Overreacting to a Chiefs loss that puts us all in football purgatory

The unknown is often a source of fear. Uncertainty is uncomfortable, unsettling, and can disrupt almost every facet of your life. It comes in many forms, too—an unresolved fight with a partner that calls what's next into question, an undiagnosed medical concern. Or it could come from a favorite football contender that sits with a 5-5 record after its first 10 games. This Kansas City Chiefs football season has done nothing but create an ever-present sense of uncertainty. After the Chiefs lost yet another perplexing game on Sunday to the Denver Broncos, they stand with no real identity—and no real glaring holes. How can a team this talented be this average? How can a team that's played so badly at times have impressive wins sprinkled in? Those two questions come from very different places, but somehow are wholly applicable to the same team. How do we not know anything about a team that we should know well? The Chiefs, and by proxy, we the fans, are in the middle of a very interesting transitional period. On th