AFC Playoff Picture: What does Steelers loss mean for Chiefs?

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Originally Posted by splatbass

Why does everyone think we'll lose to NO?

I don't know if everyone thinks KC will lose to NOR, but I think most people understand at one level or another that NOR represents the toughest match-up for the Chiefs of the remaining schedule. And they do have a very good defense that can get pressure without resorting to a lot of blitz packages, and they have some fast LBs, and they have a great RB to work with.

So they are strong in areas where the Chiefs have issues.

I think the Chiefs will still win that game, but I also think it is likely that Mahomes will have to do something special to earn that win. This will not be a game where the Chiefs will be able to get a 6-point lead and then fool around for 3 quarters, as they've been able to do for awhile now. They're going to have to play a pretty complete game, on both sides of the ball to win this one.

Every other game they have left just aren't going to have the same urgency, because none of those other teams aren't in the same zipcode as the Chiefs.