AFC West

Vahe Gregorian: Why the best version of these Chiefs can still repeat as Super Bowl champs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Twelve games into the NFL season, the most realistic view of the 2023 Chiefs is that they are one confusing team about which there can be no valid consensus or conclusions made … or real way to know what’s ahead. Just when you think you’ve got a bead on them, wham, they twist another way. At 8-4 with five games to go, they’re one win from being tied for the AFC No. 1 seed … and one loss from a four-way tie for the fifth-best record in the conference. Against teams that would be in the playoffs if the season ended today, they’re the essence of mediocrity at 3-3. In theory, …