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The Chiefs D :) It might not be a wise idea to attack this bunch head-on. The 3rd quarter of the season has ended for all 32 NFL teams now. How does the Chiefs front seven stack up against the other teams that run the 3-4 Defense?

www.profootballfocus.com ranks the Chiefs as the overall 12th best defense and 10th best against the run.

Kansas City Chiefs	QB Sacks	QB Hits	QB Pressures	Batted Passes	Tackles	Assists	Missed Tackles	Stops
Nose Tackle	2	-	2	1	27	7	2	25
Defensive End	4	6	19	6	68	18	6	55
Outside LB	11	11	39	2	73	9	9	56
Inside LB	2	2	11	-	147	25	15	91
Totals	19	19	71	9	315	59	32	227

PFF ranks the San Francisco Defense #1 overall in total defense and 3rd overall against the Run.

SF 49ers	QB Sacks	QB Hits	QB Pressures	Batted Passes	Tackles	Assists	Missed Tackles	Stops
Nose Tackle	0	2	7	0	13	7	1	12
Defensive End	9	14	67	6	50	12	3	43
Outside LB	16	16	52	4	45	11	1	48
Inside LB	2	2	11	-	153	26	12	87
Totals	27	34	137	10	261	56	17	190

Houston ranks 3rd overall and 15th vs the run. Last year Houston ranked 31st overall and 29th vs the run.

Houston Texans	QB Sacks	QB Hits	QB Pressures	Batted Passes	Tackles	Assists	Missed Tackles	Stops
Nose Tackle	1	3	9	1	24	8	2	23
Defensive End	13	20	51	4	52	10	6	50
Outside LB	20	21	49	9	45	14	3	48
Inside LB	3	11	22	-	99	24	13	67
Totals	37	55	131	14	220	56	24	188

The Jets rank as the 9th best Defense and 6th against the run.

New York Jets	QB Sacks	QB Hits	QB Pressures	Batted Passes	Tackles	Assists	Missed Tackles	Stops
Nose Tackle	0	0	6	3	34	8	3	30
Defensive End	4	6	18	2	68	11	6	57
Outside LB	14	12	44	1	75	9	8	66
Inside LB	5	11	12	-	98	18	12	58
Totals	23	29	80	6	275	46	29	211

Dallas ranks as the 10th best overall and 12th against the run on the season.

Dallas Cowboys	QB Sacks	QB Hits	QB Pressures	Batted Passes	Tackles	Assists	Missed Tackles	Stops
Nose Tackle	1	6	20	1	23	6	0	20
Defensive End	5	8	25	4	51	9	3	43
Outside LB	21	13	54	2	56	17	8	64
Inside LB	0	4	8	-	107	29	11	53
Totals	27	31	107	7	237	61	22	180

PFF ranks the Green Bay Packers overall defense 28th in the NFL and the Run defense is 31st.

Green Bay Packers	QB Sacks	QB Hits	QB Pressures	Batted Passes	Tackles	Assists	Missed Tackles	Stops
Nose Tackle	3	1	15	1	13	4	1	12
Defensive End	3	1	15	3	42	9	3	33
Outside LB	9	34	59	6	64	18	10	44
Inside LB	6	5	26	-	142	24	15	59
Totals	21	41	115	10	261	55	29	148

The Kansas City Chiefs have defensively defeated the opponents planned play 227 times on the season. Our front seven has made the tackle 374 times in 12 games; 60 more than the other top 3-4 defensive teams. The Chiefs in creating pressure are on par with all but the 49er's and Texans. This post is not to debate the merits of PFF statistics as much as to show the raw data and which position groups perform best for whichever NFL team.

Rk	Team	G	Pts/G	TotPts	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	SFTY	PDef	Int	TDs	Yds	Lng	FF	Rec	TD
1	Green Bay Packers	12	35	420	738	552	186	26.0	0	100	23	4	421	76	8	4	0
2	Houston Texans	12	25.8	310	656	529	127	35.0	0	93	17	1	196	42	8	6	0
2	Kansas City Chiefs	12	13.6	163	754	559	195	20.0	0	78	17	2	260	59T	9	4	0
2	New England Patriots	12	30.2	362	845	582	263	27.0	0	58	17	1	217	28	5	6	0
5	Buffalo Bills	12	23.2	278	815	605	210	17.0	1	65	16	3	256	43T	8	6	0
5	Chicago Bears	12	24.2	291	718	586	132	24.0	1	74	16	3	153	44T	10	9	1
5	San Francisco 49ers	12	24	288	703	575	128	29.0	1	97	16	1	200	48	15	12	0

link to www.nfl.com Interception stats The Pittsburgh Steelers rank 20th on total defense and 17th against the run per PFF so there is that. Geaux Chiefs