And their 3 losses since September have been @NE in OT, @Atlanta by 5, and vs Pittsburgh (who they split) by 3... and they beat the Jets, Saints, and Bucs. The stats don't look great on paper and just looking at their schedule, they don't exactly put away teams, but it's a pretty impressive 12-4.

I haven't watched them much, and it doesn't seem like a terrible matchup from what I've read. I have a feeling the score will be pretty close... probably closer than it should be... kind of like the first 2.5 quarters of yesterday's game, I guess, except they might not get that one big play.

CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday was a wake up call, maybe the best thing that could have happened to this team. we beat Ravens 17-9.

Charles 123yds 2 TDs

Do you know what sucks?

I honestly think if the Chiefs gave Charles 25 carries, the Chiefs would win. But this staff is so ****ing insistent on getting 1-yard carries from Thomas Jones that I doubt Charles will top 15 carries. I think Jones being on the team at this point is a MAJOR negative for the Chiefs, not only in his garbage production but in how many goddamn carries the staff insists on giving him.

Unfortunately, I think (with my head) that Go Chiefs is right. KC hasn't won a playoff game in 17 years.

With my heart, I'm all in, baby. But if I had to bet the house, I'd say Ravens as they are the veteran team and have a better record and more playoff experience.

But any given Sunday....

I've put off posting/voting on this for awhile because I wanted to post with my head not my heart since this is a public poll & we all know how that can used against you here so here it is...

At the beginning of the season I picked Baltimore vs Green Bay as my Super Bowl picks. I've thought all year that the Ravens could beat the Pats when they faced off in the playoffs this year eventhough everyone was all over Brady's boys.

I think that the Chiefs will play lights out vs the Ravens on Sunday but in the end it won't be enough. I expect to see a great game with a very close ending but ultimately I think the Ravens experience in this kinda game will be the turning factor. Ravens will win in the best game of the weekend.

Maybe it was a good thing Weis announced his Sabanistic tendencies last week instead of this week. It's over and behind us now. The motivation to play the following week in Boston will be extremely inspiring for the entire organization. Scott Egoli personally energizes the team, Arrowhead passes out free ear plugs and rally towels and the Chiefs go on to win their 1st playoff game since half our kids were born!

Chiefs 27 Ravens 20

It depends on which team shows up to play, the Chiefs that played the Titans, or the Chiefs that played the Raiders... and I dont expect to crap games in a row.

Chiefs 27-17

The Chiefs have only been out of a game 3 times this year (DEN, SD and OAK), outside of those games we have had a chance to win all of the other 13 games. Plus, we seem to come back strong after a brutal, ugly and embarassing loss, and whip a little ass.

I think we win--28-21:thumb:

The Chiefs are going to win by so much they team charter bus will be repainted "the baltimore Rapens" by halftime.

I'm going to play the kazoo so loud from 14 rows off the field that Flacco will ask Ray Lewis to have him murdered.

I'm a homer.

Chiefs 35-7.

Yesterday i would have said the birds, but today after a good nights rest i'll go with the Chiefs 24-10. No real reason but want to.

If I hadn't seen with my own two eyes what ****ing bitches we looked like on Sunday against the Raiders, I probably would have taken the Chiefs. That said, I sat there frozen, in my seat, watching us get raped by a 7-8 team playing for nothing. Our O folded, and the D was slapped around. Weiss is a **** - I hope that phat ***** dies of labiatic cancer.

I feel better now.......

Ya it does bother me that as soon as Cassel got body slammed on a vicious late hit the team responded by crawling into the corner and sucking their thumbs but next week will be different.

Ravens - 24

Chiefs - 13

I think the Ravens are going to be able to run the ball all over us and stuff our running game. But on any given Sunday, anything can happen, so we do have a chance...

The Ravens are road kill----Chiefs 27 Ravens 13 :thumb:

Chiefs 35

Ravens 17

We're here to **** shit up.

Here it is ----the kiss of death to bad Ravens

This is what gives me hope. We have a real chance for our coaches to put on a real rape job.

I am in total hope that we come out with DMC and Charles both in the backfield and Tucker, Bowe and Moeaki all on the field and run some scripted no huddle to start the game and catch them off guard. We need to score early.

