Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926679)

You're gonna have to be aggressive me thinks.

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 17926583)

If the Chiefs don’t get it done, will you be happy for and root for Josh Allen?

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 17926583)

If the Chiefs don’t get it done, will you be happy for and root for Josh Allen?

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 17926704)

Yeah I will definitely puke if we come out with nothing but sideways passes and simple interior runs. This secondary is bad. Like real bad. We have the receivers to take advantage of it and their d line should not be wrecking this game for us. It’s just sort of average. Make them feel like they have to blitz to stop the passing game which should work in our favor.

Sometimes coaches overthink things. If we lean into the run game too much early that will benefit the Bills because no matter how much we lean into it and are successful, with our RBs it’s still just a bunch of 5-6 yard runs. Nothing game breaking or scary for a defense.

Originally Posted by 493rd (Post 17926609)

Josh Allen is a good kid and fiery competitor just like Patrick Mahomes. The Bills franchise and fanbase has been through as much playoff pain as the Chiefs. And yet they’re still despised around these parts. If the Chiefs lose to the Bills and they end up playing the Eagles in the SB I’ll be rooting for the Bills.

Originally Posted by RollChiefsRoll (Post 17926714)

I must say, you’re the most effective troll who doesn’t realize he’s a troll.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926709)

If the run game is successful, great.

But the Bills didn't make the Ravens punt 1 time. Not a single punt.

Don't turn it over and we should score points.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926709)

If the run game is successful, great.

But the Bills didn't make the Ravens punt 1 time.Not a single punt.

Don't turn it over and we should score points.

Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 17926726)

The bolded is pretty disingenuous. They had 4 turnovers.

So the last sentence I agree with.

Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 17926726)

The bolded is pretty disingenuous. They had 4 turnovers.

So the last sentence I agree with.

Originally Posted by Rainbarrel (Post 17926725)

It's not a win if they(Bills) lose the Super Bowl. Even Bengals fans know this, somewhere in their minds

Originally Posted by 493rd (Post 17926609)

Josh Allen is a good kid and fiery competitor just like Patrick Mahomes. The Bills franchise and fanbase has been through as much playoff pain as the Chiefs. And yet they’re still despised around these parts. If the Chiefs lose to the Bills and they end up playing the Eagles in the SB I’ll be rooting for the Bills.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926733)

3 turnovers, with arguably 1 being "forced".

Hence my take care of the football and we'll score points stance.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926719)

They probably win the SB in 2021 if not for the 13 seconds fiasco.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926719)

Losing Sunday would give them four wins in their last five games against us. It's somewhat similar to the feeling before the Bengals AFCCG in 2022. We had to win that game to shut that team up.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17926752)

We’ll never know, but somehow I doubt it. They still would have had to beat the Bengals. The following postseason with basically the same core teams, the Bengals went into Buffalo and smacked them around.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926759)

This is some ****ing loser ass bullshit. :LOL:

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926764)

No. Just pointing out there's a lot riding on this game for both teams.

They've had more success against us than any team. The Bengals had some but we've beaten them now three consecutive games.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926764)

No. Just pointing out there's a lot riding on this game for both teams.

They've had more success against us than any team. The Bengals had some but we've beaten them now three consecutive games.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926719)

Losing Sunday would give them four wins in their last five games against us. .

Originally Posted by Kman34 (Post 17926735)

Jeffri Chadiha On 810, big surprise… He Picked the Bills.. States the Bills will run the ball well and we won’t sack Josh Allen … Thinks the Bills has a top 3 offensive line..

This nails it for me.. We will win the game…

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 17926707)

What the actual ****.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926809)

The Chiefs OL has to show up and play well. If Mahomes is under duress all day we're gonna be in trouble.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17926801)

My keys to the game:

Sense of urgency on offense. It’s incredible how efficient this offense can look when it truly needs to be. Too many times does this offense stagnate and stall while it seems we’re comfortable doing just enough to keep pace with our opponent to pull out some ****ery in the 4th quarter for the win.

I’d like to see us come out with a real sense of urgency from start to finish. Act as if every down, every drive is important.

Apply pressure on Josh Allen. This is pretty broad, but he is their best player and the lifeblood of their offense. We can apply pressure by 1) harassing him in the pocket 2) winning on early downs to keep them out of 3rd and 4th and short 3) playing tight coverage with different, exotic looks.

