AFC West

Sam Mellinger: Chiefs 32, Saints 29: Insta-reaction from a possible preview of the upcoming Super Bowl

The Chiefs took their third string right tackle, a waiver wire pickup at guard, and a left tackle carrying a back injury against one of the league’s nastiest and most effective defenses. Gulp. Except the result: 32-29 over the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday, one of the most impressive wins in a 13-1 Super Bowl encore season that is now virtually assured of beginning the playoffs with the AFC’s only first-round bye. The Chiefs continue to be what we’ve seen throughout this season: flawed in parts, and by the end of the game overwhelming as a whole. The Chiefs continue to be what we’ve been cal…