SEATTLE -- It's tough to imagine a more difficult first assignment for Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerbacks Charvarius Ward and Tremon Smith than Sunday night's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
The Chiefs were on the road in a noisy environment and needed a victory to clinch the AFC West title. They were also playing against a veteran quarterback in Russell Wilson.
Playing the rookies, though, says a lot about Chiefs' desperation to repair their woeful defense. They turned to Ward as a starter in place of injured Kendall Fuller, and Smith as the third corner in place of the benched Orlando Scandrick.