The spotlight in Kansas City this week isn’t on the electric offense or the roaring Arrowhead crowd. The league’s highest-paid place-kicker, Harrison Butker, suddenly finds himself under a magnifying glass that’s as sharp as the red-and-yellow banners that fill the stadium on Sundays. It’s not just about missed field goals, though. It’s about the nervous pulse running through Chiefs Kingdom ahead of a pivotal clash with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Kansas City Chiefs know the feeling: games turning on the tiniest margin, championships won or lost when the clock reads zero. For years, the only sound more reliable than starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ cadence was the thud of Butker’s kicks splitting the uprights. But now, after an uncharacteristic slip: a 33-yard extra-po

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