a ridiculous Chief's game

They should have won by about 30 points, it seems, but they made enough mistakes to take it to the last minute of the game. But a win is a win is a win, and they still have a shot to make it into the AFC playoffs with some weaker teams left on the schedule.

When Green got hurt in the opening game and with a tough schedule, I thought they were pretty much toast. But Huard has played well and the defense has been improved except against the Steelers. But the record is 4-3, and they have several winnable games remaining on the schedule - on the road at Miami, Oakland, and Cleveland, and home games with Oakland, Baltimore, and Jacksonville. (The other three games are at St. Louis and San Diego, and home for Denver.)

My guess is they will win ten games. Five of the six labeled easier, and one of the three labeled tougher.

Anyway, back to today's game. Chiefw win by seven, but it did not need to be nearly as stressful as it turned out to be. Consider that of the four touchdowns Seattle scored, one was the result of a turnover inside the ten, one was the result of a botched KC field goal (which was a ridiculous call by the official and should have been overturned), and one was the result of a 50 yard bomb when the KC defender was an idiot and looking into the backfield instead of covering his man.

Throw in a missed field goal, a dropped first down pass by LJ that set up the missed field goal, the botched field goal, the interception that should have ended the game except the defensive lineman was too stubborn to get on the ground, a defensive holding penalty on third and ten, a dropped interception, and you have the reason why one team completely controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and still was behind with two and a half minutes left.

But a win is a win. It is a key game in St. Louis next week. A win here and I think you can pencil in the Chiefs for a post-season berth.