By way of 5 video games, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs working again Kenneth Walker III had a case for league MVP. Walker was out to a unbelievable begin to the season, dashing for over 115 yards in 4 of his first 5 video games together with his new group. Together with his former membership subsequent on the schedule, Walker had a possibility to show in an announcement sport, maybe growing his MVP buzz.
The Seattle Seahawks weren’t going to let that occur. Walker was restricted to only 36 dashing yards within the s to the Seahawks. It was simply his most disappointing efficiency of what has been an in any other case glorious season.
Given the matchup — and his struggles — it was notable, then, when Walker exited the sector with out shaking fingers with any of his former teammates.
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Walker did shake fingers with one Seahawks staffer, however rapidly headed to the locker room after that.
When requested about his actions after the sport, Walker stated he was “annoyed,” which resulted in his s together with his former teammates, per the Kansas Metropolis Star.
"S***, we misplaced," Walker stated in explaining his choice. "I used to be annoyed. That's about it. I [saw] them over there celebrating and s***. That's about it."
Walker was removed from the one member of the Chiefs to be uncovered in opposition to the Seahawks. Your entire Chiefs offense struggled through the contest, with Patrick Mahomes passing for simply 165 yards. The group’s main receivers had been Travis Kelce and Noah Grey, every of whom had simply 44 yards.
It was a dominant efficiency by the Seahawks’ protection, which clearly targeted on ensuring y, per ESPN.
"I ain't going to lie, I did," Seahawks security Nick Emmanwori stated of eager to restrict Walker's manufacturing. "I positively did wish to maintain him below 100 [yards]. I don't actually take heed to all of the media noise, however that was my motivation. I do know loads of dudes on the protection, that was their motivation, too, to cease him below 100 and play lights out on protection. I believe we did that."
With the loss behind them, the Chiefs will look to get again on observe in Week 8. Doing so might show tough, as they need to journey to Colorado to tackle a tenacious Denver Broncos protection.
After a sluggish begin, that protection is firing on all cylinders currently, holding opponents to below 20 factors in three straight video games. That ought to make it an intriguing problem for the Chiefs, who will likely be out to show their Week 7 struggles in opposition to the Seahawks had been only a fluke.
