After trailing 24-9 at halftime on Sunday night

Cameron Erving Jersey Salute to Service , the Kansas City Chiefs outscored the New England Patriots 31-16 until the final seconds of the game, when a 28-yard Stephen Gostowski field goal with three seconds 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 Armani Watts Jersey , 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, 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 Breeland Speaks Jersey , 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! It is not a position that often comes to mind first when thinking about the 53-man roster of an NFL team Dorian O'Daniel Jersey , but the Kansas City Chiefs have had a staple at punter over the last decade-plus. Their punter’s name is Dustin Colquitt, and at the age of 36, he still is one of the best in the league to do it. Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub spoke about how he wouldn’t rule out the Pro Football Hall of Fame when asked about Colquitt earlier this season.But for everything Colquitt does for the Chiefs and Kansas City on the football field, he is just as important to the community off, and that is why the Chiefs nominated him for one of the league’s most prestigious awards—the Walter Payton Man of the Year.“When they told me about it, obviously you are elated,” Colquitt said. “I remember coming into Kansas City in 2005 and reading the contract thinking obviously you have to have an agent to go through all of this. But it was very apparent that (the Chiefs) want you in the community at least five times a year. And you don’t even realize ‘till you get into the community and you feel like that isn’t even enough for here because there was so much good that goes on. I love this city. Upon hearing that, you kind of get humbled. I know there are 32 of these guys, but all 32 of these guys are saying, ‘Wow, Walter Payton. What did he do? How did he embody a city and how did he change things?’ It wasn’t just between the white lines. It was in the communities and changing people’s mind frames and how they think and how they love and care for each other in the community.”Colquitt’s main initiative is called Team Smile, an organization that has served 40,000 children with than $18 million in complimentary dental and preventative care services and education since 2007.The thought behind the initiative is that by helping children with complimentary dental work, Colquitt can instill confidence in them and change their life for the better.Past nominees for the Chiefs include Tamba Hali, Alex Smith and Derrick Johnson.“I had watched Alex Smith and Derrick Johnson,” Colquitt said. “We walk by those guys that have won the Walter Payton Man of the Year award every day from our meetings. Everybody knows that. When you see those guys and you take time to look at the pictures of Lamar (Hunt) and Clark (Hunt) in the background, this has been a historical thing for their organization to be proud of. I was just proud. We do it because it is our community. [The fans] get up here every Sunday Derrick Nnadi Jersey Salute to Service , Monday or Thursday night and they kill it for us, they love it. They cook their barbecue, they take their time with that. On top of that, they want to watch good football. It is just a fantastic place and being able to serve them in that capacity off the field and spend where there is true need in the city, it is great.”Upon hearing of the announcement on Thursday morning, former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee chimed in via social media.Colquitt is the only punter nominated this season, and he said that bringing home the award at the position would make it all the more sweet.“[McAfee’s] classic thing is kind of, ‘For The Brand,’” Colquitt explained. “That’s true. He has come up with a great idea around, ‘Punters are people, too.’ It’s a play off of Rich Eisen, and ‘For the Brand.’ I know where that comes from because when you’re in high school and you’re dealing with seven kickers on the team, there’s definitely a stigma about it. I think it would be great. I’m not even sure if a punter has won it ... I think it would be cool for our position and I’m going to definitely do it for them. “I’m going to have that ‘For The Brand’ shirt on for sure. There’s no doubt.”