But the Chiefs played in way more close games last year than you might remember.
In 2018, the Chiefs led by 6.9 points on average at halftime and held 11 halftime leads.
In 2019, the Chiefs led by 7.5 points on average at halftime and held 11 halftime leads.
But in 2020, the Chiefs led by only 3.5 points on average at halftime and held only nine halftime leads.
With games far more in doubt at halftime in 2020 than in prior years, the Chiefs had to do two things they haven’t done in decades.
First, their defense (behind defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) had to hold opponents to only 1.75 ppg in the third quarter. Researching back 30+ years, the Chiefs have never held opponents to such futile production in the third quarter. In fact, Kansas City’s third quarter defense was not only the best in the NFL, but it was the second-best third quarter points allowed since 2010 and the 11th best of any team of the last 30 years.
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