The Chiefs have finished 13-3 with a first round bye three times. They lost in the first round each time. It felt different then this time that the Chiefs got a first round bye but with a 12-4 record and avoiding the 13-3 curse. I know it sounds stupid but these are things fans think about.
Spoiler: it’s not any different.
Well, it is different. The Chiefs lost a different painful way this year. The Eric Fisher Hold Game now slides neatly into the Chiefs house of playoff horrors.
Chiefs w/ a Bye:
— nick wright (@getnickwright) January 16, 2017
95: Miss 3 FGs lose 10-7.
97: Blow 4th Q lead, lose 14-10.
03: Force 0 punts, lose 38-31
16: Allow 0 TDs, lose 18-16
The Chiefs scored two more touchdowns than their opponent and lost. It’s not just that the Chiefs lose but they have to do it like this. They do it in a way where folks at the water cooler are all talking about how crazy it was that the Chiefs lost LIKE THIS.
There is a stat that the KC Star’s Sam Mellinger put in his column and it’s a hell of a stat. I don’t mean that in a good way.
#Chiefs are 30-2 at home in the four seasons they earned a bye... and 0-4 in the playoffs.
— AHPKC Chiefs Podcast (@AHPKC) January 16, 2017
Damnit @mellingerhttps://t.co/LcGuhjd9NG
Those two losses? Tampa Bay and Tennessee this year.
If there is any one stat that sums up the horror that is the Chiefs in the playoffs, that is it. (Also, read Sam’s column. It’s predictably terrific)