The Chiefs’ season ended Sunday with a hard-fought home loss to a Steelers team that, in almost every way, outplayed them from the opening kick to the final kneel-down. While the team’s sixth home playoff loss in eight tries concluded the 2016 season in disappointing fashion, it was a remarkable campaign for Andy Reid’s club. After losing Sean Smith, Jeff Allen, Ben Grubbs, Husain Abdullah, Mike DeVito and Tyvon Branch in the offseason, Kansas City was forced to play much of the year without key starters Jamaal Charles, Justin Houston, Jeremy Maclin, Jaye Howard, Allen Bailey, Josh Mauga and Parker Ehinger—and still came away with a 12-4 record and their first division title since 2010.
Is Alex Smith still Kansas City’s long-term answer at QB?
