The Kansas City Chiefs were coming off of back-to-back victories over the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers entering Sunday Night Football against the Las Vegas Raiders.
And though the cliché is well known — a win is a win in the National Football League — the Chiefs clawed and scratched to beat New York and Green Bay (featuring Jordan Love) when the expectation of recent years called for them to handle those challenges with ease.
A Chiefs quarterback knew the offense needed to regain its swagger, and that quarterback’s name is.