The Kansas City Chiefs defense impacted the divisional round victory over the Buffalo Bills last Saturday with eight sacks. During his press conference on Thursday, one of the sacks came from All-Pro Chris Jones, who pointed out the essential play of his veteran teammate Charles Omenihu.
“Charles has been a vital part of us, especially in the pass rush; I think that’s what we brought him here for. He’s been able to broadcast that on a later stage, getting his groove,” said Jones. “He missed a lot of games this year due to injury, and last year he ended up missing four-six games. So, being able to have Charles at his peak during this time of the year is vital for us. I think we can stride off that and play really good football in the postseason.”
In the second quarter of the divisional round win, Omenihu sacked C.J. Stroud for a three-yard loss and forced a fumble that the Texans recovered. The play marked Omenihu’s first sack this postseason, bringing his postseason career total to 5.5 sacks. He finished the game with four tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, one sack, a forced fumble, and one quarterback pressure.
