MIAMI, Fla. -- Two weeks ago, the Kansas City Chiefs were preparing to go against a rushing attack that already had decimated them earlier that season and had been a runaway train the playoffs.
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry rushed for 182 yards in their wild-card-round win over the New England Patriots, and followed it up with a 195-yard effort in their victory over the No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens. Henry crammed it down the Chiefs' throat during their first matchup in Week 10, romping for 188 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-32 win.
Most thought the Chiefs, owners of the 29th ranked rushing defense by DVOA, would be a runaway for Henry again in the AFC Championship Game, but the Chiefs held him to 69 yards (7 in the second half) in the Chiefs' 35-24 win.