They were right.
All the pundits and Baltimore fans who said the Chiefs hadn't played any good teams. Who said that Baltimore's defense was too good. Who said the Chiefs were one-dimensional. Who said that KC got exposed in Week 17 and that this wouldn't be a close game.
Obviously, Baltimore was the better team today. But there's no doubt they are the better team in general.
Last night, the Colts lost. But if the Colts and Jets played 10 times, I think they would each win 5.
I think in 10 chances against the Saints, the Seahawks maybe only win 3. Yesterday happened to be one of those 3.
But for the Chiefs against a tough 12-4 team with playoff experience? At home, I think the Chiefs win 1 out of 10, maybe 2 out of 10. For that to happen, the Chiefs need to get about all the breaks. The penalties, the interceptions, the fumbles, the mental mistakes. The Ravens are a great team, and set a benchmark of where the Chiefs would like to get to one day.
I know the Chiefs really are more of an 8-8 team than a 10-6 team. They had an easy schedule (facing Buffalo and Cleveland while the Chargers faced New England and Cincinnati). But it was still a great improvement from 4-12. If they can continue to grow, maybe two years from now, they're still alive headed into Divisional Weekend.
The thing was, I knew the Chiefs weren't a Super Bowl caliber team. I really just wanted one playoff win. (Sure if the Chiefs made it to the Super Bowl and lost I would be disappointed, but just one win would have been great.) To get that last-playoff-win-in-1993 monkey off our back, which is now an NFL record for most consecutive playoff losses. To give those fans a playoff win at home.
But hey, they weren't good enough.
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