That was kind of depressing, wasn't it? First, the holiday season ended, which is always a downer, and now the Chiefs season is over. And it wasn't pretty.

In my last blog, I mentioned all the reasons that the Chiefs had a good shot at beating the Colts. One of them held true, sort of. Peyton Manning did just about everything he could do to keep the Chiefs in the game. When the opposing quarterback gives you three interceptions in a playoff game, you have to make him pay. Of course, the Chiefs could not and did not. Otherwise, the "conventional wisdom" about how the game would play out was wrong. Very wrong.

The Chiefs couldn't run the ball against Indianapolis. That's right, a team built around the running game and featuring one of the best running backs in the NFL (and one of the toughest ever) could muster nothing against a Colts defense that allowed anyone and everyone to rush for 100 yards. And when it became obvious the Chiefs were not going to win the game on the ground, there seemed to be no backup plan.

All of this lead to a very sad Saturday in KC. For our beloved local team, the NFL season is over. But remember sports fans: spring training is only 40 days away.