We need to come out with a alot of stuff that they arent prepared for because of not seeing it on tape throughout the year. Your defense is one of the most well prepared that I have seen and we need to get them on their heels if we are to have a chance.


ITS NOT POSSIBLE, ITS JUST NOT POSSIBLE.

My heart says KC....thats how I voted.

My brain says Baltimore 16-13

:thumb:

While the ravens front seven against this O-line scares me to death, i'll put my money where my heart is & say, Go Chiefs... on any given sunday, any outcome is possible.

The Bad Guy made some nice points in his positive mojo thread, its not like we're playing the 85 Bears or Super Bowl era ravens... their secondary is exploitable & the O is still average despite the Boldin acquisition. They've struggled with Buffalo & Cincy... why shouldnt we have a shot, especially at Arrowhead?

Regardless of outcome, i'll go into next year with 100% confidence that the good times are just getting started.

ALL GAME LONG? The game was tied at 10 midway in the 3rd Qtr. That's hardly "ALL GAME LONG."

And the Ravens barely beat Cincinnati. Cincinnati screwed up a 4th down play to lose the game in the last seconds. That's not good, that's "luck." They only beat the Bengals by 6 points at home. Impressive! Same thing with Colts/Titans. Colts didn't win because they're good, they won because of luck.

Don't get me wrong, they did get the win and that helps them. And, for all I know the game could be 35-3 Baltimore. But I have a hard time seeing anything but a close game.

The Chiefs could win if the Ravens D fails to show up and the game turns into a shootout. The Bills and Texans both came close to beating them in high scoring games. I think the last thing the Chiefs want is a low scoring slugfest.

The Bengals almost always play well against the ravens. I think it's a Marvin Lewis thing.

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The ESPN "Expert" picks are in. 3 for the good guys, 5 for the bad guys, and AccuScore/SportsNation also with the bad guys. Don't worry though, we got this.

24-7 Ravens.

Chiefs the Surprise Team?

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Dude... KC had a total of 74 yards at halftime. The only reason the Chiefs had 3 points was the Raider fumble DEEP in the red zone. You. Got. Worked.

Can't wait til all these mother ****ers are wrong. It's gonna be too awesome.

Yeah and the Raiders went 8-8 and got their ass handed to them a fair share of times. The Chiefs are better than the Raiders, sorry homie.

Chiefs 23 Ravens 17

Chiefs hold a slight 16-10 lead heading into the 4th, with mostly FG ending drives. The Ravens strike with a TD going up 17-16 and then Cassel orchestrates a final drive, giving the Chiefs the game winning TD... a TD strike to Chris Chambers (images of Joe Montana to Tim Barnett vs Pittsburgh in the '93 Wild Card Game).

Perhaps the Chiefs are the better team. The raiders sure had the matchups both times though.

Chiefs won the games they had to win, Raiders did not. You deserve the playoffs, we do not. That doesn't justify AllThingsKC's claim that the OAK lines failed to push KC around.

OAK 2, KC 0
OAK 54, KC 30

You. Got. Worked. By. Oakland.

According to madden nfl 2011 on the x-box the score will be 28-0 Chiefs. J. Charles rushed for 111 yards and it was the tight end that was key. Barry got a INT and the D came up big. D. Johnson got a INT for a TD late in the
4th Quarter. I think it will be pretty accurate + or - 7 points.

I bet the whole team will be over at Cable's house sunday at noon reminiscing.

Everybody seems to forget, but the Chiefs worked themselves in that first game. What was it, 10-0 KC at halftime? And probably should've been much worse. Then it was back-and-forth in the second half. Hell, we even won the toss in overtime and still couldn't win the game. Handed it to you on a silver platter.

That was one of the two major moments of late game suck that we had this year, the other being Houston, where we gave up a ten point lead in the last ten minutes of the game.

I'm not saying that the Chiefs didn't get worked over by Oakland. I just don't think they got worked over until midway in the 3 Qtr, and which point, the Chiefs seemed say, "F it, let's get ready for next week."

You mentioned the Chiefs had 74 yards at halftime. So what? What was the halftime score? 10-3 Oakland. That's hardly "getting worked over." Were the Chiefs "getting worked over" when they tied the game at 10? Not if you looked at the score at that time.

