The Kansas City Chiefs are sitting pretty at 5-0, but let’s be real, they’ve had a schedule softer than a Climate Pledge Arena pillow so far. The only real test was the 4-2 Denver Broncos, and even they got ambushed by a completely new Chiefs offensive identity in that “Monday Night Football” beatdown. Denver probably would have shown up better with some film to study, right? The other four teams Kansas City has played? They’ve got a combined 5-18 record heading into Week 7. Yeah, the Chiefs have handled business, racking up the NFL’s second-best point differential at +57, only behind the 6-0 San Francisco 49ers at +67. That’s what elite teams do against a light schedule. But here’s the kicker: that easy ride is about to slam into a concrete wall, starting with *our* Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
Arrowhead West’s Easy Road Trips Are Over, Lumen Field Is Coming
So far, the Chiefs’ road games have been a walk in the park, hitting up the winless Miami Dolphins and then playing the Las Vegas Raiders at what they call “Arrowhead West,” where their coach Andy Reid is literally the winningest coach. Cute. But starting in Week 7, those road trips get longer, tougher, and a whole lot more hostile. We’re talking about a “Sunday Night Football” road game against *your* 3-3 Seattle Seahawks. That’s right, the defending Super Bowl champions. And trust me, with a .500 record after six weeks, our roaring crowd at Lumen Field is going to feel like we’re backed into a corner, ready to explode. The Chiefs can expect an A-game from Seattle, in every single phase. That includes our relentless drive to shut down the NFL’s leading rusher, Kenneth Walker. Remember him? He was the Super Bowl MVP for the Seahawks less than a year ago, and now he’s the driving force for Kansas City’s offense this year. If we contain him, this game is ours for the taking.
The Stakes Are Huge, And It Only Gets Harder For KC
Imagine this: Kansas City drops their first game of the season here in Seattle, and then Denver takes care of the 2-4 Arizona Cardinals in Week 7. Suddenly, the AFC West could be tied up in Week 8. That’s the kind of chaos we live for in the Emerald City! Even if the Chiefs somehow limp out of the next two road games (Seattle then Denver at Mile High) still unbeaten, their margin for error will be razor-thin because their schedule doesn’t let up. Starting on Thanksgiving night in Week 12, Kansas City faces a brutal stretch of away games: the 5-1 Buffalo Bills, the 2-4 Los Angeles Rams on “Thursday Night Football,” and the 3-2 Cincinnati Bengals. They don’t even get to go home to Arrowhead until four days before Christmas. Six of their next eight games are on the road. This isn’t just a tough stretch, it’s a gauntlet.
Going into the season, we all knew the Chiefs’ schedule got brutal from Week 7 on. They’re about to face seven teams that made the postseason last year. Between now and their Week 17 rematch with the Chargers, only four teams on their schedule currently have losing records, and one of those , the Rams , is described as a sleeping giant. The Chiefs still have to play the undefeated 49ers, the one-loss Bills, and three other teams with just two losses in the AFC playoff race: the Broncos, Bengals, and Patriots. This is all happening before the final stretch of the season. So while the Chiefs might be 5-0 right now, their real test starts right here, on our turf, under the lights. It’s time for the 12s to show them what real championship football looks like!
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Originally reported by Arrowhead Pride.
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