NFL analyst shows how Chiefs secondary put the clamps on Bills passing attack
Buffalo’s Stefon Diggs led the NFL in receiving yards and entered the AFC Championship Game playing well in the postseason.
Diggs averaged 117 receiving yards and a touchdown in the Bills’ first two playoff games. But against the Chiefs on Sunday he was held to 77 yards and didn’t reach the end zone.
Pro Football Focus showed Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen wasn’t his usual self either:
The play of the Chiefs’ secondary in a 38-24 win in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game caught the attention of network NFL analysts.
ESPN’s Louis Riddick tweeted this:
Brian Baldinger of the NFL Network took a deeper dive into the impact the Chiefs secondary had in the game.
“The star of the Chiefs defense on Sunday was their secondary,” Baldinger said in a Twitter video that breaks down what the defensive backs did so well.
As he showed film of a number of plays, Baldinger praised Tyrann Mathieu, Juan Thornhill, Charvarius Ward, Bashaud Breeland, Rashad Fenton and Daniel Sorensen. He also highlighted a play in which rookie L’Jarius Sneed covered Diggs.
“Watch L’Jarius Sneed run this route better than Diggs,” Baldinger said. “He knows exactly the route. Watch this. He’s going to get inside, knowing that Diggs is coming outside. Then he’s got Thornhill squeezing over the top and they took Diggs out of the game. ...
“The star all day was the Chiefs secondary.”
This is an interesting breakdown:
This story was originally published January 27, 2021 at 1:14 PM.
