Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie and the defense had another excellent performance in their Christmas Day victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. During his postgame press conference on Wednesday, he appreciated the coaching staff and his teammates’ efforts during the unique short turnaround schedule.
“It was tough, mentally, physically, there’s a lot of strain, especially these past two days, trying to travel here and figure out what the team’s doing,” said McDuffie. “Who’s playing, doing this, all the injuries, as you saw today. I mean, a lot of guys came in, stepping in and out. And I mean, it was tough; three games in 11 days is crazy for anybody. I thought we handled it very well. I think the coaches did a good job at physically helping us out and giving us a little more time mentally to do things, but shout out to these guys.”
McDuffie recorded the first two interceptions of his career, and the defense shut down opponents throughout the three-game stretch.
“Every player in there rallied around each other, we knew we were getting into we knew the dog fight that was happening, and we just stuck together,” said McDuffie. “I think the biggest thing coming out of this was that everybody was on the same page, and nobody held their heads down. Nobody said, this is hard. Nobody complained. It was like, let’s go out there and win.”
The unusual Chiefs schedule could’ve been used as an excuse for the team to fall apart during the three-game stretch, but instead, it has brought them closer together.
