KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You never really know what goes into holding onto 1 inch.
If the Kansas City Chiefs did the big-picture math — poured over every decision, dissected every right or wrong move, explored the missteps of everyone else along the way — the tapestry of events leading up to one moment and 1 inch might seem infinite.
You hire head coach Andy Reid four days off his firing by the Philadelphia Eagles. You draft Patrick Mahomes and inexplicably sit him for his rookie season. You pay Chris Jones. You don’t pay Tyreek Hill.