Chiefs’ offense needs a deep breath

For all the Chiefs relinquished Sunday in Denver — a fourth-quarter lead, a chance to regain some control in the AFC West and perhaps even a decade-long run atop the division — they still put the ball in the hands of quarterback Patrick Mahomes in a tie game with four minutes to play.

If that opening paragraph reads quite similar to something from a few days ago here, it’s intentional — in the hours after the Broncos beat the Chiefs on a game-winning field goal, I spotlighted the quality of Kansas City’s passes in the most critical situations of games this year.

It’s time to pull at a different thread: the quantity.