When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, their 2018 losses will cease to matter. They’ll lock up the #1 AFC playoff seed, the postseason will run though Arrowhead Stadium, and every team will be back to 0-0. All that will matter for the 2018 Chiefs is the ending.
For nearly five decades, and especially over the last three, the Chiefs’ playoff story feels as though it’s been the football equivalent of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Indeed, it would have been fitting if Lemony Snicket had provided narration before, during, and at the heartbreaking conclusion of each K.