For the second time in three weeks, the Denver Broncos will play the Kansas City Chiefs. This time the game will be played in the Chiefs house. And if they play like they did last week at home it will be a long day for them.
Two weeks ago on November, 17th Kansas City traveled to Denver for a huge AFC West match up. The stakes in the game were high, not only first place in the AFC West, but the first seed in the entire AFC.
The Broncos ended up winning the game 27-17. The Chiefs fell behind in the second half by 10 points, and their lack of fire power on offense prevented them from coming back.
The Chiefs were unable to get to Peyton Manning in the game, and were only able to force one turnover. That came off a botched handoff, and the Chiefs lost a fumble the next play and were unable to capitalize.
Round two will be quite different for both teams though. Injuries have plagued both teams in the week since they have played. The Chiefs have already ruled out their leading pass rusher for this game, Justin Houston and their other stud rusher, Tamba Hali, is questionable for the game.
The Broncos have their own concerns as well. They did get some good news though. Veteran Champ Bailey is probable for this game, as so is running back Knowshon Moreno. Breakout tight end, Julius Thomas, however is listed as questionable with a knee injury he suffered in the first meeting and we have been told by one source close to Julius that he will probably miss the game. Thomas had three catches for 43 yards and a touchdown when the teams played two weeks ago. Also listed as questionable on the injury report is cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. He allowed only two catches for 28 yards in the first outing. When Rodgers-Cromartie injured his shoulder late in the first half last week he had not allowed a catch. Kayvon Webster, who replaced him, allowed six catches for 58 yards... CONTINUE READING