Chiefs at Chargers - Week 4 - Record: 2-2

Last night I saw the movie Transformers at the local IMAX theater. Thought the humongous screen would make it more spectacular, but the film itself was pretty lame so it didn't do much. A "transformer" is a large robot machine thing that can actually become something its little supercomputer registers. Say it sees a Camaro automobile-- it'll just look at it, go buh-zip buh-zop, and it can turn itself into that thing.

The reason I bring it up here is that the Kansas City defense seems to behave in exactly that way. They've played four games this season and in every one they've allowed the opponent to get decent scoring momentum at the start, but then

They transform.

Really, they just sort of change their make-up to match whatever the opposing offense is throwing at them. Stat-of-the-week: (Everyone knows it but it's worth mentioning) The Chiefs defense has not allowed a touchdown in the second half all season. We have just done a terrific job or morphing into an unstoppable force in every game-- what a credit to those guys and to the coaching staff. Some things to note about it:

The D-line: There is no question Jared Allen's presence is a big factor. He moves so quickly and pursues so fiercely. Our guys on the line there batted down, what, three or four passes?

The linebackers: How sweet it is to see Donnie Edwards back with the us. The guy is a stud-- especially at leading the defense. And Derrick Johnson is becoming a consistently top class defender.

The D-backfield: Probably the strength of the defense. You can't say enough about it. They smothered San Diego's receivers, flustering QB Philip Rivers into a nightmare of a second half. How about Ty Law's phenomenal interception today to go with his enduring experience and leadership. How about Jarrad Page batting that last pass in the end zone effectively sealing SD's demise. How about Tyron Brackenridge being right there to grab the loose ball and scoot for the big close-it-out TD.

Not to give short shrift to Tony Gonzalez on his amazing TD catch in the triple team to tie Shannon Sharpe, but what is the deal with Dwayne Bowe? Is this guy for real? Eight catches for 164 yards and a boffo TD... Does this guy remind you of John Taylor, remember him on the other end of Jerry Rice in the '80's and 90's Niners? He's got the same number... Yeah, maybe all Chiefs fans have already thought of this and I'm just behind on picking it up.

Thing is, Bowe is still only four games into his career and he's doing this? Can we say he is that good and not jinx the guy? Granted, SD's defensive backfield isn't the best. And I was getting a bit frustrated when it seemed they were going to him all the time, even that one time in the fourth quarter when the ball just shouldn't've been passed to him and it got deflected and intercepted.

Hey. This team's in first place. Yeah it's only on the strength of two wins in a weak division, but this is really nice for the first quarter of the season, considering.