On a day when the Chiefs’ offense sputtered and Patrick Mahomes didn’t finish the game with an ankle injury, the defense rose to the occasion and its best game of the season.

In a 21-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns, the Chiefs came up with six takeaways and five sacks. Kansas City looks to keep it going on Saturday when it plays host to the Houston Texans.

On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast (now with video), columnist Vahe Gregorian and beat writer Jesse Newell break down the triumph in Cleveland and look ahead to the stretch run, as the Chiefs look to hold off the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers to claim the AFC’s No. 1 seed.

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