Word: kc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Incirlik, an isolated Turkish base 444 miles southeast of Istanbul, the Gulf War has never really ended. Most mornings some two dozen American F-15s and F-16s scream skyward, along with E-3 and RC-135 command planes and KC-135 tankers to keep them safely flying and fueled. An hour later, in a delicately choreographed ballet 400 miles east, the warplanes take their final sips of gas before turning south toward Iraq. Their mission: to show the Iraqi military how impotent Saddam is in protecting Iraqi sovereignty--and them. Maybe this will foment rebellion...
...CHIEFS-Broncos matchup. This time around, both teams are 0-1 and feeling a little desperate. What gives Kansas City the edge is that, unlike the Mile High boys, who merely suspect it, the Griefs truly know they're not going to be playing in January. Take KC plus 3 1/2 points...
...that stuff about the pursuit of happiness. Every week, when Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat into the air, a lot of people knew exactly how she felt. Seen in that forgiving light, even the sheer awfulness of '70s taste--leisure suits in grape-jelly purple, shag-carpeted vans, KC and the Sunshine Band--was just an unconfined democratic impulse set loose in the marketplace...
...Like the Raiders, the KC Line is playing out a season turned sour. But unlike the Raiders, KC says, even down eight games, that the season's not over and the opportunities are at hand. So: Take the Falcons minus two and a half in the desert against the CARDS, mainly because Chris Chandler (!) is the NFC's second highest rated passer and Jake the Snake is not. Likewise, take the vet (Dan Marino) and the DOLPHINS minus another 2.5 over the Pats and a guy who with one throw lost the biggest game of the year in Foxboro...
...while the little dogs stay on the porch, which is an old midwestern truism that means exactly nothing. Nevertheless, now is playoff positioning time, which means expect the favorites to come up big this week. So pick the Chiefs to cover that fat 9.5 point spread against the Chargers -- KC's a young team and the coaches will be telling players that a big win is sure to impress the bowl scouts. Likewise, the Pack minus 6.5 on the road against Carolina. And reverse the trend to take the Bills getting five at home against a Jaguars team that struggles...