Perhaps nothing better illustrates the chasm between where the New England Patriots have so routinely ventured and where the Chiefs and their fans so desperately want to go as the contrast between perspectives on the Lamar Hunt Trophy, awarded annually to the AFC champions.
The last two seasons after the Patriots secured the hardware named after the revered Chiefs founder and AFL driving force (among so many other things), coach Bill Belichick treated it like a nuisance to be handed off as quickly as possible.
Last year, he glanced at it and got rid of it in seconds, which may have been less disdain then he displayed the year before.