I mentioned elsewhere that having lost to us so many times has changed their team. I think we’re going to get a version of them that goes for it on every 4th and short beyond midfield. To prevent that, we need to win on the early downs by stopping the run. Keep them in 3rd and long as often as possible then get off the field when you do.

They’ve adopted the tush push and they’re very good at it. 3rd and 2 or less will basically turn into an automatic 1st down if we’re not careful.

Win or tie the turnover battle. It’s been mentioned quite a bit but this Bills team feeds on winning the turnover battle.

During their game against the Ravens, at one point Allen got stood up on a QB sneak and looked like he was going to pitch the ball to a back behind him. He’s generally been much safer with the ball this year but he’s itching to give it up.

And obviously we don’t need any of our guys giving them the ball.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17926801)

My keys to the game:

Sense of urgency on offense. It’s incredible how efficient this offense can look when it truly needs to be. Too many times does this offense stagnate and stall while it seems we’re comfortable doing just enough to keep pace with our opponent to pull out some ****ery in the 4th quarter for the win.

Apply pressure on Josh Allen. This is pretty broad, but he is their best player and the lifeblood of their offense. We can apply pressure by 1) harassing him in the pocket 2) winning on early downs to keep them out of 3rd and 4th and short 3) playing tight coverage with different, exotic looks.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 17926787)

LMAO

We're 3-0 against them in the playoffs. Nobody gives a **** about any past regular season games when you dominate them in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17926801)

My keys to the game:

Sense of urgency on offense. It’s incredible how efficient this offense can look when it truly needs to be. Too many times does this offense stagnate and stall while it seems we’re comfortable doing just enough to keep pace with our opponent to pull out some ****ery in the 4th quarter for the win.

I’d like to see us come out with a real sense of urgency from start to finish. Act as if every down, every drive is important.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17926801)

Apply pressure on Josh Allen. This is pretty broad, but he is their best player and the lifeblood of their offense. We can apply pressure by 1) harassing him in the pocket 2) winning on early downs to keep them out of 3rd and 4th and short 3) playing tight coverage with different, exotic looks.

I mentioned elsewhere that having lost to us so many times has changed their team. I think we’re going to get a version of them that goes for it on every 4th and short beyond midfield. To prevent that, we need to win on the early downs by stopping the run. Keep them in 3rd and long as often as possible then get off the field when you do.

They’ve adopted the tush push and they’re very good at it. 3rd and 2 or less will basically turn into an automatic 1st down if we’re not careful.

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17926818)

Agreed.

We seemingly flipped the switch against the Texans and Steelers in the regular season, then suddenly turned it off against the Texans in the playoffs? It needs to be flipped, we need to be locked in and have that sense of urgency to get through this game.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926719)

Losing Sunday would give them four wins in their last five games against us. It's somewhat similar to the feeling before the Bengals AFCCG in 2022. We had to win that game to shut that team up.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926820)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans are the first team in NFL postseason history to outgain their opponent by 100 yards, have 0 turnovers, and lose. <br><br>Prior to the Texans, teams were 49-0 in such games. Unreal. �� <a href="https://t.co/NUI6eSEb7g">pic.twitter.com/NUI6eSEb7g</a></p>&mdash; NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1880780504473190868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926830)

The Chiefs punted once and had 0 turnovers, my dude.

They didn't score as many TDs, but for what this game was, the offense was fine.

Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 17926726)

The bolded is pretty disingenuous. They had 4 turnovers.

So the last sentence I agree with.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926679)

You're gonna have to be aggressive me thinks.

Originally Posted by TwistedChief (Post 17926842)

It could not possibly be more dissimilar.

Beating the Bengals was slaying a dragon. Super high emotional leverage game that would've meaningfully demoralized the fanbase had we lost. Right now we're coming off 2 consecutive SB wins and playing a team that we've beaten 3 times in the playoffs previously. This is just the icing on top of a great run.

How dare you compare it to that game against the Bengals? Are you even a real Chiefs fan?!

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17926789)

I don't think the Bills can score enough points to win at Arrowhead. They are gonna have to score 31. This defense is cookin

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor (Post 17926847)

The only rough series from the offense was after the Texans long ass drive coming out of halftime. The next offensive possession was nails.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926878)

No, the Chiefs answered the Texans TD with their own TD.

I was wrong though, they punted twice.

