As the trophy bearing his father’s name was being presented to the New England Patriots on the field after their dizzying 37-31 overtime win over the Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt wore a look of subtle, solemn anguish as he made his way around the locker room shaking hands.
Symbolizing the unfathomable postseason follies of the franchise since it won Super Bowl IV 49 years ago, the Lamar Hunt Trophy that is awarded annually since 1984 to the AFC champion never had so much as been in residence in Kansas City before Wednesday.