Despite the reality that two games remain on the regular season schedule for both teams, Saturday’s showdown between the visiting Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs feels like a one game season unto itself. The AFC West is on the line as the two remaining teams atop the standings face off in a tale of disparate trajectories.
For the Chiefs, you know the familiar story: a franchise lauded as the NFL’s best (and only unbeaten) through five weeks came crashing to earth faster than Icarus, creating doubt on offense and exposing numerous weaknesses on defense. For a game won and lost in the trenches, the Chiefs simply haven’t looked great along either line this year, although last week’s play offers a bit of hope that the they might be coming together at the right time.