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After trailing 24-9 at halftime on Sunday night Dustin Colquitt Jersey , the Kansas City Chiefs outscored the New England Patriots 31-16 until the final seconds of the game, remaining closed out a 43-40 Patriots win.Here are five hot takes from the Chiefs’ first loss of the season.1. Brady vs. Mahomes IGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsYes... I’m breaking out the Roman numerals, because this matter between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes isn’t settled.The aging legend and the young upstart played to a draw on Sunday night, notching nearly identical passer ratings of 109.2 and 110.0.But that is not to say they played identically.Brady was steady throughout the game.Mahomes played poorly in the first half, and brilliantly in the second.Mahomes threw four touchdown passes, but partially offset those with a pair of interceptions.Brady threw only one touchdown, and didn’t throw a pick.Brady did, however, fumble each of the two times he was sacked, while Mahomes wasn’t sacked at all.Honestly... it’s just about what we might have expected from these two players — when you consider their respective ages, and that their styles of play are so completely different.But here’s the thing: Brady has probably learned everything he’s ever going to know about playing this game.Mahomes, on the other hand, is nothing less than a sponge who — according to his coaches — remembers everything, and learns from his mistakes.One of those mistakes from Sunday was scoring a touchdown in a single play on the Chiefs’ final drive, and handing the ball back to Tom Brady in a tie game with three minutes left on the clock.In Brady vs. Mahomes II — which will likely occur in January — that mistake probably won’t happen again.2. A tale of two halvesGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsBy the time the first half ended, the Chiefs had scored three field goals and Patrick Mahomes had thrown two interceptions, while the Patriots had scored three touchdowns and a field goal.This is not a formula for success in Foxborough, Massachusetts.There are probably Patriots fans who went to bed during halftime secure in the knowledge that the Patriots would win the game 45-15. After all, young quarterbacks are routinely humiliated in Gillette Stadium. Why should this game be any different?But in the second half, the Chiefs scored four touchdowns — all of them passes from Patrick Mahomes — plus a field goal, while the Patriots managed only four field goals. More than a few Patriots fans will read their morning newspaper headlines and wonder, “What the hell happened?”The Patriots had simply did to the Chiefs what the Chiefs have done to their opponents all season: forced them into abandoning their game plan in order to play catch-up. And like a couple of their earlier opponents, the Chiefs almost pulled off a comeback win.But this isn’t horseshoes or hand grenades. The Chiefs are 5-1 because they deserve to be. Both teams did their best to slow down the tempo of the game in the first half. The Patriots simply did it more effectively, and forced the Chiefs into doing what they didn’t want to do.3. Yards, yards and more yardsGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsThe Chiefs defense gives up a lot of yards. A LOT of yards.On Sunday night, the defense surrendered another 500 yards to an opponent — bringing them to just over 2800 yards given up in six games.If you do the math on that... well Authentic Justin Houston Jersey , don’t do that math, OK?If you care about the number of yards the defense is giving up, it’s just going to upset you.But I think it’s important to note something about Sunday’s game.Once again, the Chiefs had way too many snaps on defense — 75 — versus 53 on offense.That works out to 6.7 yards per play.Is that a good number?No... absolutely not.It’s worse than several other games this year — but not all of them.And it was against the Patriots — not the Jaguars or the 49ers.Perhaps more importantly, the Chiefs gave up 4.6 yards per attempt on the ground.Thisisn’t an ideal number, either, and it’s higher than a couple of other games this season — and substantially lower than several of them, too.Then there’s this: in the first half of the game, the Chiefs defense gave up 190 yards — and 24 points. In the second half, they gave up 310 yards — and 19 points.I’m working on two points here:First, let’s recognize that it is important to pay attention to the yards a defense gives up.But just looking at the raw number of yards isn’t very useful.It’s more informative to consider how much it gives up on a per-play basis — particularly now that bye weeks are starting to happen, and teams can rise or fall in the rankings simply because they didn’t play in a given week.And second, although yards are important, they still aren’t posted on the scoreboard.4. A special play from the special teamPhoto by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesEver since training