Chiefs vs LA Rams/Bolts
Chiefs-8
Bolts have been pre season hype machines for what 10 years now? Lots of love for defense this year but I just don’t see it. Bolts always play Chiefs tough and even stole a game from them last year. Chiefs for me are just not a lock in to cover larger spreads. But they do score bunches super fast at times. 8 is more important these days with XP shenanigans.
Bolts offense. Well they are rolling out conservative Tyrod. No more check down Charlie Mr. Rivers padding box scores of 300 yards and 2 TD by playing long hand off to RB’s. Oline has all sorts of Holes, injuries and unknowns. Bottom line it’s a vanilla Offense that isn’t suited vs a Chiefs Offense. Scheme, Tyrod and Limping Oline equals Chalk and Chiefs. I have to expect Bolts locker room is pumped up with false sense of hope. Likely discussing how if they can control the clock, utilize the run and rely on the defenses they can keep it close and rattle KC choice of play style/tempo. Sounds great! I would agree. Just one problem, that OL.
Chiefs and Pat on some nice new turf break it in in fashion. Not stating the obvious, but Chiefs can just score too quick and much. KC defense has some play making pieces but lacks consistency all 3 groups. Anytime you have an Offense that can score , no matter how good the defense is they will surrender more points than how good they are. Just by pure pace and more possessions of opportunity by other teams. But I think for this game the front of KC can make some noise and capitalize on inferior OL issues of Bolts.
Simply a play of a Great Offense vs a Offense that just isn’t suited by game script to make a impact vs Chiefs. No matter how good the Bolts defense is by all the backers out there. If the play calling by the Bolts was done by Niners Shanny then I would go the other way. As I would consider this a good team comp in many factors. Bolts just don’t have that play calling or the Oline like Niners. I think we see some ST/Def noise by KC this game. Along with some big plays by KC. KC will need to eat some sort of clock to tease Bolts just enough to think they are in it.
QB big edge KC
OL edge KC
RB edge KC
TE/WR big edge KC
DL edge Bolts
LB slight edge KC
secondary edge Bolts
KC 3-4 TD 2-3 FG (32pts)
Bolts 1-2 TD 2-3 FG (18pts)
KC 36
SD 17