Chiefs’ Only Hope of Playoff Berth Rests on Jamaal Charles, Offensive Balance

December 6, 2014   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

The Kansas City Chiefs control their playoff destiny with four games remaining, yet two consecutive losses—first to the then-winless Oakland Raiders, and then an ugly loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football during which they generated 151 yards of total offense—would keep them out of the playoffs if they started today.
As it stands, the No. 6-seeded Miami Dolphins hold the tiebreaker over the Chiefs due to win percentage in conference games, but Kansas City sits one game back of the 8-4 San Diego Chargers with a Week 17 contest at Arrowhead Stadium looming and a win over the Chargers already under its belt.
There is no margin for error here, as the Chiefs are one of six 7-5 teams in the AFC and their playoff hopes are all but tied to securing a wild-card berth, sitting two games behind the AFC West leading Broncos with a pair of head-to-head losses to Peyton Manning and company already this season.
The Chiefs offense was inept last week again...

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