For a team built on explosive offense, the Kansas City Chiefs ‘ playoff hopes may now hinge on fixing a glaring defensive weakness, and linebacker Nick Bolton is making sure his coaches know it. He sat down with Chiefs Mitch Holthus and Senior Team Reporter Matt McMullen for an interview ahead of their Week 14 matchup against the Houston Texans . There, he made a special demand to the defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnuolo.

“I think they (Texans) were seven for nine on third down. So we got to find a way to get that number down. We want around 30% or less. So we got to find ways of rush working with coverage and find a way to get some negative plays on first and second down and give us some longer third downs and let our rush get out to the passer,” Bolton said.

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