The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t been the best at creating turnovers on the defensive side of the ball this season. They had a few flashy plays early on, like Jaylen Watson’s 99-yard return against the Chargers in Week 2, but they mostly struggled early in the year. In the first 12 games of the season, the team had just 12 takeaways and constantly found themselves among the worst in the league at creating turnovers.
In the latter half of the season, the team has done a much better job with defensive turnovers. 40% of the Chiefs’ 20 defensive turnovers have come in the final five games of the 2022 NFL regular season. It suggests that their turnover luck may be turning a corner ahead of the postseason. For Chiefs S Justin Reid it’s not about luck, though. He says it’s all about preparation and a growing sense of confidence in the defensive secondary.
