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ArticleChiefs defense is looking in the mirror for a ‘killer instinct’November 5, 2026

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[Patrick Mahomes] has bailed us out a number of times in the eight years I've been here, but we don't like to put the offense in that situation.

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Spagnuolo notes Mahomes has repeatedly rescued the defense over eight years.

Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo acknowledged that Patrick Mahomes has bailed out the Chiefs defense multiple times over Spagnuolo's eight years as coordinator, but the defense aims to avoid putting the offense in difficult situations where late-game heroics are required.