Through the first eight weeks of the 2023 NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense has been one of the league’s most pleasant surprises — this has been especially true against deep passes. Coming into Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany, Steve Spagnuolo’s defense had allowed 12 completions of 20 or more air yards on 35 attempts for 384 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions, six pass breakups, and an opponent passer rating of 76.4.
Spagnuolo’s defense held Tua Tagovailoa and Mike McDaniel’s usually explosive offense in check in a scoreless first half for Miami, but with 4:47 left in the third quarter, Tagovailoa broke the Chiefs’ goose egg against deep touchdowns with this 31-yard touchdown to receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. in which Wilson did a great job of bending his route away from cornerback Trent McDuffie.
Tua 🚀 Cedrick Wilson Jr.pic.twitter.com/629BR7JyFo
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) November 5, 2023
