KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If the Kansas City Chiefs could have designed the way they will enter the AFC Championship Game, they would have drawn up their 31-13 divisional round win against the Indianapolis Colts.
The Chiefs didn't merely beat the Colts, they used them as a launching pad. The Chiefs will have a full head of steam heading into next week's game against the winner of Sunday's matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots.
The victory did that much for the Chiefs. They played their best defensive game of the season, forcing the Colts to go three plays and punt on each of their first four possessions.