Kansas City Chiefs Prove They Are Contenders This Season Despite Loss to Colts

October 10, 2010   ·   Brian Shannon   ·   Jump to comments

The 1972 Miami Dolphins are safe once again after the Kansas City Chiefs suffered their first defeat of the season in a hard fought 19-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
The Chiefs had a chance to prove to the rest of the league that they are for real, and even though the score did not come out in their favor, Kansas City proved they will be contenders this season.
The odds were stacked against Kansas City coming into the game as they were facing a Colts team at home who had lost just seven regular season games in Indianapolis since 2004. If that wasn't enough, the Chiefs were also facing a quarterback in Peyton Manning who had lost back-to-back games just four times since 2004.
Kansas City had plenty of chances to defeat the Colts, but they had a few costly mistakes on offense that they were unable to overcome. Running back Jamaal Charles had another solid game with 5.4 yards per carry, showing once again why he is one of the most explosive backs in the league, but he al...

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