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Poor open-field tackling, weak third-down defense and penalties hindered the Chiefs defense during Mahomes' lone 2024 loss, in Week 11 to the Bills.
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Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
On a day when no tackling was allowed, there were instances of hard contact.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Fofana has doused so many of these fires due to his pace, positioning and strong tackling.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Poor clock management and abysmal tackling and poor if any plan to contain Daniels.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
On a day when no tackling was allowed, there were instances of hard contact.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Fofana has doused so many of these fires due to his pace, positioning and strong tackling.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Poor clock management and abysmal tackling and poor if any plan to contain Daniels.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Tackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tackling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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