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How Chiefs exploited 49ers’ best defender (and his tendencies) in latest win

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid and his staff had a plan for going against talented San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa — something that became increasingly apparent during KC’s 44-23 road win at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

In this video, Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell and Brett Taveau — author of the Chiefs book “Unpacking Greatness” and a longtime high school offensive coordinator — explain how Reid and his staff set up their play-calling to specifically exploit the way Bosa plays defense, leading the defensive end to say after the game that KC “threw a lot of stuff at me.”

This story was originally published October 27, 2022 at 7:00 AM with the headline "How Chiefs exploited 49ers’ best defender (and his tendencies) in latest win."

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Jesse Newell
The Kansas City Star
Jesse Newell covered the Chiefs for The Star until August 2025. He won an EPPY for best sports blog and previously was named top beat writer in his circulation by AP’s Sports Editors. His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
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