Kansas City Chiefs: Colts players to be fearful of in AFC Divisional Round
By John McCarty
The Indianapolis Colts are a tough, physical football team with a really good quarterback coming to Arrowhead, looking to knock off the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. What players should the Chiefs, and their fans, be concerned about?
Winning ten of 11 games in the NFL is not something that is done by accident, and the Indianapolis Colts certainly appear to be a team, perhaps not of destiny, but certainly capable of defeating the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead.
After defeating the Texans in Houston during the Wild Card Round, the sixth-seeded Colts ride into Arrowhead confident in their chances at playing upset. What players should Chiefs fans be concerned about?
COLTS TO BE FEARFUL OF – ANDREW LUCK
Andrew Luck is more than capable of coming into Arrowhead and leading the Colts to victory. Luck was at the helm the last time the Colts defeated the Chiefs in the playoffs, the 2013 game that saw the Chiefs blow a 21 point halftime lead, leading the Colts to score 35 second half points to defeat the Chiefs 45-44.
During the Colts current five-game winning streak, Luck has thrown for nine touchdowns and thrown four interceptions while averaging 291 yards passing. Luck did throw an ugly interception in the season finale against the Titans that helped keep the Blaine Gabbert led Titans team in the game. The Chiefs defense will need to capitalize on a potential bad decision by the Colts signal caller.
If the Chiefs are going to advance to the AFC Championship game, they will need to limit Luck’s opportunities to make plays and pick apart a poor performing group of middle defenders, linebackers, and safeties. If Chris Jones, Justin Houston and Dee Ford can harass and hurry Luck, he is capable of making mistakes and throwing interceptions.