Only the most diehard of Chargers fans could’ve envisioned a mid-December game at Kansas City as a division showdown.
The Chiefs won their first five and had Super Bowl dreams. The Chargers lost their first four and nobody could remember where they were playing, having moved out of San Diego this season to a soccer stadium in Carson, Calif.
A prime-time game on a Saturday night seemed like a NFL Network mismatch back then. Now the game is for the division lead and inside track to the AFC West title.
“The players know that (when it’s) in the last quarter of the season and you’re in the mix, every game becomes very important,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday.