The Chiefs seem to be in a pattern where special teams will stand out one week — for better or worse — and then go quiet the next week. Week 15 was the latter.
In Kansas City’s 30-24 overtime win over the Houston Texans, the Chiefs’ special teams unit saw action but was quiet overall outside of the two missed field goals (one 51-yard field goal and one extra point) by kicker Harrison Butker.
Usually being quiet on special teams is a good thing because that means you didn’t make many mistakes. However, K.C.’s special teams unit didn’t do anything (ahem) special, either. Still, we’ll take a quick look at receiver Kadarius Toney’s reappearance on punt returns and see if anything is worth taking away from that.
Additionally, check out my special teams stats, snap counts and grades for individual players via Google Sheets for a deeper look into player performances. I added a “totals” column in the stats section this week as well.