I believe that San Diego is a mess right now and even getting healthy should put more Chiefs’ fans in Qualcomm Stadium than Charger fans. That is an easy pick for KC. The Chiefs showed what they can do to Houston and with all of the turnover in staff for Indianapolis, a healthy Andrew Luck might be the only difficult obstacle against the Colts. No one is completely sure who Atlanta was this year but if the Chiefs can stop the run and get to Matt Ryan it will be a long day for the Falcons. (4-0 Chiefs)
The toss up games here are at Oakland, Denver and Pittsburgh. I see these games going either way as the Chiefs have had difficulty winning in those cities in the past. Denver may regress with their cap situation this off season but Oakland is getting better. A healthy Steelers’ team is a Super Bowl contender. The Chiefs should be able to pull out 2 of 3 as long as these games are spread out a bit. (6-1)
I don’t see any possible way the Chiefs can go into the Panthers’ home and walk away with a win. The Kansas City defense has historically had issues with mobile quarterbacks (Johnny Manziel) and none have been able to throw like Cam Newton. Cam is also a lot bigger than most wide receivers and running backs so bringing him down if you catch him is no picnic. It will be a close game but the Chiefs will lose this one. (6-2)
Things get a bit easier at home for Kansas City as they face the bottom seeds of the south divisions. New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, and Tennessee all try their luck at beating the Chiefs in Arrowhead. The New York Jets come to town from the east and of course the rest of the divisional opponents.
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