KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the Chiefs getting a big chunk of their scoring from defense and special teams, Coach Andy Reid prefers to think of it as a tribute to those units, not a knock against his offense.

In fact, nearly a quarter of their points during a blistering 6-0 start have come from touchdowns and safeties produced by their defense and special teams. The percentage of scoring rises to 46.1 when Ryan Succop’s 11 field goals are factored into Kansas City’s point total.

“Listen, do you want to score more on offense? Yeah, you want to score every time you touch the football,” Reid said Monday. “That’s the mentality we have on that side, but I’d also tell you that the mentality on the defensive and special teams side is we want X number of touchdowns from that crew.”

They’ve certainly accomplished that this season.

The Chiefs have scored a defensive or special teams touchdown in five straight games, including a 44-yard interception return by Husain Abdullah to cap their 24-7 win over the Raiders on Sunday.

His touchdown followed Marcus Cooper’s fumble recovery of a muffed punt the previous week against Tennessee, Dexter McCluster’s zigzagging 89-yard punt return for a score against the Giants, and Eric Berry’s 33-yard interception return for a touchdown against Philadelphia.

Tamba Hali had a 10-yard interception return for a TD in a season-opening win over Jacksonville.

Meanwhile, the Chiefs have managed only 12 touchdowns from their scuffling offense, and several of those drives covered short distances because of their defense and special teams.

“It’s something we talked about from Day 1, the scoring. There’s equal opportunity in all three phases,” Reid said. “We wanted everybody to have their chance to score a touchdown. Those are things we have definitely talked about.”

The five defensive and special teams touchdowns that the Chiefs have scored are tied for second most in the NFL since 2000 through six games, according to STATS.