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If Chiefs can’t end slump down stretch, draft could be silver lining

AP photo by Peter Aiken / Players take a knee after Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was injured during last Sunday's game between the Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium.
AP photo by Peter Aiken / Players take a knee after Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was injured during last Sunday's game between the Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium. AP photo by Peter Aiken / Players take a knee after Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was injured during last Sunday's game between the Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium.

By DAVE SKRETTA / The Associated Press 4 min read

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs insist they are playing to win over the final three weeks of the season.

That’s their competitive nature.

It wouldn’t be the worst thing to lose.

The Chiefs already are assured of having their decade-long string of postseason appearances end, along with streaks of nine AFC West Division titles, seven conference championship games and three Super Bowl trips. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, had surgery Monday on two torn ligaments in his left knee, and the team is dealing with a multitude of other injuries on both sides of the ball.

In other words, the Chiefs (6-8) have little to play for but pride beginning with Sunday’s trip to Nashville’s Nissan Stadium to face the Tennessee. Titans (2-12).