Springfield News-Leader · Dec 28, 2015
Playoff-bound Chiefs defeat Browns, 17-13
(Photo: Peter Aiken/Getty Images)KANSAS CITY - The atmosphere inside the Kansas City Chiefs’ locker room wasn’t a whole lot different Sunday than in any of their other victories during a franchise record-tying nine-game win streak. There were high-fives and congratulations, of course. But mostly a business-like attitude.
It was hard to believe the Chiefs had just qualified for the playoffs.
“We still have one more week left and there’s still a lot to play for,” said quarterback Alex Smith, who threw two touchdown passes in a down-to-the-wire, 17-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
When Pittsburgh lost to Baltimore moments later, the Chiefs clinched at least a wild-card spot.