Great article on kcchiefs.com by Bob Gretz.

Dealt a raw deal by the NFL and its decision to move the ame up to Friday because of weather fears involving Hurricane Wilma, Vermeil reacted like a champ. understand that he was angry, ticked off and throw in a little mad as well. The NFL went against many of its long-time rules in moving this game. As the traveling party, the Chiefs lost a full day’s preparation and two days of game planning work. They became the first NFL team in anyone’s memory to travel and play a regular season game on the same day.

In the Thursday morning team meeting where he informed the players of the NFL’s decision, his language was course, his message clear. It set the tone for everything that happened in the 48 hours after the game was moved. Many of his words cannot be repeated here, but the point he was trying to make was not a mystery: bleep the NFL, we will play them anywhere, anytime, any place. We will play them in the parking lot, on the sands of South Beach, anywhere they want to play.

What Vermeil did was eliminate the possibility that anyone around Arrowhead was going to use these disadvantages as an excuse for poor performance, unfocused effort and less than prepared play.

The Chiefs did win the game, 30-20.