Some weeks are more eventful than others when it comes to special teams.
For the Chiefs’ Week 13 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals, it was the kick return squad that saw the most action. After having all three kick returns drop in the end zone for touchbacks in Week 12, the Chiefs’ kick return subunit fielded five of six kickoffs in Week 13.
The good news is that squad — which has had a rough season — ended up doing a pretty good job against the Bengals. We’ll go over that, plus touch on some other special teams notes afterward.
In addition to this review, be sure to check out my special teams stats, snap counts and grades for individual players via Google Sheets for a deeper dive into the Chiefs’ special teams performances.