Going into the Kansas City Chiefs’ final regular-season game, the sentiment among fans was that a clean, complete win over the Denver Broncos would ease any worries about the team heading into the postseason.
As it played out, Saturday’s win could only be described as anything but clean. First, the Chiefs began their effort shorthanded. Early in the game, it was announced that wide receiver Tyreek Hill had suffered a heel injury that would limit him throughout the afternoon. It appeared that with that news, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid opted to only bring him into situations in which the play was made for Hill — such as the key third-quarter, fourth-down conversion to keep a field goal drive alive.