KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The play that may have netted Chiefs safety Eric Berry the AFC defensive player of the week award was a game-changing pick-six in the fourth quarter that helped Kansas City rally past Carolina.Its not the play Berry remembers most fondly from last weekend.The Chiefs were trailing 17-3 when the Panthers began a march that ultimately lasted 20 plays and chewed up more than 10 minutes. But in what is becoming very Chiefs-like fashion, Kansas City responded with back-to-back sacks to not only force fourth down but take Carolina out of field-goal range.That was my favorite part of the game, Berry said. Those are the little things that people dont notice, but those are the things that set you up.The Chiefs (7-2) have ripped off five straight wins to climb into a tie atop the AFC West and get into position for a first-round playoff bye. And theyve done it with a defense that has done everything -- big things and little -- so well that the Chiefs have been able to overcome a lackluster offense.Along with turning back Carolinas potentially game-sealing drive, and Berrys interception return for a touchdown, Marcus Peters stripped Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin in the final minute to give Kansas City kicker Cairo Santos a chance to knock through the winning field goal on the road.As a result, the Chiefs won a game in which they converted just two third downs, never scored on three trips inside the red zone and wound up with less than 260 yards of total offense.We practice very hard, put in a lot of work and a lot of hours, and really putting in more than is required, Berry said. So were going to keep putting those things in and hope itll pay off for us.Its not like the Chiefs are the 2016 version of the Steel Curtain, though. Theyre more like a rubber band, stretching and yielding but seemingly always springing back to shape.Part of that is due to turnovers: They are a league-leading plus-14 in turnover margin.This team has such a great belief, whether its offense, defense or special teams, this team takes so much pride in playing together as a team, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. We find a way, lean on one another and being in those types of environments helps. The more you play in types of games, not just this year but for the guys that have been here, that often contributes to when it does get down to crunch time and when you fall behind. Theres never a panic, we just go about our business.Smith acknowledged that the defense cant keep bailing them out, though, and pointed to third downs and the red zone as areas where Kansas City needs to make crucial improvement. The Chiefs are converting just 34.7 percent of third downs, which is 29th out of 32 teams. And they are scoring touchdowns on 40 percent of red-zone trips, which is tied for 30th.You cant beat yourself, especially in this kind of offense, Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley said. You cant have false starts, mental errors. You have to execute.But if not on offense, at least on defense. And so far that hasnt been a problem.Kansas City could be getting even better, too, if four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Justin Houston comes back at close to 100 percent. Houston has been out since surgery in February to repair the ACL in his left knee, and there have been indications this week that he could make his season debut on Sunday at home against Tampa Bay.Well just see. Hes feeling pretty good, coach Andy Reid said. Well get him out there, see what he can do, move him around a little bit. 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Several Bengals, including Boyd, thought his knee hit the ground before the ball came out.Because the call on the field was a fumble, there wasnt enough evidence to overturn it, Blandino said in a video on his Twitter account.Were looking at two things here: Were looking first at whether this is a catch. Control with two feet, starts to turn upfield, tucks the ball away, we do have a catch, Blandino said.He continued: The second part were looking at is whether that right knee is down before the ball starts to come loose. You can see on the live shot, its not definitive. You can see the knee down; you cant tell if the ball was loose based on this angle.Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said after the game that he was told by officials that Boyd was down before the call was reviewed and upheld.They didnt see it that way overall, so thats all tthat matters, Lewis said.ddddddddddddBlandino said the evidence must be clear and obvious to overturn the initial ruling. It was close, he said, but not enough to change the call under review.We get several replays, and here you can see the knee was down but you cant see the football, Blandino said. You can see the knee here, but the problem is were blocked from seeing the football by the defenders legs.Blandino said video showed Boyds knee and the football coming down simultaneously, which didnt allow the call to be overturned.If its not clear and obvious the call on the field is incorrect, then the call will stand, he said. Just as that knee hits, the ball may start coming loose. Its extremely close, [but] the ruling on the field stands.The fumble tarnished a day in which Boyd caught six passes for 78 yards.It just hurts so bad, because you practice and perform and do ball security and things like that, Boyd said. You practice everything so much day by day. You just feel like it cant happen on game day. But were all human. ... That right there just crushed me. ' ' '
