ONE DAY
ONE GAME
CHIEFS VS. BRONCOS
THE CHIEFS WISH THEY COULD REWIND TO THIS MOMENT. When the biggest stage, in the biggest sport, was transfixed by the possibilities. When their fans, fresh off a bus trip for the ages, smelled an upset. When Peyton Manning stood watching the one thing he could not control. When Thunder and his entourage had nothing to celebrate. When Dontari Poe was geared up to show how, in 2013, defenses can win championships. When Jamaal Charles was still a massive ball of kinetic energy waiting to be realized. Four hours later, the Chiefs would want a do-over. And lucky for them, they’ll get one on Dec. 1, when the biggest stage, in the biggest sport, moves 609 miles east for a rematch. Our prediction? Flip a coin.
photograph by ROB TRINGALI
12/09/2013 ESPN The Magazine
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