Chiefs: 5 reasons they will reach the playoffs

1. Soft schedule

After Oakland, the rest of the slate looks very easy. THe hardest games on the schedule would be visits to the Panthers, Broncos and Falcons. Beyond that? The Chiefs will host the Broncos, Raiders, Titans, Jaguars, Buccaneers and Saints.

Think about those six games. With all due respect to those opponents, those should be six wins provided Kansas City plays anywhere from fair to good, depending on the team. Denver and Oakland are good teams (Denver can be very good) but those games are going to see Kansas City as the favorite barring injuries. The other four? The Chiefs will be huge favorites.

Then there are the other road games. Trips to Indianapolis and San Diego await. Both of those should be wins. Now, we know in the NFL that crazy stuff happens all the time, and I just chalked up eight games as wins. I’m also saying that in this scenario, the Chiefs would be losing every game that is even moderately difficult.

Looking at the schedule, there is no reason to think this team can’t win 11-12 games if Reid gets a better gameplan, and Smith simply executes the way he has in the past. People treat a prediction of 11-5 like it’s impossible, despite Kansas City being exactly that in two of the last three years.

Just take a deep breath, Kansas City. It’ll be fine.