The phrase "trap game" has always bothered me. The phrase "any given Sunday" also bothers me. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard, Richard Simmons on a TV screen, the Raiders on Monday Night Football.
Despite my hatred of the term, it still does not explain how teams like the Texans can completely foil the Jaguars... twice. It does not explain how the Raiders can almost beat a terrific Chargers team. Good teams get caught in these traps all the time. It doesn't help that the Chiefs have a history of losing to teams they have no business losing to. Remember when the Chiefs sleepwalked into Pittsburgh? Peter King, at least, seems to think the Chiefs could get caught in this trap. He's picking the Browns to win 17-13.
The Chiefs have plenty to play for and I sure hope that they don't sleepwalk in this game. The Browns, after all, are coming off a pretty embarassing loss to the Bengals. You gotta think the dawgs are going to be hungry.
That being said, it would surprise me if the Chiefs didn't take this game seriously. The Chiefs still haven't proven that they can win on the road, and I imagine that Herm Edwards has brought this up to his team countless times this week.
Furthermore, I get the feeling this Chiefs' team is going to be fired up. They've had an extra three days to rest and you have to think they're excited about finally playing with all their superstar players healthy: Gonzalez is probably ready to once again assume pro bowl form and Derrick Johnson looks like he's about ready to continue an interrupted pro bowl season.
By all accounts, when you look at the matchups, the Chiefs should slaughter the Cleveland Browns this weekend. Then again, it's exactly this optimism that often traps fans into false hope.
