Yahoo! Sports’ Frank Schwab opened his power rankings with 600 words on why the Kansas City Chiefs shouldn’t be overlooked in the playoffs — even after the team “looked painfully average” during Christmas Day’s 20-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.
“If you want to write off the Chiefs after that loss to the Raiders, it’s fine,” wrote Schwab, “but keep in mind that they barely lost with the Raiders scoring two defensive touchdowns in seven seconds.