Around the AFC West: Christmas comes to L.A. Chargers

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Seattle Seahawks in a chilly Christmas Eve game at Arrowhead. The Chiefs need to win out and the Bills need to drop one game if they hope to secure the one seed. This game was never in doubt. The Chiefs jumped out early and at no point did I question whether they would squander the lead.

My biggest takeaway is that the defense was stingy and the offense didn’t turn the ball over. That seems to have made the biggest difference in the outcome of the game – when the Chiefs don’t turn the ball over, the games are just not that exciting. Then, if you add in a couple of takeaways from the defense, the Chiefs are really hard to stop.

Justin Watson had a rough day and dropped far too many passes – I really would like to see Mecole back on the field after that showing but he will come along when he is ready.

Patrick Mahomes did Patrick Mahomes things and scored another touchdown that made you laugh in disbelief but then we all found out why…

Reflecting back on this week, I just can’t believe how lucky we as a franchise are to have Patrick Mahomes. I mean, every single week we are treated to an amazing play that makes you wonder if he is human. You look at the Chargers who are constantly injured with poor coaching, the Raiders with a bad quarterback and also pretty poor coaching, and then the Broncos—an actual dumpster fire—and you just have to thank your lucky stars.

We truly are living through some of the greatest years of Chiefs football. Can’t take that for granted.

Next week, the Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos for a game that really doesn’t appear to be all that exciting. Russell Wilson is playing terribly, he has lost the locker room, and the head coach was just fired. I would like to see a beatdown and a continuation of the Patrick Mahomes streak against the Broncos.

See you all next year!