AFC West

Sam Mellinger: Chiefs lose Super Bowl LV to Bucs 31-9

TAMPA, Fla. — The strangest season ended in the strangest way, with Patrick Mahomes ineffective, the Chiefs blown out for the first time in years and the NFL’s best team over the last two seasons left flapping in the breeze. The Chiefs got whupped, and it’s been a long time since those words could be said, but this 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV was overwhelming in its conviction. This was supposed to be the Chiefs’ argument as the NFL’s next dynasty, and instead we saw their strengths blown to bits and their weaknesses made obvious to a global audience. This was suppos…