If Dwayne Bowe caught a pass that was right in his hands Oakland would have lost to the Chiefs on their home field. Did the Raiders physically beat the Chiefs that day? Yeah. But when your team is in a position where if an NFL WR catches a pass you lose the game, you did something wrong, or your team just isn't as good as the other team. And yes I know Bowe has a lot of drops and it's an "if", but it's not a very big "if" at all - he catches that particular pass probably 75-80% of the time.

The game in KC didn't matter all that much for KC, and I really think that if the playoffs were on the line the game would have been a lot different. Do I have any evidence to support that? No, except when you look at history in this league teams perform far better when they NEED to win. By no means did the Chiefs need that game. Also compare what I just said to your quote above, that's a pretty big problem if you can't win the games you really need.

I've defended Oakland in arguments this year with other non AFC West fans, I thought they were headed in the right direction until what Al Davis did couple days ago. In a sick sort of way I liked it, because having KC/OAK on top of the west fighting for division titles for 5 years would be fun as hell. But when rival teams are in the playoffs I don't go posting shit on their board and act like its a moral victory (nor do I think it is) when they lose in the playoffs. I talk about it on my own teams board, or I just sit in my room and watch them lose AFC title games to Shittsburgh or get ****ed in the ass by the Bucs in the Super Bowl and laugh by myself.

You're not even one of the Raiders fan that usually gets on my nerves, and I guess you're really not here either. I also know you're a respected Raiders fan here on CP, and you're also sort of right in what you're saying, I didn't read the entire thread. But what is the point of saying we got worked by Oakland? Are you claiming Oakland exposed how to get to Cassel and completely **** him up and they ruined any chance KC had vs Baltimore by doing so? Because I really don't think that's the case. I really believe the fact KC just didn't need the game all that bad had something to do with the Week 17 game, and the first game really wasn't anywhere near as bad.

hey all, ravens fan here. this is the way i see it

for all of you praying for a fast chief's start: don't count on it, and dont be discouraged when you dont get it. the ravens start fast but have no killer instinct whatsoever, specifically cam cameron and the offense. grey redstar is dead on in that aspect

they have had 10 point leads over new england and buffalo in the 4th quarter and blew both of those. we had a 28-7 lead against houston and, if not for a big pick-6 in overtime, the texans have another 85+ yard drive to win the game. against tampa and cincy we had two touchdown leads and they had the ball to win or tie the game at the end but couldnt. and we sat on the ball the entire 2nd half against the steelers

we let teams hangaround and have not put teams away all season. in the games afforementioned we have been outscored in the 4th quarter 59-3 so if the chiefs are down by two touchdowns in the 4th (which i expect them to be) dont count them out

dont get me wrong, the ravens are a very talented team but i expect this game to be very close. hopefully the chiefs comeback falls just short
BAL 24
KC 20

good luck and congrats on a great season. GO RAVENS!!!

The Chiefs are not a team that's built to play from behind. If they get that far behind, the game's pretty much over. I think you're underestimating the power of home field for KC. The Ravens will more than likely not score 24 pts in the game. They will also more than likely lose the game. But yeah, good luck to you too.

the ravens dont really get fazed on the road. they played atlanta down to the last minute and they're homefield strength is well documented. and while it should be close, lets be honest, the ravens are more likely to win the game

Go watch all 8 Chiefs home games. Then go watch their 8 road games. Then come back and tell me there's another team in the league that plays so much differently at home than on the road. There's not one. I don't care what the Ravens do on the road, they're at Arrowhead now. And no, I really honestly believe that the Chiefs will more than likely win the game.

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Arrowhead's home field advantage won't do much to the Ravens. They have already played in tough places this season, and this is their 4th straight year in the playoffs. They are used to crowd noise. Sadly, Arrowhead's playoff noise has not been a factor in 17 years. It would be sweet if that changes on Sunday, but the Ravens are used to crowd noise. So, my guess is that the crowd noise as little effect on them.

That's not going to stop me from screaming my head off, though.

The Ravens are big, tough and experienced.

The Chiefs have speed that the Ravens will not be able to match.

After the game, the big takeaway from this game will be that the Chiefs won the game because of speed on defense and speedy playmakers on offense and special teams.

