Kansas city cornerback ty law intercepts a pass. Law is one of a handful of Chiefs veterans with extensive playoff experience.

Kansas City, Mo. ? If experience in the fast-paced, high-pressure world of the NFL playoffs counts for much, Kansas City could be in trouble.

This is a franchise that hasn’t even sniffed the postseason for seven of the past eight years. Many key starters have never even appeared in a playoff game; even fewer ever won one.

That’s a lot of wide-eyed, fuzzy-cheeked playoff newcomers to toss into the roar of the RCA Dome on Saturday against a confident Indianapolis team that’s unbeaten at home and a virtual postseason fixture.

“We have seven starters who have never been in a playoff game.” coach Herm Edwards said. “Those guys (Indianapolis) have been in five straight playoff games. They understand the tempo, they understand the mode. They understand what’s getting ready to take place.”

The only starter among the Chiefs (9-7) with significant playoff success under his belt is cornerback Ty Law, who was on New England’s three Super Bowl winners.

Quarterback Trent Green, although he’s 36, has started only one game in the playoffs, Kansas City’s 38-31 loss to the Colts in 2003. The Chiefs’ major weapon on offense, running back Larry Johnson, was a rookie that year and didn’t even get in the game.