| Q1 13:45 1st & 10 |
Light 3"TE" |
11 |
IZ Left |
Walker |
+13yds (S) |
Chiefs line up in a "3 tight end" formation but with WRs Armstrong and Worthy lined up in TE spots. The two interior double teams get excellent movement and Walker gets clean to the second level. Shoutout to Kingsley(+) for manhandling his DT. |
| Q1 13:09 1st & 10 |
Tight Bunch Right |
11 |
IZR Right |
Walker |
+2yds (F) |
Trey Smith(-) completely whiffs on his matchup and forces an instant cutback into a bunch of Chargers, Walker does well to get anything out of this. |
| Q1 10:28 1st & 10 |
2x2 2TE |
12 |
Split Zone Right |
Walker |
+4yds (S) |
Basic split zone, the backside double team gets a lot of movement on the DT but nobody climbs to a linebacker which leaves the MLB to make the tackle. Might be a communication/Mike ID issue because nobody tries to block him. |
| Q1 8:46 1st & 10 |
2TE Left |
12 |
OZ Right |
Walker |
+3yds (F) |
The Chiefs do a pretty good job sorting out a run blitz at the point of attack but Henley makes a good play to force this back inside into pursuit. |
| Q1 7:29 3rd & 1 |
Tight Bunch Right |
12 |
GH Counter Read Left |
Walker |
+33yds (TD) |
GREAT execution of counter here. Benson(+) buries his DL assignment, Smith(+) stands up Khalil Mack on the kickout block, Gray and Briningstool combine well on a linebacker, and Walker(+) beats the blitzing Henley to the hole and races for the TD. |
| Q1 0:39 2nd & 10 |
Gun 2x2 YL |
11 |
Power Left |
Johnson |
+4yds (F) |
The Chiefs try to run power into a light box on 2nd & 10, but one of the two deep safeties is crashing down hard at the snap and makes the tackle. Play is well-blocked overall. |
| Q2 10:43 1st & 10 |
2x2 YR |
11 |
OZ Left |
Walker |
+7yds (S) |
Well-blocked against a light box look in the high red zone. |
| Q2 10:08 2nd & 3 |
2x2 2TE |
12 |
OZ Left |
Walker |
+6yds (S) |
Same play which is well-blocked again, Walker gets 1v1 to the CB and will probably feel like he should have scored. |
| Q2 9:21 2nd & 4 (G2G) |
3TE Right |
12 |
OZ Left |
Walker |
+2yds (F) |
Same play again but now in the low redzone with more congestion, 45 gets inside Gray and probably keeps this from being a TD but it's a tough alignment for Gray. |
| Q2 5:29 1st & 10 |
Gun 3x1 Right |
11 |
IZR Left |
Walker |
+3yds (F) |
This is decently block but Walker(-) stumbles trying to make his cut. |
| Q2 4:56 2nd & 7 |
Gun 2x2 Tight Left |
12 |
Speed Option Left |
Mahomes |
+10yds (S) |
More speed option! Mahomes knows how to run it and it is a very effective changeup for us! I think this needs to come back as a short yardage option as well. It's only a nice play from 53 that prevents this from going even farther. |
| Q2 1:53 2nd & 2 (G2G) |
Gun Bunch Left |
12 |
GH Counter Right |
Walker |
+2yds (TD) |
This counter is going absolutely nowhere when the Chargers DL slants to the right and gets quick penetration, but Walker(+) rescues it with a spin and a quick reaction block from Mahomes. |
| Q3 10:39 1st & 10 |
2x2 2TE |
12 |
OZ Left |
Walker |
+11yds (S) |
Very good work to seal the edge between Benson(+) and Armstrong(+) lets Walker get to the sideline uncontested. BTW, Ezeudu is in at RT as of this run. |
| Q3 9:17 1st & 10 |
2x2 YR |
11 |
OZ Left |
Walker |
+13yds (S) |
Another iteration of outside zone against a light box where the Chargers never have any chance to stop this early. This time featuring an outstanding block by Cyrus Allen(+) on his CB which gives Walker more room to maneuver in space. |
| Q3 8:39 1st & 8 (G2G) |
Gun 3x1 Right YR |
11 |
IZ Left |
Walker |
+2yds (F) |
This time Benson(-) steps too aggressively to the outside and lets the end man win inside and tackle Walker. If this was outside zone his block would make more sense but Walker and the rest of the line look like they're thinking inside zone to me, so I put this on Benson. |
| Q3 8:02 2nd & 6 (G2G) |
3TE |
13 |
Power Left |
Walker |
-1yds (F) |
This play never has a shot as Kingsley(-) and Gray(-) both get stood up at the point of attack and Walker just has nothing to aim for. |
| Q3 7:15 3rd & 7 (G2G) |
Gun 2x2 Tight Left |
12 |
IZR Right |
Walker |
+6yds (F) |
I think Mahomes checks to this against a very light box. I like that we have that option to punish a team for getting too light on third and medium if we know we're in 4 down territory. This gets to the 1 very easily and might score if Ezeudu can stick on his block a touch longer. |
| Q3 6:34 4th & 1 (G2G) |
Offset I 3TE |
13 2x Jumbo |
Power Left |
Walker |
0yds (F) |
I'm actually going to put this on Walker(-) as I think he lunges into the pile instead of driving with his legs and ends up getting pushed backwards too easily. It's not a clean win by the OL but I think the pullers do enough that Walker should be able to push the pile over the line. The Tonga thing is played out though, he doesn't contribute anything here. |
| Q3 2:17 1st & 10 |
2x2 Tight YR |
11 |
Duo |
Johnson |
+2yds (F) |
The double teams here are good but Gray(-) dips his head and lunges into Mack who swims him and makes the tackle. Blocking Mack 1v1 is a tough assignment but he just needs to square him up and lose slowly on this concept. |
| Q4 13:13 1st & 10 |
Gun 2x2 YR |
11 |
Power Right |
Walker |
+1yds (F) |
The Chargers are slowly putting more players in the box, this time having 7 and an aggressive safety as well. I think Walker(-) makes the wrong read to try to bounce this outside instead of just hitting the hole and challenging the unblocked second level player (who is just not accounted for by the 6 blockers). |
| Q4 6:14 2nd & 5 |
Gun 2x2 Tight Left |
11 |
IZR Right |
Walker |
+5yds (S) |
Great push from Smith(+) at the point of attack here and the Chargers are lucky that the first contact knocks Walker a bit off balance, otherwise this goes for even more. |
| Q4 5:29 1st & 10 |
2x2 2TE |
12 |
Split Zone Left |
Walker |
+16yds (S) |
The Chargers are playing the run very aggressively now and it bites them as they overpursue and get bit by a nice cutback from Walker(+). Shoutout to Gray(+) and Worthy(+) for nice blocks in space. |
| Q4 4:38 2nd & 10 |
2x2 YL |
11 |
OZ Left |
Johnson |
0yds (F) |
Benson(-) must have misheard the playcall as everybody else is blocking outside zone left and his first step is to the right and smacking into his own guard. This leaves the DE unblocked and Johnson with not much to look at. |
