Kansas City Chiefs: Four reasons why KC will win the AFC West
By Chris Taylor
Homefield advantage returns to Kansas City
Arrowhead Stadium has always been known as a tough place to play. The Chiefs are owners of the loudest outdoor stadium in the world, bar none. However, the home record for the Chiefs has not echoed that sentiment.
In all fairness, since Andy Reid has been the Chiefs head coach, the home record hasn’t been bad. According to footballdb.com, in 2013 the Chiefs went 5-3, since then they’ve lost two home games each season. That isn’t a poor home record, but it won’t knock your socks off either.
What makes the home record more hard to grasp are the losses at home during the playoffs. Both Pittsburgh and the Tennessee Titans came in to Arrowhead and left victorious.
This season fans should expect the atmosphere to mirror that of when the Patriots came to town the night the Chiefs broke the sound barrier, sending Tom Brady home with his tail between his legs. There won’t be a stadium in the league that has more of a college feel than Arrowhead.
Deep passes, long runs, open receivers everywhere, the crowd will have no choice but to be loud from coin flip to handshakes.
Expect Arrowhead Stadium to regain its once prominent spot among the hardest places to play. They may not go undefeated at home, but the fans will make things more difficult for opponents than they’ve been in quite some time.