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Aside from injuries to key players, fans that think personnel is a bigger factor than scheme or execution are falling for the simplistic answer.

The fact is that the teams have prepared well for what the Chiefs are trying to do on offense and defense.

Chiefs need to dial back on the creative innovative BS and play more basic and play more physical.

Chiefs need to run more basic plays from traditional formations and hit the other team and stand up to them. The Bills played much more physical than the Chiefs and it was because Chiefs are relying too much on design and not playing basic physical football.

Chiefs need to have defensive guys healthy and on the field, but the personnel available is more than good enough to win it all. Chiefs just need to play harder and hit the other team harder than they get hit. That starts with running plays that depend on effort moreso than tricking the other team.

Andy Reid used to have a dozen plays a game for special situations and the Chiefs would win those dozen offensive plays on design before effort. Now Chiefs are trying to win almost all the plays on design before effort. Get back to playing hard and tough and have a dozen special plays.