MIAMI (AP) - Perhaps no defensive coordinator in the NFL had more pressure on him than Steve Spagnuolo this season.
He was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs for one reason: fix a defense that kept them out of the Super Bowl last season. It didn't matter that such a simple task would require complicated changes, beginning with the move from a system based on three down linemen to one based on four.
But given the fact that Kansas City is playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday, it sure seems as if Spagnuolo has succeeded.