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Chiefs repeat as division champs for first time, guarantee themselves a spot in playoffs

It wasn’t that long ago that many were wondering about the direction of the Chiefs.

Just three weeks ago, they’d lost six of their previous seven games. The offensive line was leaky at best (particularly in the running game) and the quarterback wasn’t covering for their mistakes. On defense, the front seven struggled to stop the run and the secondary wasn’t making game-changing plays.

But on Sunday afternoon, none of that was on the mind of the faithful fans among the announced crowd of 65,325 who braved 20-degree weather at kickoff to witness history at Arrowhead Stadium.