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Kansas City Chiefs on the right road, if they’re headed to Houston

By Stacy D. Smith

Jan 1, 2017; San Diego, CA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks on the sidelines during the second half of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chiefs won 37-27. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; San Diego, CA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks on the sidelines during the second half of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chiefs won 37-27. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

The following game, in the divisional round, would take place in Oakland — in a third contest with the Raiders. They were down to their third-string quarterback at one point in their Week 17 finale with the Denver Broncos.

One would have to think the Chiefs would be favored in such a contest. Two winnable games to start the postseason tournament seem like a sure-fire way to travel back to Foxboro for a rematch with the New England Patriots. I’m not sure I’d even argue that there’s a more preferable way to ensure a trip to the AFC Championship Game, but I think that misses the point entirely.

As counter-intuitive as it may sound, the Chiefs don’t benefit from the easiest road to Gillette. Does anyone honestly think the way to prepare for arguably the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL is to go through Tom Savage and Connor Cook/Matt McGloin? Ben Roethlisberger and the rest of that Steeler offense present a healthy challenge to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Their last matchup, in Week 4, was a 43-14 embarrassment of the Chiefs on national television. The Steelers finished the regular season ranked 7th in total offense and 10th in scoring offense.

Why on Earth would that be preferable to games with Houston and Oakland?

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