Even before Chad Henne came in to quarterback the Chiefs late in Sunday’s 27–3 blowout, there was something we collectively failed to acknowledge about the pseudo dynasty forming in Kansas City: everything cannot—and will not—be perfect and beautiful all the time.
Patrick Mahomes will not always be the idea of Patrick Mahomes we’ve conjured in our mind. Andy Reid will not always be the red-coated scientist, with a cadre of plays inspired by the 1954 Cotton Bowl to dole out in any difficult situation. Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill will not, every week, single-handedly tilt the result of some fantasy football contest.