Q: Kareem Hunt played about 53% of the snaps in the game yesterday. What are some of the factors that go into deciding how you rotate those running backs?
CHILDRESS: “Some have to do with protection. Some have to do with freshness between him and Charcandrick (West). Some guys take a better look at plays than others. They’ve all got their little niche that we try to fit them into.”
Midseason MVP: The Chiefs would be lost without quarterback Alex Smith, who is on pace to set personal single-season bests for, among other things, touchdown passes and yardage.