Actually I'll break it down a bit for you. Here's the 8 home games:

Week 1: SD scored 14 pts

Week 3: SF scored 10 pts, it was 31-3 with 5 seconds left in the game and they got their first TD as time expired

Week 7: Jax played well first half and got to our D 21-20 half time, 2nd half: shutout, 41-20 Chiefs final

Week 8: Buffalo scored 10 pts in 75 minutes (SEVENTY FIVE MINUTES - 1 WEEK AFTER THEY HAD 500 YARDS ON YOU GUYS)

Week 11: Arizona scored 13 pts, it was 31-6 with 1 second left, another first TD as time expires

Week 13: Denver doesn't score a TD, 10-6 Chiefs final

Week 16: 34-14 Chiefs, Tennessee really never got much going on offense

Week 17: Raiders scored 31 but a large chunk of that off of Cassel INTs, and I don't care what anyone says, the game really didn't matter and that does make a difference in this league

Bottom line: Our defense ****ing kicks ass at home, and your offense is not enough to make anyone think it's gonna make any difference. Even in the games where KC struggled on offense (Denver, BUF) the defense held on for dear life and won the game for us. This game matters more than any of those games, and this teams heart and attitude hasn't been questioned all year. If you think this is a freebie or that you're "definitely gonna come in and get up by 2 TDs and hopefully hold on" you might want to go look at yourself in the mirror and say LOL. Because that's not gonna happen.

You can say "Well our defense is way better than those teams you mentioned". First of all, no it's really not all that much better. Secondly, the Chiefs only scored 10 pts through 60 minutes of two of those games, so regardless of how the other defense played the Chiefs still didn't score pts. But they won both times. So get ready, because it's not gonna be easy.

Oh, and that one game that I said didn't matter: that was the only one we lost. So good luck homie.

On paper, the Ravens would beat us nearly every time. They are a fundamentally sound and tough team. Therefore, I believe they will win a close contest.

However, the Chiefs do have something going for them: A very sound and respected coaching staff. If they game plan this contest correctly and get their players to perform, get a lead early, extend that lead, get the crowd behind them, then the Chiefs can win.

I know teams and players don't like to read into the media, but I sure hope the staff and players are hearing the fact that nobody believes they will win and that they don't deserve to be in the playoffs- because this is precisely the sort of thing that will inspire and elevate a team to win at will.

On paper, I just don't see it happening. Ravens 17, Chiefs 10

It pains me to say it, but I just don't see the Chiefs winning this game. Should they win this game- WATCH OUT! Because they will have earned their stripes and really can be the dangerous team that others take for granted.

Gawd, I'd love to see them win this game...more than anything. I just don't have the confidence that they will. :(

The Patriot way was custom built to make all of the media haters eat a big shit-burger.


This Chiefs team is similar to the first Pats championship team. Our offense is better and their defense was better. Neither team turns/turned the ball over very much.

well, most people would argue otherwise. dont get me wrong, i would not be surprised at all if the chiefs won. but lets get real, you've played 1 team at home with a winning record this year.

our defense isnt better than the bills or the broncos? ummmmm yeah, you might wanna look at yourself in the mirror and say homer

That's not what I said. I don't think the Ravens defense is all that good as people make it out to be. Their safeties have sucked all year. The one thing I see to their advantage is the ability to POSSIBLY get to Cassel without blitzing as much. That would make for less 1 on 1 in the secondary and it's the reason I wanted the Jets. But that's not even for sure. Plus Baltimore is clearly beat up with multiple pro bowlers missing practices entirely and an injury list about 12 names long.

I said the defense isn't all that much better than some of the defenses we played, meaning that it's not a great defense (because I don't think there's a great D in the NFL this year at all) that's going to setup the Chiefs to fail on both sides of the ball by taking the offense off the field right away. The Bills and Broncos just happened to be the teams KC's offense struggled against at home. I didn't compare the Ravens defense to the Bills and Broncos, I'm not a complete moron.

My post was mainly focused on how awesome KC's defense has played at Arrowhead this year. They're matched up with Baltimore's offense, which is nothing special. That's the key. Although Baltimore's defense could potentially take control of the game (as could any of the other 30 defenses on any given sunday), I just don't see it happening.

