The Chiefs clinched a playoff spot with a 27-24 overtime win over the Ravens, and they can clinch the AFC West with a win over the Chargers at home on Thursday.
Their quarterback may or may not be an actual curly-haired wizard, and his specific brand of magic with his franchise’s overbearing history of playoff failure and an emerging kicker problem is a fascinating pairing.
Look, the coming game column will almost certainly focus on Patrick Mahomes, but for about 56 minutes we all saw the same thing so we might as well say it out loud:
This is how you beat them.