5 winners and 4 losers in Kansas City Chiefs’ win over Eagles

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 42-30 on Sunday afternoon, raising their record to 2-2. Let’s take a look at the chefs who have stood out, for better or for worse:

Winners

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Mike Danna: Another week in, another strong performance from second year EDGE. Danna was active against the Eagles, giving us some impact plays – including a pair of sacks. The Chiefs don’t look great on the defensive front, but Danna has been a silver lining.

Tyreek Hill: Hill put in a huge performance, rewarding both Chiefs fans and his fantasy football owners with a remarkable 186 yards and three touchdowns from the fastest player on the planet. He did it using his speed and quickness, but it was his run that was perhaps the most impressive. He was consistently getting a split against all defenders – and on his last touchdown Hill really put the cornerback into the rotation cycle.

Patrick Mahomes: A truly stable and consistent performance led Mahomes to his first four touchdown game of the season. With the running game also working well, the attack was buzzing. Sure… there was an interception – but part of that was because Mahomes got hit, which affected the ball’s exit. But after that, Mahomes kept coming back over and over again until they got the chance to close the game. Instead of just running out of time – or risking a punt or fumble – Mahomes admitted Hill was running free and went for the jugular, going on a strike to put the game out of reach.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire: Clyde was fantastic again, following up last week’s performance with another gem. Again, he had over 100 rushing yards and a receiving touchdown. Against the Eagles, he averaged over seven yards per carry – and was decisive and explosive in space. The offensive line deserves a lot of credit for opening huge holes for Edwards-Helaire – and everyone else – en route to dominance of 32 carries for 200 yards, or 6.3 yards per attempt. It was great to see the team being able to control the game by running the ball whenever they wanted. As this season progresses, this will come in handy.

Andy Reid: Great reds Another record has just been added to the Hall of Fame’s resume: Reid notched his 100th victory with the Chiefs. He is now the only coach to do so with two different franchises – and deserves a lot of credit for the high expectations we have for this team. With some tough losses and a hospital visit, it hasn’t been a perfect year for Reid so far. Hope he can take a few minutes to enjoy this one in his old playground before eagerly awaits the challenge of the Bison Tickets.

Losers

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Chris Jones: While Jones’s criticisms of EDGE may be a bit exaggerated, it’s getting harder and harder to see an impact from her, regardless of her stance. This week he got a hit on the quarterback. He should have recovered from a fumble as well, but the ball bounced away from him, onto an official, toward him – then into the arms of an offensive lineman. It wasn’t great as his DPOY campaign seemed to have ended without ceremony.

All receivers not named Tyreek Hill: I was curious to see how the team’s complementary receivers would react after Josh Gordon joined the team. It could have happened two ways: either they would feel Gordon’s pressure on their heels and have a big game to prove they still deserved goals – OR the pressure would cause them to press and make mistakes. Apparently there was a third result: they would do next to nothing. Byron Pringle led the group with 23 yards, Mecole Harman had 16 and Demarcus Robinson recorded no catches. Maybe there’s a reason Gordon is here?

Alex Okafor: The good news is that after Sunday Okafor doubled their tackling tally of the season. The bad news is that after Sunday he only has two left. He’s yet to register a sack – but hey, at least he was penalized for a late out of bounds hit to help extend a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The leaders pass the defense: It won’t be a fun film shoot to figure out what went wrong with the cover this week. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts rode through defense all afternoon, with wide receivers and tight ends loose. All of the Chiefs linebackers looked slow within a few steps, the communication issues continued, there wasn’t enough rushing, the cornerbacks were outclassed to the receivers – AND they had no one to cover the tight ends. It seems that this defense will not be fixed soon.