K.C. playing catch-up in open AFC

ByJEFFRI CHADIHA
December 23, 2013, 12:38 PM

— -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs thought they knew a thing or two about handling adversity after losing three straight games a few weeks back. After Sunday's 23-7 defeat to Indianapolis Sunday, they learned an even more humbling lesson about life as a contender in the NFL. It doesn't really matter how a team starts in this league. The only real measure of a squad's championship pedigree is how much it can endure on the quest for a potential title.

The Chiefs' loss to the Colts is yet one more example of this undeniable fact.