The Chiefs Win With: THE VILLAGE PEOPLE

The Chiefs Win With:

THE VILLAGE PEOPLE

by Laddie Morse

You’ve heard the saying before many time: “It takes a village” and that was never more true than on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 38-to-28. Sure, the Chiefs had their stars. Tyreek Hill and Patrick Mahomes had big time games. However, a win never really happens without the little people like Ron Parker, Dee Ford, Dustin Colquitt, and De’Anthony Thomas. I call them the Village People becasue… it takes a village.

WR/KR/ST De’Anthony Thomas

De’Anthony Thomas had a great game against the Chargers. It’s going to sound minimal when I read you his stat line but if Thomas doesn’t make the plays he made, the Chiefs victory is in jeopardy. Okay, here goes: 1 tackle, 1 reception (a shovel-pass) for a TD, a forced fumble inside the 5-yard line of the Chargers, and a 26 yard kickoff return.

It’s not so much that DAT scored on his TD “reception” but it’s that he could have moonwalked into the end zone, the Chiefs had the Chargers fooled that much.

Outside Linebacker Dee Ford

They say that Dee Ford shows up whenever they play the Chargers. I don’t know what it is about Philip Rivers but when Dee Ford has him in his sights, fuh-get-about-it! Ford had 4 solo tackles, a tackle for a loss, covered Melvin Gordon out of the backfield once that was memorable and of course, the only sack in the game by a Chiefs player.

There was a sweet reward for Dee Fords play on Sunday too:

Put that in your lunch sack! Also, Ford was all over the field and having an impact:

Now, Say How-DEE Mr. Rivers!

I just wouldn’t feel right unless I shared Dee’s sack with ya’ll.

One of the reasons I like that sack so much is that it comes from the inside instead of the outside rush position. We were told in the offseason that we’d see some mixing and matching of the Chiefs best rushes all over the defensive line… and Viola… there it is with Mr. Ford looking like he’s shot out of a cannon.

Punter Dustin Colquitt

Dustin Colquitt is one of the best punter’s to ever pull on an NFL uniform in my book. Yes, I was thinking that this past offseason would be a good time to move on and find someone younger but, boy was I wrong. Dustin had 5 punts for 256 yards. That’s more than 51 yards per kick. He also placed three kicks inside the 20 yard line but his pièce de résistance was a 67 yarder that the Chargers punt returner fumbled and the James Winchester recovered inside the 5.

Safety Ron Parker

Let’s begin with some perspective about Ron Parker from Dee Ford:

I don’t know if Ron Parker was unfairly labeled as a Marcus Peters sympathizer or what but it’s clear he does not mind coming up into the box and laying some wood on a RB. Parker had 8 total tackles and an interception that changed the course of the game. More than anything else, Parker looked like he knew what he was doing and frequently appeared in the right place at the right time.

It’s great to see the Ron Parker interception and I’ve watched it several times now. However, if you want a more thorough breakdown of that play watch as BJ Kissel explains what Parker is doing on that play, step-by-step. Kissel covers Parker’s impact on three plays including the INT from the :45 second mark until the 1:30 mark. Enjoy.

Yep… it takes a village. In fact, there are many other “Village People” on the Chiefs roster who helped win the game against the Chargers. I’m just glad the Chiefs have such great Macho Men!

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