The Chiefs are now more than halfway
through their two-week Peyton preparation, and fans are awaiting this
week's Sunday Night Game O' The Week with high hopes and chewed up
fingernails. Before we get into some in-depth Bronco talk, let's take
a look at how the Chiefs got this far without a loss to their name.
KC entered this opportunely timed bye
week after pulling out an unimpressive win against the lowly,
injury-riddled Buffalo Bills. Once again, the Chiefs proved that they
can make a game exciting in the ugliest of ways. Despite plenty of
errant play, KC yet again found a new way to win – just outscore
the other team with your defense. Oh, and get really damn lucky.
A multitude of dropped passes by
Buffalo receivers, an Alex Smith fumble that absolutely should have
been recovered by the Bills' starting punt returner Leonis McKelvin,
a horribly overthrown pass from an unknown QB for an easy pick,
several missed Bills tackles that included would-be sacks, a 100-yard
INT return for a touchdown and several more fortunate turns of events
helped the Chiefs to their current undefeated status.
People are pointing out this kind of
thing constantly in the Chiefs Kingdom. Although the record remains
unblemished, fans know this team has barely snuck away with more than
one win against a sub-par opponent. How scared should fans be about
facing Peyton at Mile High?
Pretty god damn scared. Were you
expecting me to lie or something? This upcoming game is worthy of our
fear, if only because it will be the biggest test so far for a team
that has barely been passing the NFL equivalent of elementary school
spelling quizzes lately. The Chiefs' last two games were harrowing,
and they leave fans to wonder how their team will fare against
legitimate, playoff-caliber competition.
In their last game, the Chiefs defense
gave up 470 yards to a 3-5 Bills team led by a third-string QB. The
week prior they allowed Jason Campbell to throw for 293 yards, 2
touchdowns, no picks and a 61% completion percentage. Fans have every
reason to fear the most prolific quarterback in the league when their
secondary has been this porous.
This weekend, the Report will return
to explain why your hopes are just as legitimate as your fears. Tune
in then to get a more in-depth breakdown explaining why the defense,
on both sides of the ball, could make this game much more interesting
than Donkey fans would like to admit.
Doug
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