BEST LINE: Pinnacle -7 -110

Posted Friday at 12:40 PM EST

The Chiefs came off their bye last week and went into San Diego and won outright as a four-point pooch. Kansas City is gaining steam with four strong performances in a row, winning three of them and losing by just five in San Fran. The Chiefs have not played at home since Week 4 when they whacked the Patriots, 41-14. Since then, they’ve played twice on the road with a bye in between. Aside from the unexplainable opening loss to the Titans, the defense has been quietly very good at holding opponents down. Alex Smith and Jamaal Charles are a solid RB/QB combination and overall these Chiefs are pretty sound. They have the Jets on deck so this is not a look ahead game. It’s a chance for the Chiefs to solidify their playoff chances.

We’re not going to dissect the Rams because this fade has nothing to do with X’s and O’s and everything to do with the situation. St. Louis is in a horrible scheduling spot here and because of that they just might get whacked. The Rams are coming off games against San Francisco in prime time and Seattle last week. They defeated the Super Bowl Champs in a hugely emotional game and to make matters worse they have the 49ers up again next week in San Francisco. This road game against an AFC team is now sandwiched between San Fran, Seattle and San Fran again. After beating Seattle last week, taking seven points may look appealing but St. Louis isn’t braced for a big game here. Instead, they are in a near impossible spot that often leads to a huge defeat.