When you play the Kansas City Chiefs, there are two players you must pay attention to on every single snap. On offense, it’s tight end Travis Kelce. On defense, it’s defensive lineman Chris Jones. The Cincinnati Bengals did not do this nearly enough to Jones in the first half of the AFC Championship game, and they very much paid for it.
Jones demands frequent double-teams because he has a near-unmatched combination of power, quickness, and technique. The Bengals were already aware of this, because in their 27-24 Week 13 win over Kansas City in Week 13, they doubled Jones on 25 of his 61 defensive snaps.
