The locker room is nearly empty by now. Thirty minutes have passed, maybe more. Guys have showered, changing out of their uniforms and into their jeans. They have shaken their heads and walked slowly out these doors and into the world. How do you comfort the man who thinks it’s all his fault?
They say they will come back strong. That they are professionals, that it’s a long season, that all their goals are still in front of them, and it almost sounds convincing. Almost.
The Chiefs lost a stunner to the Broncos, in a standalone, national broadcast in front of a rocking Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday.