Do Chiefs, NFL teams have letdowns? And 1st or worst car for A-Teamers

Chiefs-Patriots matchups have produced some of the NFL’s most dramatic games over the past few years. Will that be the case again on Sunday?The Star’s A-Team of Sam McDowell, Herbie Teope, Vahe Gregorian and Sam Mellinger break down Sunday’s game between the previous two Super Bowl champions on SportsBeat Live, presented here as a SportsBeat KC podcast.For the only time this season, the Chiefs will be preparing on a short week, and they’ll be facing a former MVP quarterback for the second straight weekend: Cam Newton. Plus, this is a battle of coaching titans: Andy Reid vs. Bill Belichick. Also, could this be a letdown game for the Chiefs after their resounding triumph at Baltimore on Monday?All that, plus the candy-corn topic of the week: first/worst car, in honor of Kansas Speedway maintaining two races for the 2021 schedule, which was announced Wednesday.Story links:The Chiefs will not go undefeated. Nope. No sir. Probably not, anywayChiefs’ Eric Fisher reflects on TD grab: “It was a memory I’ll have for life”Long TD pass from Mahomes to Mecole Hardman illustrates a bigger picture for ChiefsChiefs prediction: Streaking Chiefs have won at friendly, hostile and neutral sites. Can they beat the Patriots? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices