5 NFL teams on upset alert in Week 17
1. Kansas City Chiefs
Another frequent visitor of this list is the Kansas City Chiefs as they look to capture the AFC West title from the Broncos. With a Denver loss and the Chiefs picking up their 10th consecutive victory to finish the 2015 NFL season, Kansas City wins the division despite all odds. However, I don’t see Andy Reid and company holding up their end of the bargain against the Oakland Raiders.
For one, the Raiders played the Chiefs much closer than the final scoreline would indicate when the two teams met in Week 13. The Raiders were actually ahead 20-14 going into the fourth quarter of that game before Derek Carr more or less imploded by throwing three interceptions in the final 15 minutes that all led to Chiefs scores and the victory. However, how the game played out through the first three quarters cannot be forgotten.
While the Kansas City defense is capable of forcing mistakes like that again, Carr is capable of playing far better than that. With how well Michael Crabtree has been playing and how Khalil Mack has been dominating defensively, the Raiders should put up the same type of fight that they did a few weeks ago. There’s no doubt that the Chiefs could again prove me wrong, but the all the Raiders need is one more quarter without self-destructing and they’d already have one win over Kansas City.