Our worst offensive possession was right after Karlaftis got the sack on 4th down. 3 plays, 1 yard.

Chiefs had 7 legitimate offensive drives in that game and 5 ended in scores. Against that defense? Just fine, just fine.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926455)

The human body just has limits.

A threepeat is a hell of a thing, and if we repeat 2023 with a lesser ending, don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926759)

This is some ****ing loser ass bullshit. :LOL:

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17926818)

Agreed.

We seemingly flipped the switch against the Texans and Steelers in the regular season, then suddenly turned it off against the Texans in the playoffs? It needs to be flipped, we need to be locked in and have that sense of urgency to get through this game.

Originally Posted by TwistedChief (Post 17926842)

It could not possibly be more dissimilar.

Beating the Bengals was slaying a dragon. Super high emotional leverage game that would've meaningfully demoralized the fanbase had we lost. Right now we're coming off 2 consecutive SB wins and playing a team that we've beaten 3 times in the playoffs previously. This is just the icing on top of a great run.

How dare you compare it to that game against the Bengals? Are you even a real Chiefs fan?!

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17926654)

All right, let's talk about the actual game.

How do the Chiefs win?

1. Be efficient on offense and protect the football. Stay ahead of the chains, wrap up on the ball in the open field. Get the ball out quickly.

2. Attack the Bills' back 7. The safeties aren't great - especially if Taylor Rapp does not play. The CB room is not great, especially if Taron Johnson is injured/lesser and Binford is out from the concussion (I expect him to play, though). The LB play hasn't been fantastic this season. Terrel Bernard hasn't been as good as last year (and has played through a lot of nagging injuries) and Matt Milano is playing with basically one arm right now.

3. Block Ed Oliver. He has been problematic for the Chiefs' offense in recent matchups.

4. Don't let Josh Allen and James Cook run wild. The Bills have a strong running attack and lean into it. The 6-OL approach has been successful. Can the Chiefs' respond to that and hold up against the run with the standard 43 set? Seems like Leo Chenal has to come up big against that 6th OL, a task we've seen him handle before.

5. Defend the middle of the field more effectively. The Chiefs' defense has been outstanding, except for when teams can exploit the middle of the passing field. KC did a pretty good job the first time around, and Buffalo ended up making some big plays down the field against man coverage (Nazeeh Johnson) that honestly were fantastic throws and catches by Allen and his receivers as much as anything else. Hopefully this is an area where Jaylen Watson can make a difference.

6. Be aggressive on 4th downs inside Bills' territory, because you know they're going to be aggressive on you. I'm not saying you pass up points if you're in FG range early (take the points in the first half), but 4th and 3 or shorter needs to be attacked.

7. Lean on Kareem Hunt in the run game. Especially on 3rd downs and in the red zone. It's amazing Pacheco has made it back to this point, but he clearly isn't fully himself right now (and his lack of vision is a real problem with this OL).

8. Spy Josh Allen on 3rd downs and especially on 4th downs that are not tush push. I'd love to see KC break out the game that has been used against KC - with power rushes to the QB's left hand, and a spy looping around for when the QB scrambles right. Allen is much, much better scrambling to his right than his left (though he is still dangerous there, both with his legs and his arm - as that amazing tight window TD pass to Shakir against Sneed in last year's divisional round shows).

9. Make the Bills regret trading with the Chiefs so they could get Xavier Worthy. We saw some of it in the regular season game. Go back to that. Especially with Hopkins fully integrated and Marquise Brown available.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 17926899)

Our less than the usual "playoff Pat" in the last game could have been Andy holding his best plays for this game and the SB.

Maybe its also a matter of Mahomes comfort behind his line. Who knows what Andy is going to do? He could bring back the quick throws of the Pitt game or go with some deep balls when its obvious Mahomes isn't comfortable enough(yet) behind the line to make those deep plays work?

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926809)

The Chiefs OL has to show up and play well. If Mahomes is under duress all day we're gonna be in trouble.

Originally Posted by Rainbarrel (Post 17926806)

Bills stopping Barkley, I question

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17926809)

The Chiefs OL has to show up and play well. If Mahomes is under duress all day we're gonna be in trouble.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926820)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans are the first team in NFL postseason history to outgain their opponent by 100 yards, have 0 turnovers, and lose. <br><br>Prior to the Texans, teams were 49-0 in such games. Unreal. �� <a href="https://t.co/NUI6eSEb7g">pic.twitter.com/NUI6eSEb7g</a></p>&mdash; NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1880780504473190868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926917)

Does that yardage amount count sacks?

