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This morning, I'm eating "humble pie." Kudos to Bucs head coach, Bruce Arians, asst. head coach, Harold Goodwin, offensive coordinator, Byron Leftwich, and defensive coordinator, Todd Bowles. Was it the Chiefs offensive line? (it seemed that every time I looked up Patrick Mahomes was either scrambling or trying to throw passes from most unusual positions). Was it the Chiefs kicking game? Was it Mahomes' toe (said to be operated upon after the season)? Was it the tragic incident involving Andy Reid's son, Britt, that weighed heavily upon him and possibly the team? Reid did not seem himself. The Chiefs didn't make adjustments. Could they have thrown screens? Run draws? The Chiefs came across as predictable. The Chiefs do have other receivers besides Hill and Kelce (there were some Bucs pass interference plays that were not called). Get the others receivers more involved. In a hyphenated word, the Chiefs were "self-destructing". Is there something to be said for home-field advantage? Whatever it was the Bucs did, it worked. In closing, Tom Brady is still "the Master." Hats off to "Tom Terrific."