From emotional fatigue to coaching and special teams concerns, the Kansas City Chiefs have the talent to dominate, but several issues are threatening their playoff run.

The Kansas City Chiefs sit at 6-5 as they approach a critical Sunday matchup against the 3rd seed Indianapolis Colts. Despite ranking seventh in total defense, fourth in scoring defense, and 10th in red zone defense, this team simply hasn’t looked like the dominant versions of years past. Their five losses have come by a combined 22 points, and historically, their DVOA (Defense adjusted Value Over Average) still ranks them as the 4th best team at 5-5 in NFL history. Two of the three teams ahead of them, the ’06 Eagles and ’15 Seahawks, made the playoffs. The third, the ’97 Cowboys, collapsed down the stretch and missed out

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