The Kansas City Chiefs put on a dominant performance against the Denver Broncos in Week 1, and they'll be looking to do the same thing this week as they face the Indianapolis Colts. All eyes were on the Chiefs' offense in Week 1, and it made sense with the return of Patrick Mahomes and the big game Kenneth Walker III had.

What many people should be raving about is the defense, and ESPN's Daniel Jeremiah spoke about how the coaching staff had a young group of guys ready to play.

“I thought the Chiefs' defense, when you dug in and watched the tape with so many new pieces and young pieces, I thought they played outstanding,” Jeremiah said on the BigDay show. “From R Mason Thomas off the edge, Peter Woods inside. You saw [Mansoor] Delane with a pick before he got injured. A lot of young pieces, and this has long been one of the best teaching staffs in the NFL. And Steve Spagnolo and that group did a good job getting those young guys ready to go. 
So I'm a believer in this Chiefs defense.

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“Offensively, yes, they ran the ball well, particularly from under center. I don't think the pass game was super synced up yet. 
Patrick's still more comfortable in the gun and some of that's just, you know, it's always been done. And I also think there's some of the, you know, coming off the knee injury, it's just more natural for him.”

The Chiefs have always leaned on their defense regardless of how good their offense has been, but this time around they have a lot of younger guys looking to make an impact.

It'll be interesting to see if they can keep up that level of play through the season, because if they do, the Chiefs might be scary again.