To Defensive Coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale, it’s no secret what makes the Kansas City offense successful.

But that doesn’t make it any easier to stop.

“It’s going to be just like coming to your Friday night high school game when you are seeing a ‘Wing-T’ team,” Martindale said. “They run the ball, run the ball, run the ball. And that is what is making them a good team because they are feeding off of their defense’s turnovers and takeaways and they do some good things with it.”

Running backs Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones are both on pace to top the 1,000-yard rushing mark this season, leading the league’s top ground attack and taking the pressure off quarterback Matt Cassel, who has thrown 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions in his last six games.

Those stats have proved the key ingredients in the Chiefs’ unexpected rise to the top of the AFC West this season.