Nothing short of winning the AFC Championship will wipe away the disappointment of last season’s ending for the Chiefs, but on Sunday they got a measure of revenge on the team that knocked them from the playoffs, the New England Patriots. The Chiefs won in 23-16, and The Star’s Herbie Teope, Vahe Gregorian, Sam McDowell and Sam Mellinger talked about it from the Gillette Stadium press box after the game on Facebook Live now presented as a SportsBeat KC podcast. They covered the ever-improving Chiefs defense, Patrick Mahomes’ hand injury, the issue with the missing equipment before the game, and several other topics. Story links: The Chiefs beat the Patriots but suddenly that’s not enough - https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article238172789.html Strange but true: Chiefs defense was pivotal in turnabout against Patriots - https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article238171899.html What an odd year it’s been for Patrick Mahomes, yet Chiefs are division champs - https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article238170359.html Defense leads way again as Chiefs beat Brady’s Patriots in New England - https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article238143849.html Good grades all around, especially in pass defense, for Chiefs’ victory over Patriots - https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article238169459.html **************** Subscribe to SportsBeat KC on: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sportsbeat-kc/id1050298530 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bFpLTbmiG5ehcz2dIwNqX Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-kansas-city-star/sportsbeat-kc Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwi4if7klrgrfr5zq2didfgfokm?t=SportsBeat_KC Or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to our sponsor, Big O Tires!