On a typical day, crews at Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que prepare about 150 racks of ribs. On a Chiefs playoff game day, they prepare between 300 and 400 slabs. "So we're not only doubling our volume but adding another 20 to 25% on top of that," said Eric Tada, Joe's director of communications.

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Jesse Newell — he’s won an EPPY for best sports blog and previously has been named top beat writer in his circulation by AP’s Sports Editors — covers the Chiefs for The St