KANSAS CITY http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-mitch-morse-jersey , Mo. — Eric Berry was back on the Kansas City Cor the first time since early in training camp, the first step toward the star safety being ready for games.When that could happen remains unclear.Berry tore his Achilles’ tendon in last season’s opener but was back on the practice field over the summer. He began training camp and looked as if he’d be ready for the season but then was sidelined by a troublesome heel problem that seemingly nobody completely understood.Chiefs coach Andy Reid kept calling Berry “day to day,” even as it stretched to week to week and month to month, and has maintained ever since August that he was slowly getting better.“We’ll just see how he’s doing,” Reid said ahead of Wednesday’s afternoon practice. “There’s no pressure there or any of that. Just see how he feels and take it play to play. I think he’s just as curious as we are to see how he feels. We’re going to go easy with him.”It seems unlikely that Berry will be ready by Sunday, when the Chiefs (9-2) play their first game after a bye in Oakland. But there will be four more regular-season games, and getting Berry up to speed in time for what Kansas City hopes is a deep playoff run is most important.“This week, next week, I don’t care. I just want to make sure he’s healthy,” Reid said. “The one thing about Eric, this is killing him to watch. He loves to play. It tears him up not to be out there, but at the same time we have to do it smart. Those juices get going and everything is OK.”The five-time Pro Bowl selection certainly knows how to make a comeback.Berry missed most of a season earlier in his career when he tore knee ligaments, and the injury to his Achilles tendon scuttled another season. Berry also missed the end of a season when he was diagnosed with cancer, only to be declared cancer-free by the following summer in time for training camp.Berry has been around the team all season, juicing up the defense while helping a young secondary as a pseudo coach. He’s been in meeting rooms Womens Xavier Williams Jersey , traveled to road games and maintained a constant presence in the locker room, where his stuff is hung close to rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes.“He’s up here as much as anyone,” Mahomes said. “He’s up here as much as I am. He’s up here as much as anyone except Coach Reid. I know he wants to be on that field. He’s going to train and keep himself right so that when he gets an opportunity like he has now, he’ll be ready to go.”The Chiefs have struggled at safety all season, signing veteran Ron Parker on the eve of the season because they were so short-handed. Daniel Sorensen broke his leg in training camp and only recently was back on the field, and rookie Armani Watts landed on injured reserve as he was getting up to speed.Not surprisingly, the Chiefs have been gouged by opposing offenses most of the year.They are allowing more than 400 yards and 26.7 points per game, both near the bottom of the league. Their pass defense is last at 297.2 yards per game, and their inability to get stops in the red zone has been due in part to the unsteady play of their safeties.But beyond the physical boon Berry would provide is the emotional lift.Yes, he’s been around the team all season. But offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz said there’s a different feeling when one of the team’s longest-tenured and most vocal leaders suits up.“He’s the guy that gets everybody hyped and ready to go,” Schwartz said, “and that’s team-wide, whether it’s offense or defense. It’s great to have a guy like that around. We’ll see how that situation goes, but big for the defense and also big for the team.”NOTES: C Mitch Morse (concussion) returned to practice for the first time since getting hurt Oct. 14 in New England. … WR Sammy Watkins (foot) remained out of practice. He played a few snaps against the Rams before the bye before deciding that the injury was too severe to continue. It’s unclear when he will be ready again. … Reid gave a shout-out to Sporting Kansas City, the MLS club that plays Portland on Thursday night in the Western Conference finals. “Great for the city Tyrann Mathieu Jersey ,” he said.100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj MehtaWeek 6 True Power Rankings: Chiefs stay in second place In Week 6, the Kansas City Chiefs victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars moved the needle with the number-crunchers, but the team remains in second place overall behind the Los Angeles Rams. And for the second consecutive week, the Chiefs will be playing the team right behind them — this time, the New England Patriots.Here’s how we get there.We start with how the number-crunchers see the NFL in Week 6:Cruncher Power Rankings for Week 6Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsThe Chiefs have moved back to the second spot in the average of the cruncher rankings.Elo still has the Chiefs first, with the Rams — the other undefeated team — right behind them.DVOA held the Chiefs steady, while the 16-point victory over the Jaguars gave the Chiefs upticks in both PE and SRS.Do you notice how the Chicago Bears are close to the top with all the crunchers except for Elo? This is because they started the season ranked way back in the pack — based on last year — and Elo hasn’t been all that impressed with their victories against the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Furthermore, the Bears were on their bye in Week 5, which gave the rest of the teams a chance to move up.The Cleveland Browns have the same Elo problem — but worse.In Elo, a 0-16 record hangs around your neck for a while.And while the Browns have won a couple of games, they’ve both been narrow victories, which isn’t helping them gain ground in that rating system.Now it’s time for the Week 6 True Power Rankings —the average of the Pundit Power Rankings from Tuesday and this week’s Cruncher Power Rankings.True Power Rankings for Week 6Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsAs you can see, the Chiefs are still ranked second in the Week 6 True Power Rankings — still tops in the AFC, and getting further ahead of their division rivals.The Pittsburgh Steelers http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-anthony-sherman-jersey , New York Jets and Browns are the biggest risers this week.The Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos took the biggest falls.The biggest disagreements between the pundits and the crunchers this week are about the Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.The crunchers have the Jets at 12th, but the pundits have them at 26th.The pundits have the Vikings at ninth, while the crunchers have them at 19th.Now let’s have our weekly reality-check, and take a look at the cruncher grades:Cruncher Grades for Week 6Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsAccording to the crunchers, the Chiefs and Rams are on now on the same plateau.And while the Patriots are right behind the Chiefs in the overall rankings, here we see that in the estimation of the crunchers, the Chiefs are a significantly better team.The Patriots are in the mix with three other teams the Chiefs have already defeated.This isn’t to say the Patriots will be a pushover in Foxboro on Sunday night — any more than the Steelers, Jaguars or Los Angeles Chargers were.But it might give you a spring in your step — at least until kickoff, anyway. Then it’ll be completely appropriate to be nervous about it again.I highly recommend spending that time with a support group of like-minded individuals — for example, those at the Arrowhead Pride Watch Party at The Other Place in Overland Park.One thing is for certain: the result of that game is going to shake things up.On Tuesday, we’ll start figuring it out again.