As time expired on the U.S. Bank Stadium scoreboard in an October 18th matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, the Kansas City Chiefs fell to 1-5 and dead last in the AFC West. Hope was lost. Fans were prepared to turn their attention to the 2016 NFL Draft. Certain members of the Chiefs’ blogosphere were calling for head coach Andy Reid to be fired. It was an abysmal time in and around One Arrowhead Drive. But then it all changed.
Since the Chiefs fell to the Vikings that Sunday afternoon, they’ve haven’t dropped a single game. Kansas City has won nine-consecutive games, tying a franchise record originally set in 2003 (and replicated in 2013).