Chief's PS game

[THE PISTONS]

Hobson:

_The No. 1 offense did exactly what it was supposed to do, taking it 14 plays for a touchdown on the first drive. Maybe that’s the biggest takeaway of the night. Quarterback Andy Dalton likes this offense and this offense likes him.

_The reason it looked that good is, let’s face it, the first offensive line played better than people thought it would. Particularly in pass protection. And that seemed to be a thread throughout much of the night, except for the last 50 seconds of the first half. From the first group to the last group, they gave their guys time and only allowed three hits on the quarterback all night.

_As good as the defense looked in the training camp practices, it didn’t seem as confident or fast when the lights came on. But if that’s a concern, then the defensive line has to be considered a strength because it showed up on every line of the depth chart. Yet they need better play at linebacker, hampered by youth, and in the secondary, hampered by injury, and those two things can get back on track with time during the four weeks between now and the opener.