Rams and Chiefs. Insanity

Last I looked the over/under on the Monday night game pitting the LA Rams against the KC Chiefs was around 63. That's a whole lot of points in an NFL game.

But anybody that watched it saw a final score 54-51, with Rams prevailing. Even my feeble brain can do that math. 105 points?

It's rare when ANY NFL team scores fifty. But BOTH of them? Insanity.

They blew by the "over" after three quarters of play.

Which would seem to beg the question ---

Can either one of these teams play a lick of defense?

Sure, we've seen a bunch of rule changes that have given offenses greater advantages. Nobody seems to know how to tackle a quarterback any more without getting penalized. Can't hit him high. Can't hit him low. Can't fall on him. Breathe on a receiver running his route and the defender will be called for holding or pass interference.

Yes, it's fun to watch a shoot-out like this one, though it probably gives defensive coordinators nightmares. And it could well be this game was a Super Bowl preview. Both LA and KC are among the best in their conferences, but ya never know come playoff time. Those pesky Patriots will be there. (Has there ever been a division as pitiful as the rest of the AFC East -- Buffalo, Miami, and the NYJ, for so long?). As will the ageless Drew Brees and the newly rekindled New Orleans express. Never count the Steelers out.

And injuries to key players are always a crap shoot. Again, ya never know when disaster might strike.

A lot of stuff can happen between now and mid-January -- and probably will.

But for now, dang. 54-51?

Bet we won't see another spectacle like that for a while. If ever.

But the fans had to love it.

It surely beats a 6-3 snooze fest in a blizzard.