Every Turnover a Trophy for Opportunistic Chiefs Defense

The Kansas City Chiefs are “the hottest team in the league”, according to New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick.

The Kansas City Chiefs (12-5) are coming from a 30-0 win over the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round.

Smith threw for 3,486 yards this season, by far the most of his 10-year career.

Meanwhile, he’s spread the ball around well to veteran targets like tight end Travis Kelce and receiver Jeremy Maclin and backs Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware.

Belichick had an unsurprisingly similar assessment of what lies ahead for a Brady-led offense that found the going much tougher down the stretch, although the expected return of receiver Julian Edelman should be a boost for the passing attack. The Pats have also had a great season since the announcement that Brady was not to be suspended to start the season.

New England basically signed veteran RB Stephen Jackson off the street. Edelman has been on the sidelines since suffering a knee injury in week 10 against the New York Giants.

Edelman returned to practice a few weeks ago, and he looks to be fully healthy. But because the Chiefs aren’t really keen on gambling downfield, the Patriots can focus on overcrowding the field and make Alex Smith commit a lot of turnovers.

Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals: The last time these two played, it wasn’t pretty as the Cardinals hammered the Packers with a 38-8 score.

Smith is regarded as the definition of “average” in the NFL today, but the way he’s orchestrating the Chiefs’ offense these days goes to show that a no-frills approach can still win in a league dominated by video-game offensive numbers. In the receiving end, James White had 63 yards in two receptions while Jackson added 20 yards.

Although the New England Patriots were forced to play without Edelman and other stars, they still ended their season on a good note. Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder) is looking like a game-time decision and wide receiver Antonio Brown is likely out with a concussion. Johnson said that win does give them confidence going into the matchup. Not only that, but I worry for the Seattle defense against a Carolina offense that hasn’t struggled in any aspect of moving the ball. Prediction: Panthers 27 – 17 Seahawks. However, Kansas City has won 11 straight games now, and New England has lost four of its last six games. The Steelers looked like a team to be reckoned with this postseason, but since the game on Saturday there have been rumors that Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, and DeAngelo Williams will all be out for the game in Denver on Sunday. No players have officially been ruled out for the playoff game on Saturday afternoon.

Before his eventually meaningless interception against the Texans last week, Smith had thrown 119 postseason passes without throwing a pick.