{"id":2061045,"date":"2025-10-01T01:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2061045"},"modified":"2025-10-01T01:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:44:10","slug":"sportsbeat-kc-chiefs-shine-vs-ravens-royals-miss-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sportsbeat-kc-chiefs-shine-vs-ravens-royals-miss-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"SportsBeat KC: Chiefs shine vs. Ravens, Royals miss playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure\/><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs played a complete game and the Royals completed a season. Both are topics on SportsBeat KC, the sports podcast of The Star and KCUR.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Chiefs beat writer Pete Sweeney breaks down <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/spt-columns-blogs\/sam-mcdowell\/article312296680.html\">Kansas City\u2019s convincing 37-20 triumph<\/a> over the Baltimore Ravens and what it means as they take on a Jacksonville Jaguars team that suddenly looks rugged.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Royals finished their season with a <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/article312298198.html\">winning record but missed the playoffs<\/a>. Is the glass half-full or half-empty? And how does next year shape up? Beat writer Jaylon Thompson joins columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian in the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/article312327300.html\">this week\u2019s podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=MCCLATCHY3176974015\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"zone grid\">\n<div class=\"related-stories story-module\">\n<h5>Related Stories from  Kansas City Star<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"23.817073170732\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"6.0487804878049\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/218631435\"><br \/>\n                        <br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/218631435\">Blair Kerkhoff<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">The Kansas City Star<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. 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