For Pete's Sake

Chiefs fans (mostly) happy that defensive coordinator Bob Sutton has been fired

Chiefs fans got what they wanted Tuesday.

Two days after the Chiefs’ defense failed to hold a pair of fourth-quarter leads in a 37-31 overtime loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, Bob Sutton was fired.

Sutton, who had been defensive coordinator since 2013, had been a lightning rod for Kansas City fans as the Chiefs defense struggled.

The Chiefs had the top-ranked offensive in 2018, but the defense was 31st in the NFL.

Fans reacted on social media:

This story was originally published January 22, 2019 at 2:07 PM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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