The AFC Championship Game will not be the first this season between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs: the two teams already met in week six in a prime time matchup that ended 43-40 in the Patriots’ favor. To draw any definitive conclusions from this game, however, is nearly impossible considering that both teams changed quite a bit over the last three months. Let’s analyze how the changes exactly look like.
Both teams have lost star offensive players
Kansas City’s most productive offensive skill position player in week six was running back Kareem Hunt, who gained 185 yards and scored a touchdown on just 15 touches.