The procedure for the playoff bye was kept in-house, Chiefs coach Andy Reid and his players providing little insight to their plans for the opening week of the NFL postseason. Unless, of course, you include the proposal from lineman Mitch Morse.
“To take a nap,” he quipped.
Indeed, the top reward for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs is rest. A one-week break. Survive and advance without even playing a game.
But the hiatus is purely physical. The focus of the Chiefs’ top brass remains on football this weekend, even if the action is outside of Arrowhead Stadium.