Your preferred playoff opponents

[Rain Man]

I'll list them in tiers:

New England or Houston as the likely #2/#3 seeds in the AFC Championship Game

Pittsburgh, Baltimore, or San Di - er, Los Angeles Clippers in the Divisional Game

Miami, Indianapolis, or Tennessee as an upset wildcard winner.

Denver, Cleveland, or Cincinnati as a fluke playoff team.


Poll arriving slower than a Tyreek go route, but faster than an Andy Reid timeout call.


Edit: what the heck, I'll add the NFC teams that are still in contention, too.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

It doesn't really matter. If the Chiefs play well, they're the best team in the conference.

[ROYC75]

It doesn't really matter. If the Chiefs play well, they're the best team in the conference.

Yep, doesn't matter!

[Best22]

Don’t care

[notorious]

Yes.

All of them.

[smithandrew051]

I’ll play any team that doesn’t have Mahomes

[Bump]

Ya I don't feel the need to answer this. We're going to play who we are going to play and it's gonna be what it's gonna be.

[ThaVirus]

Don't even care. I want to beat them all.

Tired of every fucking social media post about the Chiefs having top comments about us losing in the first round, being one and done, etc.

[ChiefsCountry]

Let's just kick the Steelers and Patriots ass on the way to the Super Bowl.

[New World Order]

Still think the road will run through Pats and Steelers.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

The Steelers are not good. They'll be lucky to make the playoffs, and if they do, they're going to get the dog piss beaten out of them.

[BWillie]

I want New England. They will die.

[threebag]

What’s Dorsey doing chewing gum in Seattle?

[tk13]

I just want homefield. I think we can make it if we get homefield. If we get stuck with the 5 seed it's going to be so much harder.

[Rain Man]

What’s Dorsey doing chewing gum in Seattle?

It's not Dorsey, but it's a similar level of mastication.

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[Iowanian]

As long as the last one is an NFC team, I don't care

[LiveSteam]

Just win baby

[Direckshun]

I think we'd lose more often than we'd win: Patriots

We'd beat them about 60% of the time: Steelers, Chargers

We'd beat them 75% of the time: Ravens, Texans

We'd almost certainly beat them every single time: Titans, Broncos, Dolphins

[wazu]

My approach to this poll was to pick the worst QB from each group.

[greg63]

Broward County won't be counting the votes will they?

[tk13]

I think we'd lose more often than we'd win: Patriots

We'd beat them about 60% of the time: Steelers, Chargers

We'd beat them 75% of the time: Ravens, Texans

We'd almost certainly beat them every single time: Titans, Broncos, Dolphins

Patriots have been beatable on the road in the playoffs. I think every single time they've gone to the Super Bowl they've had homefield in the AFC title game. I feel like the Steelers and Ravens just seem to be bad matchups for us.

The other team I'd worry about is the Colts, just because they're the Colts. That game would probably be another race to 50 points.

[Rain Man]

My approach to this poll was to pick the worst QB from each group.

That was kind of my pattern as well, though I didn't realize it until I was done.

I think it's a sound strategy.

[RunKC]

Texans look like frauds:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andrew Luck totaled 863<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">According to Next Gen Stats, 4 of Deshaun Watson’s 5 sacks taken took more than 4.0 seconds time to sack vs IND in Week 14. Watson was also pressured on 30.2 pct of dropbacks in Week 14. Watson has a 32.7 passer rating when under pressure this season</p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1071918585306669057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> passing yards in 2 games vs the Texans this season. That’s the 3rd-most passing yards vs one opponent in a single season in the Super Bowl era</p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1071917511254392833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[carcosa]

Any and all

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Let's just kick the Steelers and Patriots ass on the way to the Super Bowl.

That would be sweet

[Hannah Barbarian]

Patriots have been beatable on the road in the playoffs. I think every single time they've gone to the Super Bowl they've had homefield in the AFC title game.

AFCCGs in 2001 & 2004 were won by Pats on Heinz Field.

[JakeF]

In the AFC, Group 2 is by far the most difficult for us.

[Predarat]

What is it Rocky says "Your toughest opponent is in your mirror" or something like that? Very true though.

[ptlyon]

Texans look like frauds:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andrew Luck totaled 863<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">According to Next Gen Stats, 4 of Deshaun Watson’s 5 sacks taken took more than 4.0 seconds time to sack vs IND in Week 14. Watson was also pressured on 30.2 pct of dropbacks in Week 14. Watson has a 32.7 passer rating when under pressure this season</p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1071918585306669057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> passing yards in 2 games vs the Texans this season. That’s the 3rd-most passing yards vs one opponent in a single season in the Super Bowl era</p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1071917511254392833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That's because they are. Haven't beaten shit.

[Amnorix]

Patriots have been beatable on the road in the playoffs. I think every single time they've gone to the Super Bowl they've had homefield in the AFC title game. I feel like the Steelers and Ravens just seem to be bad matchups for us.

The other team I'd worry about is the Colts, just because they're the Colts. That game would probably be another race to 50 points.

That wasn't true during the early SB runs (def. won the AFCCG in 2001 and I think again in one of 2003 or 2004) but it has been true ever since.

[Skyy God]

You hope the Stillers drop a couple, give Ballmore the 4, and Chargers and Indy get in as wild cards (and one/both win).

[TimeForWasp]

The chargers will have the 5th seed, win their playoff game and we will have to play them 3 times this year. Just as well get used to it.