Good morning, Addicts! It’s HUMP DAYYYYYY. The Kansas City Chiefs are back on the field taking on each other for the next three afternoons, sharpening their skills before they play the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Baltimore is 4-9 and playing without a litany of stars including Joe Flacco, Steve Smith and Terrell Suggs.
Here is the news you need to know:
Chiefs should not be happy if they win the AFC West – Adam Teicher of ESPN
"The Chiefs would be better off where they are now, holding the AFC’s first wild-card spot and the conference’s fifth overall seed, than winning the AFC West and being the No. 3 seed. The latter scenario would give them a home game in the opening round of the playoffs, but the Chiefs haven’t been strong this season at Arrowhead Stadium, where they have losses to the Broncos and Chicago Bears and almost coughed one up on Sunday to the lowly San Diego Chargers. Their first-round opponent in that game would probably be either the Broncos, the Pittsburgh Steelers or the New York Jets."
Daniel Sorenson’s play speaks to Kansas City’s depth – Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star
"Sorensen didn’t give up on the play. He recovered, chased down Gordon and made the tackle, one of three by Sorensen in the Chiefs’ 10-3 victory over the Chargers on Sunday as he continues the most productive stretch of his two-year NFL career."
Chiefs want Dee Ford to keep playing, but that could be tough – Matt Conner of Arrowhead Pride
"Fortunately for the fans — but unfortunately for Ford — the team is not in a position to give over the reins to a full-time position just yet. When Justin Houston returns to his rightful place across from Tamba Hali, Ford will have to wait his turn for sub packages that call his number or for opportunities to give one of the aforementioned pass rushers a breather."