They must have lost close to 100 yards surrendering 8 sacks.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 17926935)

The only thing I'm concerned about defensively is that the last time we played BUF Spags' blitzes couldn't get home. BUF's OL picked up our rushers very well every time it seemed like. I know SPags will bring some different never-seen-before blitz packages, but if they aren't any more effective than last time, Josh cold post up some big numbers.

Originally Posted by Megatron96;17926935[B

]The only thing I'm concerned about defensively is that the last time we played BUF Spags' blitzes couldn't get home. [/B] BUF's OL picked up our rushers very well every time it seemed like. I know SPags will bring some different never-seen-before blitz packages, but if they aren't any more effective than last time, Josh cold post up some big numbers.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926944)

You're not concerned that Clete Blakeman's crew will call defensive holding and PI on every possession?

Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 17926943)

Our pass rush changed dramatically when Omenihu came back though.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 17926944)

You're not concerned that Clete Blakeman's crew will call defensive holding and PI on every possession?

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17926953)

So we know there's gonna be a spy on sure passing downs

Who do you roll with?

I feel like using Jaden Hicks in that spot might be advantageous. At least on 3rd-and-6+ when you know they can't just run at a light box and pick it up. He's fast enough and big enough that Allen isn't going to punk him or outrun his angles.

I hope Spags is aggressive early and kinda lets the blitz create opportunities for the four-man rush as the game wears on. Never let Allen be comfortable. Even if it means giving up a big play or two, if you can get a turnover or two and not do that on offense, you probably win.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17926820)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans are the first team in NFL postseason history to outgain their opponent by 100 yards, have 0 turnovers, and lose. <br><br>Prior to the Texans, teams were 49-0 in such games. Unreal. �� <a href="https://t.co/NUI6eSEb7g">pic.twitter.com/NUI6eSEb7g</a></p>&mdash; NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1880780504473190868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by DRM08 (Post 17926961)

Houston lost 10 points on 4 plays by Special Teams. Long kick return gave 3 points to Kansas City. The Houston kicker missed 3 kicks adding up to 7 lost points for Houston. Doesn't matter how you do in the rest of the game if you completely shit the bed like this on Special Teams.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17926953)

So we know there's gonna be a spy on sure passing downs

Who do you roll with?

I feel like using Jaden Hicks in that spot might be advantageous. At least on 3rd-and-6+ when you know they can't just run at a light box and pick it up. He's fast enough and big enough that Allen isn't going to punk him or outrun his angles.

I hope Spags is aggressive early and kinda lets the blitz create opportunities for the four-man rush as the game wears on. Never let Allen be comfortable. Even if it means giving up a big play or two, if you can get a turnover or two and not do that on offense, you probably win.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 17926966)

On our side of the ball, let's take a moment to appreciate our STs and ST coach, Dave Toub, who, again, has been nails in the playoffs, with yet another blocked FG in a big moment.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17926953)

So we know there's gonna be a spy on sure passing downs

Who do you roll with?

I feel like using Jaden Hicks in that spot might be advantageous. At least on 3rd-and-6+ when you know they can't just run at a light box and pick it up. He's fast enough and big enough that Allen isn't going to punk him or outrun his angles.

I hope Spags is aggressive early and kinda lets the blitz create opportunities for the four-man rush as the game wears on. Never let Allen be comfortable. Even if it means giving up a big play or two, if you can get a turnover or two and not do that on offense, you probably win.

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17926984)

Not that we don't do this, but that's a lot to ask of a rookie.

"Hey rook, it's 3rd down in the AFC Championship Game. Make sure Josh Allen doesn't run on us."

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 17926959)

Dunno, but I know that Spags used Leo vs. Lamar in Week 1, and that worked fairly well. If I had to guess, I think Spags may rotate the responsibility at some point, to try and confuse Josh. Let's say, start the game having Leo spying, then at some point in the 2nd half when we really need a big stop, switch to Hicks/Cook?

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17926989)

Why isn't Leo the obvious Spy choice in this situation? He's strong as a bull, he can probably take down Josh whereas most others can't, he's got the speed and the smarts. Is there some deficiency in his game I'm not accounting for?