The Kansas City Chiefs are coming to the Emerald City in Week 7, fresh off their Week 5 bye, and let me tell you, their take on our defending champion Seattle Seahawks is going to light a fire under Lumen Field. Kansas City might be sitting pretty at 4-0, the only undefeated team atop the AFC standings, but they’re about to run into a whole different beast when they hit our turf. They think our game is “less crucial” for them? We’ll see about that.
Chiefs Looking Past Seattle? Not a Chance.
After their bye, the Chiefs are staring down a much tougher schedule, including two AFC West matchups that they’re calling “critical” to build a cushion. They’ve got the Chargers in Week 6, then us in Week 7, followed by the Broncos in Week 8. The source makes it clear Kansas City is focused on those division rivals, suggesting it would be “hard to be upset with a loss” to the Seahawks if it means wins against the Chargers and Broncos. A “less crucial” road primetime game against the defending champions? Are you kidding me? Mike Macdonald and Brian Fleury are going to have our boys ready to show them exactly how crucial this game is for *us*. Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed, and Cooper Kupp are not just going to roll over. We’re defending champions for a reason, and the 12s will be roaring the whole time.
The Grind Ahead: They Better Not Forget Us
Even if they try to look past us, the Chiefs have a real gauntlet waiting for them. Weeks 9-11 see them against the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, and Arizona Cardinals. That’s the start of their second-half schedule, and the article notes it could test their focus against desperate teams in noon kickoffs. Remember, their “least impressive performance this year” was a noon game against the Miami Dolphins. Then comes a brutal stretch: a Thanksgiving night game at the Buffalo Bills (a “playoff-preview type matchup”), then at the Los Angeles Rams, and at the Cincinnati Bengals. This is supposedly the “beginning of the playoff push” for them, where defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s unit will really start to take shape. They’re expecting “growing pains against contenders that turn into lessons learned later on in the postseason.” Good. Let them learn that lesson here in Seattle first.
The Run to the Finish and What It Means for the Emerald City
The Chiefs’ final four games include three home matchups against the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, and Las Vegas Raiders, with a road trip to Los Angeles in Week 17. They’re hoping to stay in the hunt for a No. 1 seed to secure a postseason bye, playing in front of their “Sea of Red.” But before all that, they’ve got to deal with what’s right in front of them. The Chiefs kick off their post-bye schedule in Week 6 against the Chargers. They can focus on that all they want. But when Week 7 rolls around and they fly into our airport, they better be ready for the real deal. Our Seattle Seahawks are the defending champions, playing in our house, and we’re going to make sure they know exactly how “crucial” this game is. Let’s go, Hawks!
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Originally reported by Arrowhead Pride.
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