Chiefs matchup with Tennessee may be toughest of final stretch

Everything about this game reminds me of the Week 11 matchup between the Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That contest was also wedged between two big games — a pair of teams who represented their respective conferences in last year’s Super Bowl. Kansas City was a six-plus point favorite in that game and wound up falling to an ascending team starting what’s become a red-hot streak of five straight wins.

Kansas City can’t afford to be lulled to sleep against Tennessee. A first-round bye and division title rest on the Chiefs being well prepared for Week 15. Marcus Mariota’s having a Pro-Bowl caliber season and the resurgent DeMarco Murray’s having one of the best years of his six-year career. The Chiefs can clinch a playoff berth with a win on Sunday (sans any help from other teams in the AFC). Hopefully, that’s motivation enough to come out and take care of business before a near-capacity crowd at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Will the Chiefs play with a sense of urgency against a lesser Tennessee team or is this the inevitable trap game? Can Kansas City afford to lose a game in its quest for one of the top two seeds in the AFC? Will the Titans run roughshod over a Chiefs defense missing Derrick Johnson? Use the comment section below to chime in. As always, we appreciate your readership and support.

Until next time, Addicts!