Opinion: Awful all year, Kansas City Chiefs’ defense finds groove with Patriots looming

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense is a perfect candidate for the 10-year challenge that’s all the rage right now.

Only it would be more like the 10-day challenge.

If there’s anything that gives the Chiefs a chance to upend the New England Patriots on Sunday and reach their first Super Bowl in nearly 50 years, it’s the sudden transformation of their defense. The unit that was among the very worst in the league during the regular season shut down Andrew Luck and Indianapolis in last weekend’s divisional round.

No first downs allowed until the final drive of the first half. No third-down conversions in the entire game. A total of 13 points.

“There was a point in that game, all things being said, it was a two-score game,” Luck said afterward. “Really? It did not feel that way.”

Didn’t look that way, either.

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