Chiefs: 5 reasons they will reach the playoffs

4. They can’t be worse

Kansas City has been utterly brutal over the first four weeks of the season. The defense has certainly had its moments, but the offense has been where productivity goes to die. To this point, we have yet to see the offense put together one solid game.

Against the San Diego Chargers, we saw what the offense is capable of. Alex Smith was throwing the ball downfield to Jeremy Maclin and Travis Kelce. The problem? He didn’t start doing that until the Chiefs were down by 21 points. It’s like Smith refuses to start taking any kind of chances until the game is completely out of hand.

Smith is far from the only problem, though. The offensive line has allowed 13 sacks, mostly because the guards have been overwhelmed on the left side. Kansas City needs to get the ball out and perhaps use some better protections, including the usage of a running back and/or tight end against aggressive teams.

Defensively, the aforementioned return of Houston should change things. The defense has looked good for the most part outside of that debacle in Pittsburgh and the first half against San Diego. Look for this unit to bounce back against Oakland.