The Chiefs are having a normal week leading up to Sunday’s game against the Browns, but the next two games will not be under normal circumstances.
A Saturday game against the Texans in Week 16 will be followed by a road game on Wednesday against the Steelers in Week 17. That schedule was put in place because Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year and the four teams involved in the games that day are all playing three games over eleven days to get through that stretch.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he has “adjusted my workouts” to prepare for this stretch because he knows how challenging it will be for him.
“That’s not true a good feelingMahomes said, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com. “I’m looking forward to playing at Christmas and hopefully getting back to what we did last year, but you never want to play so many games in such a short space of time. It’s just not good for your body. But ultimately it is your job, your profession. You have to come to work and do it.”
The Chiefs have already clinched the AFC West and they have a lead in the race for the top seed in the AFC, which will alleviate some of the pressure they’ll feel to get through this stretch without missteps, but everyone at the club will be more then be happy to have the extended break that comes at the end of week 17.
