A beautiful day for the Chiefs organization Saturday in Atlanta was certainly no substitute for what might have been on Sunday, of course. Especially amid the lingering anguish of the tantalizing near-miss against New England in the AFC Championship Game, which represented the closest the Chiefs have come to a Super Bowl berth since winning Super Bowl IV in 1970.
No one can be blamed for still actively mourning that 37-31 overtime loss to the Patriots and being simply over the NFL this weekend. And without the clarifying perspective of time, the rare and momentous developments Saturday may even feel hollow in the moment.