Playing a tough Ravens team in a very physical game on Sunday and then having to travel to KC seemed to have hurt preparation and player readiness. We essentially had two less days to prepare. Chiefs had bye week, pretty easy game against Houston, and were able to have us come to their stadium.
We need to get bye next year to increase our Super Bowl chances. Basically, KC got to sit back and wait for Buffalo to arrive. Number 2 seed path way harder.