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Will all that rest be a good or bad thing?
The Chiefs haven’t played a meaningful game since they beat Pittsburgh on Christmas Day to clinch the top seed in the AFC. Kansas City sat its most essential starters in a season-ending loss to Denver and then relaxed during a first-round bye. Essentially, by the time Saturday’s Houston-Kansas City comes around, the Chiefs will have essentially enjoyed 23 days of rest. It’s worth wondering if all that time off will result in a sluggish start against Texans, but in the notorious words of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, that’s just not how this team rolls.