There was a time, not all that long ago, that the Chiefs had the most dynamic offense in football.
Kareem Hunt, the rookie running back who could not be tackled, was a budding superstar. Alex Smith, the quarterback who refused to go down without a fight, was an MVP candidate. Andy Reid, the West Coast guru, had incorporated more new tricks into his old playbook to form one of the most inventive offenses in football.
That was only six weeks ago, when the Chiefs were 5-0 and the toast of the NFL. At the time, few could have seen that the old joke about the NFL standing for “not for long” would also apply to the Chiefs’ offense.