On Saturday the NFL playoffs will start with the match of the Kansas City Chiefs against Tennessee Titans in the wild card round. Can the guys from Kansas under Andy Reid be successful in the playoofs or is there a quick exit? SPOX provides you with all information about the meeting and the live stream on DAZN.
The Chiefs season resembles a roller coaster ride. The season’s first exclamation point was set at the opening victory in the New England championship, but Eric Barry’s injury also marked the first major setback. Alex Smith played remarkably well in the first few weeks of the downfield passing game, but the defense had huge problems in both backfield and pass rush.
After the defense could gradually adapt to Andy Reid’s concept in the offensive, the offense around rookie-running-back Kareem Hunt seemed to be too often calculable and unimaginative. Although they started the season with a five-victory series, they had to concede defeats in six of the next seven games. At the end of the season the Chiefs were able to catch themselves again and made the playoff participation clear in Week 16. Self-confidence returned perfectly to the playoffs in Kansas.
The Titans, on the other hand, relied completely on Smash-Mouth-Football. Their 157 Passing-First-Downs collected speak for themselves – only three teams collected less. In addition, the Titans scored just 60.9 plays per game, which is the fourth lowest score in the league.
Despite this enormous effectiveness, the Titans reached the playoffs only just like that. Unnecessary defeats against the Cardinals, 49ers and Rams quickly ruined their previously promising position. A Do-or-Die game in Week 17 finally secured the Titan’s playoff participation.
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On the part of the Chiefs, however, Travis Kelce must be looked after. The tight end played an outstanding season and was a constant go-to option for Smith. Against the Titans’ lightning-happy Defense, it could serve as a pass option at high pressure on the quarterback. It can also be set up on the outside and would therefore have a constant miss-match against defensive backs and linebackers.
On the other side, everyone’s looking at Marcus Mariota. Though the young Hawaiian is not a good season, he is extremely important to the team in the decisive games. This season he sold 62 percent of his passes, with 13 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Its register rating fell from 95.6 percent in the previous year to 79.3 percent. Injuries caused his accuracy in the passing game to fade somewhat. If the Titans want to win the game, Mariota must not make mistakes.