The Chiefs’ first half was highlighted by a play that basically hasn’t happened all season: a deflected ball landing in the hands of a defender.
Repeatedly this season, Kansas City’s defense has tipped balls during pressures, with those passes seemingly always finding open turf for incompletions.
On this first-quarter occasion, though, cornerback Kristian Fulton’s pass breakup found the arms of linebacker Nick Bolton, who cradled it on the sideline for an interception.
K.C.’s defense remains bottom 10 in the NFL in takeaways, but in a low-possession game, that was the turning point that’s helped the Chiefs hang in this game with a 7-6 halftime lead.