Broncos’ Drew Lock on why beating the Chiefs wouldn’t carry any extra meaning to him
His buddies reached out this week, just as they’ve done in the past whenever Broncos quarterback Drew Lock has prepared to face the Chiefs.
But for Lock, who was a standout at Lee’s Summit High School, beating the Chiefs on Saturday wouldn’t carry any extra meaning simply because he grew up cheering for Kansas City.
“It’s always fun to hear from your friends here and there. You get two or three texts a week before and after the game,” Lock told reporters this week. “That just is kind of a given and that is to be expected.
“Like I said earlier, I’m going to keep it this way, I’m going to keep it PC. It is what it is. A win is a win is a win. It’s going to be just as important to me as one against the Chargers, one against the Raiders, whoever it may be.”
In his three-season career, Lock has defeated the Chargers three times and the Raiders once. But he’s 0-3 against the Chiefs.
In those games, Lock has completed 52.8% of his passes for 613 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions. Those three losses to the Chiefs are part of the Broncos’ 12-game losing streak against Kansas City.
Ending the Broncos’ skid against the Chiefs also is not a motivating factor for Lock.
“I know it’s not a narrative in our locker room. It might be out there in the cyberworld today, but this win would mean no more than another win,” Lock said. “I mean, every single Sunday you go out there and everything you do, how you eat, how you sleep, when you come in, how much film you watch, all is pushed toward a win.
“And a win in this league, it’s not easy to do, obviously. You know, I think I’d be just as excited about a win this week as I’d have been last week.”
Lock, the former Mizzou star, missed part of Sunday’s game against the Chargers because of a shoulder injury. But Lock wasn’t on the Broncos injury report Thursday and said he could tell a difference between Sunday’s injury and the shoulder issues that kept him out of two games during the 2020 season.
“It’s way less than what it was last year,” Lock said. “It’s come a long way since Sunday when it happened and it will just keep progressing with our medical staff here and whatnot. I’ll be as close as I possibly can to 100% on (Saturday).”
