The Kansas City Chiefs rolled into the divisional round of the playoffs as the hottest team in the NFL. They're limping out as a team that was merely close to being a contender.
Kansas City ended the regular season with 10 consecutive wins and just blew out the Houston Texans 30-0 on Wild Card Weekend. Against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, however, the Chiefs simply weren't good enough.
Kansas City certainly made the game competitive. Despite lacking an array of playmaking offensive weapons, Alex Smith and Co.