Originally Posted by
TopekaRoy
I just want to point out that the Bears beat the Packers last night, 27-20. They won in spite of the fact that their starting QB, Jay Cutler, their #1 tackler, Lance Briggs and their best pass rusher/sack master Henry Melton were out with injuries. The Bears were double digit underdogs but at the end of the Packers first drive, LDE Shea McClellin knocked Aaron Rodgers out of the game, injuring his shoulder with a good clean legal tackle.
What does this have to do with the Chiefs? It just shows you that you can't count any team out of any game. The Bears were coming off of a bye and the Chiefs will be coming off a bye to face the Broncos.
And that wasn't the only big upset this week. The Jets (+6.5) beat the Saints, The Eagles (+2.5) throttled the Raiders 49-20, and the Browns (+2.5) beat the Ravens. Tampa Bay (0-8) was a 16.5 point underdog to the Seahawks and only lost by 3 and Houston nearly upset the Colts.
Now, I'm not suggesting that the Chiefs have to knock Peyton out of the game to win. I really think we can win with both teams at full strength, but there is so much parity (i.e., mediocrity) in the NFL this year that any team can win any game. The Broncos also still have to play the Chargers and who knows what is going to happen there.
Any given Sunday (night)!