We put up a pretty good fight in the first half with Jamaal Charles ripping off a couple long runs and Matt Cassel looking like he did when he played for the Patriots, slinging the ball around finding multiple receivers all over the field. The biggest surprise in the game to me was Dexter McCluster. Cassel and "Run DMC" seemed to have found a connection over the offseason as he looked for him anytime he was in trouble. That seemed to be a good idea because McCluster came up clutch on third down several times, breaking tackles and juking defenders, doing whatever he had to do, to get the first down.
The second half was a whole different story. The offense stalled, not only losing the ability to move the ball, but all also losing the ability to take care of the ball. Cassel turned the ball over three times with two picks and a fumble. The Falcons took advantage of them scoring points off of all them.
Any Chiefs fan that watched the Mizzou game the day before saw almost two identical performances from their Missouri teams. Both held their own against a superior team until it was crunch time. The better team is always decided late in games. The Falcons hopefully gave the Chiefs a wake-up call with a 40-24 shellacking.
I really enjoy reading your posts, in the first paragraph I think on the last sentence it was suppose to say "and" instead of ad. I think the Chiefs will improve once they get back to full health. Very good layout of the game.
ReplyDeleteGreat recap of the game. I totally agree with your contrast between the Chiefs game and the Missouri game.
ReplyDelete