2023. Benoit's ranking is a testament to Sneed's profile and upside in the biggest year of his career ...
fixed, the addition of rookie receiverBrian Thomas Jr.should help elevate Lawrence and the offense, while a playmaker-led defense will take a step up from 2023. Will that be enough for Jacksonville to make a postseason run after collapsing out of the playoff picture down the stretch last ...