Eleazar
12-04-2005, 08:41 PM
Today was a great day at Arrowhead. One of the best days I've had out there.
For one thing, the crowd was loud. It's been loud at times recently, but this game and the Raiders game were loud like I remember from 10 years or so ago. I saw a lot more of people beating on chairs and making noise than normal, and the crowd was a lot better about making noise when Denver was in the huddle today too. That's something that hasn't been going on for a while in my recollection, but it seemed like today most of the time, Denver would close in to huddle and that's when the crowd would start making noise.
I've never been so freaking cold.
Lots of Broncos fans today. With the exception of the Steelers game in 2003, maybe the most road fans I have seen at Arrowhead. Didn't see any trouble from any of them. They seem like a more mature (older) group and more prone to be respectful than Raiders fans or what have you. Most of them left after the 4th down challenge, you could look down to the lower deck and see them streaming up the stairs.
The D really stepped it up in the second half. Not only allowing fewer yards, but you could tell they were more fired up. They were motioning to the crowd to get loud a lot more, and they were coming off the field looking more energetic and fired up, especially after a nice play.
Sims got quite a few snaps it looked like, and got him a little. Glad to have you back, Ryan.
Trent made some great throws on crossing routes over the middle. It really stands out in person, where a wideout makes a cut right when the ball is thrown and the receiver is outside the numbers, then he has to run all the way to the hashmarks and the ball is right on the money. Only terrible throw I can remember was skipping one to someone on the goal line. Thought he looked really sharp.
Tough running by Larry. You could see him pushing through holes, and he had arms across his chest on every play, but as long as there was a hole he hit it and got his yards. Only time they stopped him seemed like when the play was stacked up by the whole defense and there was no hole for him to go to.
Great win. Energetic crowd. It felt like the old days there today. Marquee win of the Vermeil era, IMO. Glad I could be part of it.
If you throw out the first few weeks of the year - think about it. The D has really shaped up. The O is more than capable. Might be the best Chiefs team we've seen in quite a few years right now.
Sky's the limit.
For one thing, the crowd was loud. It's been loud at times recently, but this game and the Raiders game were loud like I remember from 10 years or so ago. I saw a lot more of people beating on chairs and making noise than normal, and the crowd was a lot better about making noise when Denver was in the huddle today too. That's something that hasn't been going on for a while in my recollection, but it seemed like today most of the time, Denver would close in to huddle and that's when the crowd would start making noise.
I've never been so freaking cold.
Lots of Broncos fans today. With the exception of the Steelers game in 2003, maybe the most road fans I have seen at Arrowhead. Didn't see any trouble from any of them. They seem like a more mature (older) group and more prone to be respectful than Raiders fans or what have you. Most of them left after the 4th down challenge, you could look down to the lower deck and see them streaming up the stairs.
The D really stepped it up in the second half. Not only allowing fewer yards, but you could tell they were more fired up. They were motioning to the crowd to get loud a lot more, and they were coming off the field looking more energetic and fired up, especially after a nice play.
Sims got quite a few snaps it looked like, and got him a little. Glad to have you back, Ryan.
Trent made some great throws on crossing routes over the middle. It really stands out in person, where a wideout makes a cut right when the ball is thrown and the receiver is outside the numbers, then he has to run all the way to the hashmarks and the ball is right on the money. Only terrible throw I can remember was skipping one to someone on the goal line. Thought he looked really sharp.
Tough running by Larry. You could see him pushing through holes, and he had arms across his chest on every play, but as long as there was a hole he hit it and got his yards. Only time they stopped him seemed like when the play was stacked up by the whole defense and there was no hole for him to go to.
Great win. Energetic crowd. It felt like the old days there today. Marquee win of the Vermeil era, IMO. Glad I could be part of it.
If you throw out the first few weeks of the year - think about it. The D has really shaped up. The O is more than capable. Might be the best Chiefs team we've seen in quite a few years right now.
Sky's the limit.