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The Kansas City Chiefs hope to rebound from a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX just four months ago.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0hope to rebound from a disappointing loss to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0LIX just four months ago.<\/p>\n

The defense will look different as there have been additions and subtractions, mostly part of general manager Brett Veach’s plan to get better.<\/p>\n

But it’s three familiar faces that show up on\u00a0SI’s “defensive triplets” rankings<\/a>, where the Chiefs’ trio of Chris Jones, Nick Bolton and Trent McDuffie show up at No. 6, inside the top 10 but not in the first five, which is curious.<\/p>\n

6. Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Triplets:<\/strong>\u00a0Chris Jones, Nick Bolton, Trent McDuffie<\/p>\n

“Jones again played like the best defensive tackle in the\u00a0NFL<\/a>. His elite performances helped the Chiefs make the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season. McDuffie had no trouble playing on the outside full-time, and Bolton\u2019s consistency was rewarded with a three-year, $45 million extension.”<\/p>\n

Jones, the six-time Pro Bowler, posted 37 tackles with 19 solo and nine for loss with five sacks, a forced fumble and 20 QB hits. That’s his lowest sack total since he registered two in his rookie year in 2016.<\/p>\n

In his fourth season last year, Bolton amassed 106 total tackles with 73 solo and 11 for loss. He added a career-high three sacks, an interception, six passes defended and two fumble recoveries with one forced fumble.<\/p>\n

McDuffie posted 59 total tackles with 45 solo and six for loss with half a sack and four QB hits across 16 games. He added a pair of interceptions, 13 passes defended and a forced fumble.<\/p>\n

If the Chiefs are going to bounce back from a disappointing end to the 2024 campaign, then it will be partly due to the play of their “defensive triplets.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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