But look at that rundown I gave you of the defense in the home games. Then look at our overall defensive stats. It's clearly a pretty damn big difference at home. Most of what you hear from analysts and even people on this board is gonna be based on the Chiefs overall, not just at home. And I think it's 2 separate situations (road and home), and I really think it's gonna be the deciding factor in this game. Which means the weekend after, if KC happens to be alive, I'm going to be playing my any given Sunday card. And I have the right to do that.

That has no relevance. The game is between the Chiefs and the Ravens.

What is relevant is the fact that the Ravens do not match up with the Chiefs speed.

Also relevant is that the Ravens think they have already won the game because of their "experience."

The Ravens are going to add to their playoff experience by learning what it is like to lose a game because of overconfidence and lack of matchup speed.

That's the big thing I took away from looking at their schedule... they can play with anyone, but seem to keep both teams in the game. They're 3-2 in road playoff games in the past couple of years, and completely dismantled NE in the first quarter in Foxboro last year, so while Arrowhead will be rocking and (I certainly hope) there will be a definite advantage, I don't expect them to curl into the fetal position on the sidelines.

I get a weird vibe between looking at the stats and reading what people on both sides are saying about the game... Ravens fans, at most, seem cautiously optimistic, even though their strength matches up well with the Chiefs' strength, and they won more games while playing a much tougher schedule. OTOH, it's not a terrible matchup for the Chiefs if they can get JC outside and maybe work the screen game... the Ravens are 3rd from the bottom in sacks, and like you said, they don't have a killer instinct.

I think it'll be close and fairly low-scoring... my heart says the Chiefs make enough plays to come out on top, but my brain says the Ravens will keep them at arms length and get it done.

Wow I just remembered some shit from a year ago+. Before the 2009 season I found some loser on YouTube (Prolly a 16 year old kid) who did Ravens predictions/reviews video's each week. He was beyond ****ing stupid. You could tell he just read articles and talked about keys to the game, etc. I really want to find him now to say hello Sunday night but I can't seem to find him. Anyone seen this clown before?

Awwwww ****!!!!!!

I went to my channel and saw the comments he left a while back

http://www.youtube.com/user/bmifsud?feature=mhum

Then when I click on his SN it says

this thread has me pumped for the game. got my endzone ticket and cant wait.

i dont expect to have a voice on monday.

i see what your saying and the chiefs D could very well stop the ravens O. but the ravens are night and day between halves on offense. they move the ball very well in the first half and then sit on it in the second half. you think its rediculous that i think the ravens are going to get a decent sized lead and then hope to hold on at the end, but i've seen them do it like 7 times this year.

The real question is who's gonna have a stream going sunday. I got to effing work and I plan on bringing my laptop

How many of those times were against a team that was 10-5 overall and 7-0 at home after their 15 games that mattered were over? And in the other teams house?

yes, i agree 100% see, for the last couple of years us ravens fans have watched a team that has very much underachieved. this year, we have all the talent at every position that anyone could possibly ask for. we just do not show up in the second half of football games. our coordinaters dont play to win, they play not to lose. and a lot of times they do. they pissed away leads against new england, atlanta, and pittsburgh the second time. so while there's no team that we feel we cant compete with, there's no team we feel we can beat handily. cautiously optimistic is a perfect way of putting it

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Bane: "We will OWN them at Arrowhead." KC-37, Faid-19

Lzen: "The Raiders won last time on the Chiefs mistakes. I don't see that happening this time. This team plays a completely different game at home." Chiefs 31, Raiders 17

ROR: "We are going to ****ing kill the Raiders this week."

Boogblaster: "F()ck da Faiders." Chiefs 28, Faiders 13

Good point, regarding first half lead. The Chiefs get a lot of work done in the first half at home. Chiefs win by 10, thanks to an extra FG in the 4th quarter.

I am a Patriots fan, but a big fan of Matt Cassel! I am pulling for the Chiefs to pull an upset against the Ravens. Remember any given Sunday!

Good luck Chief fans!

ROFL

You Raider fans are living off of a meaningless game. What you don't know is that we don't give a **** that you beat us. We won the division. You're sitting at home watching the playoffs. It's hilarious that our AFC West foes try to talk shit to the division champs. Enjoy being the lowly Raiders. No matter what happens Sunday, at least we made it.