Chiefs grades: AFC West champions

Special Teams: A

Tyreek Hill is electric and amazing. He had no business catching a punt on the five yard line with two Chargers bearing down on him. The two coverage players were so surprised that he didn’t call fair catch that they just stood their as he took off. One broken tackle later he was gone. It turned out to be the longest punt return in Chiefs history.

Cairo Santos was perfect on the day a week after he missed a field goal and an extra point. There seemed to be no pressure on him at all as he nailed each field goal without a doubt. Dustin Colquitt also proved brilliant in his one punt, pinning the Chargers deep in their own side of the field.

Special teams continues to be a strength of this team heading into the playoffs. The only down side to it is that special teams coach Dave Toub will get interviews for a higher position and possibly leave the team.

Coaching: A-

Andy Reid called an impeccable game for the Chiefs offensively. He was able to utilize his best players without Spencer Ware and Travis Kelce. It was like he was saving something for the playoffs. Watch out AFC, Reid and Kelce have something in store for you. Reid will have his team prepared for the divisional round, more than recent playoff collapses at home. Chiefs fans should be confident instead of cautious, this time history is on their side.

Defensively, Bob Sutton used far too much zone in his pass defense.  It allowed tight ends and running backs to get open over the middle. Man to man would not have held up against the crossing routes of the wide receivers but the zones sunk too deep to prevent that either.  Sutton called a conservative game that let the Chargers get what they wanted.

The plays of Daniel Sorensen and Marcus Peters saved the day. Perhaps the aggression will return with Justin Houston because without the threat of pressure and turnovers, Ben Roethlisberger will carve them up.