The Chiefs showed appreciation for Steve Spagnuolo, their defensive coordinator, by signing him to a contract extension, the team announced.
Spagnuolo guided the Chiefs to the second-best scoring defense in the regular season in 2023 as the Chiefs won their eighth straight AFC West championship. They allowed an average of 17.3 points per game.
The Chiefs were even better defensively in the postseason, holding four of the six highest-scoring teams in the league during the regular season to an average of less than 16 points per game, as the Chiefs became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls in 20 years.
The Chiefs had on average the youngest defensive team in the NFL at 25.4 years old.