cymbaljack

For what it's worth, you can take comfort in knowing that yesterday you had the best defense in the NFL. Forget the Jets. Forget everybody. Only the Saints and the Colts had any chance of beating you yesterday. Sadly, one of them just barely managed to do it.

That you were even still in the game, let alone on the verge of winning it, after all those turnovers is a testimony to the amazing game your defense gave. Time after time they got a stop you desperately needed. They put your offense back on the field and gave you another chance.

And if any of you are hounding number 4 for that last pick, stop for at least a minute and ask how your team managed to get 12 men in the huddle on the play before. Without that 5-yard penalty, maybe they don't pass, or maybe he's more willing to just scamper for a few yards instead of feeling like he has to get a bunch back.

If after yesterday nobody snatches away your defensive coordinator with a head coaching job, they're fools, but that would set you up well for another try next year.

Finally, just this: don't be crushed. Don't be Vikings fans who believe that it is fated never to happen. Don't wallow in this for 12 years. Say, "We had a great team, and on a day when only half our team played with consistency we were right there with the best of them." Take it from a Chiefs fan: that's something worth having.