camp. special teams coach Dave Toub has been saying that Tremon Smith was a talented kick returner.And with the injury to De’Anthony Thomas, he got his opportunity to shine against the Patriots.Smith had four kickoff returns during the game — each one progressively longer.The last, of course, was the 97-yard return in the fourth quarter that set up the Chiefs go-ahead touchdown.All due credit to Smith, who averaged 45 yards on his four returns in the game.But we should note that in the long return, the blocker who opened the door was none other than recently-returned linebacker Frank Zombo.Zombo gets a bum rap from a lot of fans, but he’s always been a very good special teams player, and he demonstrated it again on Sunday.5. The Chiefs are still doing just fineDavid Butler II-USA TODAY SportsAs more than a few people noted this week, the Chiefs were playing with house money when they got off the plane in Foxborough.There was plenty to gain with a win over the Patriots, but little to lose.A win would have been a big statement for the team on a national stage, and given the Chiefs a tie-breaker over the Patriots that may yet prove to be important. But there was little to lose with a loss — especially a narrow one.The Chiefs are still in a great position to win the AFC West for the third consecutive season, and after playing the Patriots as they did — particularly on their home field — no reasonable person would fail to give them the respect they have earned.And boy howdy... it was a fun game to watch!Week 6 True Power Rankings: Chiefs stay in second place In Week 6, the Kansas City Chiefs victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars moved the needle with the number-crunchers Youth Steven Nelson Jersey , but the team remains in second place overall behind the Los Angeles Rams. And for the second consecutive week, the Chiefs will be playing the team right behind them — this time, the New England Patriots.Here’s how we get there.We start with how the number-crunchers see the NFL in Week 6:Cruncher Power Rankings for Week 6Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsThe Chiefs have moved back to the second spot in the average of the cruncher rankings.Elo still has the Chiefs first, with the Rams — the other undefeated team — right behind them.DVOA held the Chiefs steady, while the 16-point victory over the Jaguars gave the Chiefs upticks in both PE and SRS.Do you notice how the Chicago Bears are close to the top with all the crunchers except for Elo? This is because they started the season ranked way back in the pack — based on last year — and Elo hasn’t been all that impressed with their victories against the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Furthermore, the Bears were on their bye in Week 5, which gave the rest of the teams a chance to move up.The Cleveland Browns have the same Elo problem — but worse.In Elo, a 0-16 record hangs around your neck for a while.And while the Browns have won a couple of games, they’ve both been narrow victories, which isn’t helping them gain ground in that rating system.Now it’s time for the Week 6 True Power Rankings —the average of the Pundit Power Rankings from Tuesday and this week’s Cruncher Power Rankings.True Power Rankings for Week 6Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsAs you can see, the Chiefs are still ranked second in the Week 6 True Power Rankings — still tops in the AFC, and getting further ahead of their division rivals.The Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets and Browns are the biggest risers this week.The Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos took the biggest falls.The biggest disagreements between the pundits and the crunchers this week are about the Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.The crunchers have the Jets at 12th, but the pundits have them at 26th.The pundits have the Vikings at ninth, while the crunchers have them at 19th.Now let’s have our weekly reality-check, and take a look at the cruncher grades:Cruncher Grades for Week 6Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsAccording to the crunchers, the Chiefs and Rams are on now on the same plateau.And while the Patriots are right behind the Chiefs in the overall rankings, here we see that in the estimation of the crunchers, the Chiefs are a significantly better team.The Patriots are in the mix with three other teams the Chiefs have already defeated.This isn’t to say the Patriots will be a pushover in Foxboro on Sunday night — any more than the Steelers, Jaguars or Los Angeles Chargers were.But it might give you a spring in your step — at least until kickoff, anyway. Then it’ll be completely appropriate to be nervous about it again.I highly recommend spending that time with a support group of like-minded individuals — for example, those at the Arrowhead Pride Watch Party at The Other Place in Overland Park.One thing is for certain: the result of that game is going to shake things up.On Tuesday, we’ll start figuring it out again.