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Co-obstacles: to reach the AFC championship game, New England and Kansas City each must overcome one of the NFL's co-MVPs. Only one will.(NFL Divisional Playoff Preview)(American Football League)(National Football League)

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| January 12, 2004 | Attner, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2004 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

What a perfect way for these AFC playoffs to unfold. The teams with the conference's best records stand one game from a matchup that, based on recent history of home-field advantage in the divisional round, seems almost inevitable. But history doesn't always account for special obstacles. In this case, both the Patriots and Chiefs first must overcome one of the NFL's co-MVPs. New England will; Kansas City won't.

Indeed, the Chiefs' horrid defense faces its worst possible nightmare Sunday, a suddenly in-sync, Peyton Manning-led Colts offense that is capable of running up all types of ridiculously impressive numbers, even in Arrowhead Stadium. Since the Colts' ...

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