Raiders running game is overrated, ours is legit.

[Hammock Parties]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39970275/ns/sports-nfl/

Yes, good teams usually run well. They do a lot of things well; otherwise, they wouldn’t be good teams. But rushing totals are often inflated by clock-killing drives late in games, when the winning team hands off up the middle seven times just to get everybody home in time for dinner. Our Big Four rushing teams might not be smashmouth teams at all: they may just be teams that spend a lot of fourth quarters nursing a lead.

Kansas City Chiefs

190.4 yards per game, 5.2 yards per carry, 6 TD

Fluff factor: Low. The Chiefs have generated just 101 "Ice the Win" yards.


Fast fact: The Chiefs average an extraordinary 6.8 yards per rush on first down. First-down runs of 56 and 70 yards inflate that figure, but even without the big gains, the Chiefs are an excellent first-down rushing team. Against the Bills alone, they ran for 18, 11, 13, 18, 12, 10, and 13 yards on first down. With production like that, the Chiefs can hammer second-rate defenses without taking to the air.


Getting it done: The Chiefs use two- and three-tight end formations to stretch the line of scrimmage, then send Jamaal Charles (quick, shifty) and Thomas Jones (patient, powerful) to exploit the cutback lanes that result when defenders have eight or more gaps to worry about. The Chiefs have been able to grind out wins against some good defenses: the 49ers control the line of scrimmage well, but Jones and Charles hammered out 192 yards against them.


Bottom line: The Chiefs have the easiest schedule this side of the Sun Belt Conference and face defense-challenged opponents like the Broncos and Cardinals in upcoming weeks. They can rush right into the postseason with only the slightest assist from their passing game.


Oakland Raiders

168.5 yards per game, 4.9 yards per carry, 9 TD

Fluff factor: High. 144 "Ice the Win" yards may not seem like a high total, but see below.


Fast fact: Raiders rushing totals include 117 yards of quarterback scrambles and 121 yards of reverses and end-arounds by wide receivers. The Raiders have also played eight games, while most of the league has only played seven because of bye weeks; that’s why the Raiders lead the league in rushing while the Chiefs top them in yards per game. Add it all up, and the fluff factor in their rushing total is pretty high.


Getting it done: The Raiders are creative about hiding the deficiencies in their passing game. Receivers Lou Murphy, Jacoby Ford, and Darrius Heyward-Bey have all produced big plays on end-arounds, and fullback Marcel Reece (91 yards) gets into the act at times. The end-arounds and fullback bellies keep defenses from loading up on Darren McFadden (fast and strong with limited moves) and Michael Bush (slow and powerful), so the Raiders don’t have to worry about a stacked box, even when their passing game isn’t clicking. When facing an opponent like the Broncos, it’s best to just keep handing off and wait for surrender anyway.


Bottom line: Both McFadden and Bush are injury prone, and the Raiders are still the Raiders — hot streak or not. They may be running well, but there’s a lot of air in their statistics. The Raiders will hang around the wild-card race all season, but if you want to back an AFC West surprise team, back the Chiefs.

[Championship]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

God damn, now the Seahawks are a powerhouse!

This shit can't get much dumber can it?

Never said they were a powerhouse. Just said that they are a better team than the overrated Chiefs.

[Chronic]

Chiefs are the "Emperors new clothes"

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Championship

Never said they were a powerhouse. Just said that they are a better team than the overrated Chiefs.

What makes them better? Is it their fearsome rush attack? Their stunning aerial assault? The awesome ass melt babies defense?

Oh wait, they don't have any of that. You guys beat the snot out of a creampuff. They're almost as bad as the Donks.

Congratulations. Sorry you lost to the Niners and Cards, btw.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Chronic

LOL@ all the floppy ears and narrow chin fools here that think the Chiefs defense is even near that of the Chargers

Yeah, how dare we think that a defense allowing 17.4 ppg is even close to a defense giving up 21.8 ppg.

Stupid us...

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Championship

Excruciating OT? LOL, No. That was the most inept overtime game I think I have ever seen. Neither team wanted to win.

And yes, the game will be a blowout. The Raiders just dismantled a Seahawk team that is way better than the Chiefs. And you're expecting the game to be close just because it's a divisional game? Child please.

No logic in this idiotic post. How about the fact that the 49ers beat the Raiders just 3 weeks ago? The same 49ers team that the Chiefs blew destroyed.

Also, that same Seahawks team has been blown out by Denver, St. Louis, and the Raiders. All road games. That tells me that Seattle isn't that good. They are inconsistent. And it shows that they are a terrible road team.

[JTagg7754]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

It's an expression, an idiomatic hyperbole if you will. It has nothing to do with fantasizing about anything.

You'll take what bet? You reeruned monkeys will be back here should your team lose on Sunday?

So now "skull****ed" turns into "lose"? I'll be back, I don't give a ****. Bet all your casino cash on it.

[JTagg7754]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Average, smaverage.

The Chiefs went into Indy and held Manning to 19 points.

Oakland will do well to hit 21.

Oh shut the hell up. You've done nothing but spew out averages since I got here.

[Three7s]

You call the Chiefs overrated? Maybe we are a bit, but the Seahawks are the most overrated team in football, no question.

[Chronic]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Yeah, how dare we think that a defense allowing 17.4 ppg is even close to a defense giving up 21.8 ppg.

Stupid us...

You forgot one thing sweeheart

You'r opponents only average 12 points a game-- lol, so somewhere you fucked up

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Chronic

You forgot one thing sweeheart

You'r opponents only average 12 points a game-- lol, so somewhere you fucked up

Where the **** did you get that shit?

We faced Indy, Houston, Jacksonville, and Buffalo. All in a row, and all 4 teams have potent offensive attacks.

You guys lost to the ****ing Cardinals. The ****ing CARDINALS. Their starting QB is worse than EITHER of ours

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Chronic

The Raiders hung 35 points on the Chargers

LOL@ all the floppy ears and narrow chin fools here that think the Chiefs defense is even near that of the Chargers

Lol@ this silly argument. As if it were the Raiders offense that had anything to do with those 35 points.

Admittedly, I didn't watch the game, but looking at the box score shows that the Chargers ran up over 500 yards on offense and only allowed the Raiders 279 yards. My guess is that the Charger shot themselves in the foot by turning it over and poor special teams play. You know, pretty much their MO all season.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Chronic

The Raiders hung 35 points on the Chargers

LOL@ all the floppy ears and narrow chin fools here that think the Chiefs defense is even near that of the Chargers

You do realize that 16 of those points came off special teams and defensive turnovers?

Or were your television privileges revoked that day?

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by Chronic

You forgot one thing sweeheart

You'r opponents only average 12 points a game-- lol, so somewhere you fucked up

I think I know this poster...........

[The Bad Guy]

Raider fans make KnowNothing look like he's into sabremetrics.

[KCHawg]

Originally Posted by JTagg7754

I'll take this bet. But tell me, guy who fantasizes about ****ing another man's head, how many points is a "skull ****ing"?? Sorry, I'm not this stupid to know the direct conversion in relation to points. Come on, try to make me more stupid!

Unpossible!