The Dixon Five: courage, the new NFL, and a possible space alien

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-24 in overtime on Sunday afternoon, improving their record to 11-2 and pulling two games ahead of the New England Patriots and Houston Texans — two teams that have also been eyeing the AFC’s number one seed.

Here are five hot takes from the game:

1. Courage and character

Anyone who thought that the loss of Kareem Hunt would cause the Chiefs to implode in the final weeks of the season needs to rethink that point of view.