Here was the ideal script, served up on a gold-plated platter with a glowing bow wrapped around it.
This was the moment for the Chiefs to seize, the time to flip everything, the game that makes you say, “If not now … when?” against a vulnerable Denver team.
Instead, the ripest of opportunities dissolved into a soul-crushing, stomach-turning, eye-gouging fiasco on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium.
After botching a 14-0 lead, then leading 24-17 with 2 minutes, 27 seconds left, the Chiefs lost to the Broncos 31-24 on a freak 21-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Bradley Roby with 27 seconds left.