Ron Borges
Chiefs 24, Patriots 20: The Patriots said all week it’s not about the opponent it’s about them. They’re right, which is the problem. Too many guys limping cuts their margin of error to zero vs. an opponent that has won 11 straight for reasons beyond good luck.
Steve Buckley
Chiefs 34, Patriots 31: We’ve been trained for years to focus on that December record, and the record wasn’t very good this time around. The Pats were designed to win the Super Bowl, but too many parts were lost in shipping between September and January.