The Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship last Sunday, in large part due to how they ended the game against the Buffalo Bills. Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s defensive blitz calls were a considerable discussion from the night, as Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie explained during his press conference on Thursday.
“Whenever coach Spags (Steve Spagnuolo) calls a blitz, I’m usually pretty confident; especially late in the games, he does it very well where you never know what side the blitz is coming,” said McDuffie. “I heard the linemen actually check the protection the other way, and right after that, I was like, ‘We got them.’”
McDuffie, who was named to his second consecutive AP All-Pro team this season, was one of the blisters from the secondary that ended a promising Josh Allen drive.
“I always tell people, ‘I have the biggest smile on my face when I’m blitzing,’” said McDuffie. “That’s my dead giveaway if you line up against me. When you blitz, there are holes in the defense. Some guys may be put in awkward situations, so whenever (Spagnuolo) sends a blitz with the game on the line, you know he trusts the back end and trusts the people blitzing.”
The Chiefs hope to bring this confidence and success defensively in their Super Bowl LIX matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.