Wally's First Game As Chiefs Head Coach
 

Just watched it.

You remember this one:

AS11's debut as QB1. Played the Jaguars at their (almost empty) stadium in high heat. Jamaal Charles got a couple of TUGs then left the game early with an upper-body injury.

What stood out was the defense, though. I mean, damn ...

Poe, DeVito, Houston, Hali, DJ, Flowers, Berry, Lewis, etc.

That was 2013 and both Houston and Hali had 11 sacks that year. 11 each. DJ was credited with 4.5 sacks and 2 picks while the d-backs also had 4.5 sacks and 7 or 8 picks over the course of the season.

My takeaway? I miss defense ... and Jamaal Charles.

FAX THE NOSTALGIC

I understand.

I cannot wax nostalgic with FAX, for 2 reasons :

1. Too many painful memories to unpack there

And

2. We now have Mahomes.

The season before the Chiefs won 2 games and sent 6 (8?) players to the Pro Bowl. Confusing times, then.

I remember watching Alex throw a normal pass and thinking "wow, that is way better than what we've watched the last 5 years" and I was right.

I miss nothing before 2017.

(Before you correct me, I'm not old enough for the 1969 Chiefs.)

I remember posting "That was the best half of Chiefs football I had seen in many years"

I was a little nervous when they blocked that punt and it was 2-0. Felt like the same 2012 team there for about 5 mins

This, this, and more this.

I remember every season based off how it ended.

I'd rather not remember 2013 for that reason.

I can still see that fumble bouncing softly and perfectly right back to Andrew Luck......

(apologies, lol)

I didn’t realize Flowers played on that first Reid team. Seems forever ago.

I went to that game. The Jaguars led the game 2-0 after a punt was blocked, and were shut out the rest of the way. Junior Hemingway caught a TD.

I was a fan of the KC Chiefs back in those days. Interestingly, I still am.

Henne mopped up back then too!

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It was good and bad. 2013 was not a great year unfortunately. It was a terrible emotional ride.

Start off 9-0. Everything’s great. Then finish the season on a 2-5 decline and lose the division title.

Then the worst game of my ****ing fandom happens in Indianapolis. My God

Thank God those days are over