Thirty-seven thoughts on the Patriots’ 37-31 victory over the Chiefs . . .
1. After 13 AFC Championship games, including the last eight in a row, and eight — whoops, make that nine — Super Bowl appearances of the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era, you’d think we’d be used to attempting to put stirring victories into immediate context. But it’s never easy, because the Patriots, nearly two decades into this thing and allegedly on weary legs, are still coming up with ways to amaze their fans and devastate their challengers.
2. We’ve seen “Go, Malcolm!,’’ and the Snow Bowl, and two Adam Vinatieri game-winners in the Super Bowl, and most improbable of all, the comeback from 28-3 in their last Super Bowl victory.