Don't kid yourself, Patrick Mahomes being mobile played a huge, huge role in that number being as low as it is.

For sure but Luck is no slouch at getting the ball out/being mobile.

Another OL stat in favor of KC...

Ranking the playoff teams by pass block win rate: 1. Rams (1st overall) 2. Chiefs (3rd) 3. Patriots (4th) 4. Bears (6th) 5. Seahawks (8th) 6. Colts (10th) 7. Ravens (11th) 8. Cowboys (12th) 9. Chargers (13th) 10. Texans (16th) 11. Eagles (19th) 12. Saints (20th) Pass Block Win Rate is an ESPN metric powered by NFL Next Gen Stats.

Luck is average outdoors

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The Colts defense looks so vulnerable. Watson overthrew this wide open receiver in a clean pocket:

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Mahomes ain’t missing that shit.

MOAR POSI VIBES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TY Hilton does jack shit do...that's 7 games

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The generic fan/analyst isn’t looking into the details of this matchup. They’re looking purely at records over the last month or two and drawing conclusions.

The Colts are getting ****ed HARD Saturday.

Shawne Merriman, who picked the Colts to win today, literally said that after the Colts block Houston and Ford, who else have do they have??

LMAO Dude should not have an analyst job if you don’t know Chris Jones.

Let's Do It!

Holy shit.ROFL

These Dome teams consistently play like shit outdoors in January.

This is why I don't want the Chiefs to put a roof on Arrowhead. Playing outdoors all season is a HUGE advantage in the playoffs when going up against these teams that are used to calm, cozy domes.

I'm telling you. Chiefs will win on Saturday and it won't be close.

If we start pisspounding the Colts in the playoffs we become the new Patriots.

Nobody will be talking about Tom Brady anymore by the time Mahomes' career is over.

I have no doubts on the offense. My problem lies with our defense.

I'm trying real hard to believe. I just want the win.

These talking heads aren't paid to do legitimate research and analysis on the games. They're paid to skim the surface, find some easy talking points and narratives, and hammer them to death.

If you like to subject yourself to cruel and unusual punishment and watched First Take or Undisputed today, you heard the exact same narrative. Yet the facts simply don't support it.

Another thing to consider is that it's simply not going to get anybody's attention anymore if you continue to heap more praise on Mahomes. People are acutely aware of his greatness by now. The spicier narrative is that Indy is on a roll, Luck is coming to KC and the Chiefs aren't built to stop him.

I won't expect we'll have to hear anymore of that in about 5 days time.

Id understand if they wanted to suck Lucks nuts, but they were talking about how good their running game was. Also it's KC media, I expect a bit of homerism and not doom and gloom from 95% of the people on it.

people will always talk about Brady. He may be the GOAT. But, no one stops Father Time. His era is over. The Mahomes era begins.

Well to be perfectly fair to them, we've made every running back we've gone up against this season look like Barry Sanders.

My blood is at a simmer. I’m going to kick a ****ing cat before kickoff.

The curse ends as we finally flush this blue turd.

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I don't know that the Colts were built to beat us, but their running attack has been pretty good lately. It should probably one of our bigger concerns.

Remember Marlon Mack was hurt the first couple months of the season. He came back in mid-October and since then their running numbers have been much better. Plus more importantly it's looked really good the last couple weeks. They took it to the Texans. You'd have to think they are going to try to do the same thing, use their line and Mack to control the game. It is easily the best way to neutralize Mahomes. We've allowed 164 yards a game rushing since the bye week.

Thats just not true about the Colts rushing attack being better recently.

Through the first 8 games the Colts rushing yards

1- 75
2- 104
3- 68
4- 41
5- 84
6- 127
7- 220
8- 222

Second half of the season

9- 81
10- 102
11- 118
12- 41
13- 50
14- 178
15- 49
16- 158

1st half - 118 ypg
2nd half - 97 ypg


Marlon Mack averaged 76 ypg and only had 4 games with 100 or more yards rushing. It seems people are acting like this one good game is what he did all year and thats just not true.

The more I see of this...the more I convinced that the talking heads primary job is to drive betting lines.

You'll see them flip the next week like they never said anything....that's the beauty of owning your own network.

After the Chiefs win everybody is going to pretend thats exactly what they thought would happen.

Except Skip.

Yep. He will just talk about how we will lose the next one.

Chiefs getting a lot of disrespect, people acting like the Colts are the '72 Dolphins for some reason. What is their signature road win?

who cares what media says. if watkins is fully healthy, we'll blow out our next 3 opponents. remember mahomes already blew out rivers, roethlisberger (refs helped him get back in game) and brady (second half). All we need is more talent in offseason via draft, trade (i'm hoping we get antonio brown) and free agency.

You're on Claynus! I knew those Zumba sessions were gonna pay off! Hy-Vee gate, I'll be wearing my John Alt jersey, and Zoomba pants with my "You wanna smell my finger?" beanie. I'm going to tap you out ya little bitch!

Ride or die! I am in. LETS GOOOOOO!!

Pats are not over yet. Last I checked they are the 2 seed. Lets not jump the gun.

Checking in

Gameday forecast evolving. 39/30 with possible snow showers.

Is it Saturday?

Yes!

God yes Mr. Lucks should we might be a little sore in that weather!

They just rushed for 200 yards last week on the best rush defense in football.
We give up 5 YPC avg against the run.

You don’t think that’s cause for concern?

PS Andy if there any chance in hell you read this site, this is the one game you don’t take you foot off their throat. End them, sweep the leg, pile on, finish them.....

Do not handicap our MVP with ball control till it’s the 4th Quarter and we are up 3 possessions

Houston stats are skewed because Jacksonville and Titans... (when they couldn’t run)

How many times have the Chiefs been in this situation with their rushing attack and how many times have they gone home?

If Mahomes is on, it's not going to matter.

Can’t run if we got on top of them early

I'm just sick of hearing about it.

The Chiefs have had a "superior running game" for decades. It's just code for "unfavorable QB matchup".

Well, learn to deal with it. That's how teams have been keeping Mahomes off the field since the Ravens game and the Colts will be no different. It's going to be an enormous part of how this game plays out.

Yeah well from now on it’s

“Chiefs have a MVP QB”

Other team fans will start to look at the schedule and say

“**** Mahomes that’s probly a L”

Colts will be stunned when they see vertical velocity passing. Hill's speed on sweeps and Kelce up the seams of that zone.

21-3 end of 1st Qtr

It will be Andy's game to lose if he takes the gas off. I think he learned his lesson against the Chargers in Arrowhead.

Yeah. Just like he learned his lesson after the Colts playoff collapse. Or the Titans playoff collapse.

Officially looking like a snow game

And yet it hasn't actually worked. The Chiefs 2 late season losses were because of pinpoint QB accuracy late in the game, not the other team running the ball.

Back to being Eeyore, eh? ;)

Not according to the NWS. At least right now. Of course it can change, be moved back

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Pointing out that the Colts will try to control the TOP through long drives with a heavy dose of running the ball, and Andy Reids atrocious tendencies in the playoffs doesn't make me an "Eeyore."

If you say so!

This isn’t Lamar Jackson. Andrew Luck was arguably the best QB in the league this year not named Patrick Mahomes.

The concern is that they can pass and throw extremely well.

Chiefs first official injury report for the game is released today.

Sammy Watkins/Eric Berry watch begins (continues).

I guess the Chiefs are doomed then. :shrug:

We're not saying they're doomed, fool.

What are you saying then?

When every post moves the sticks just a little bit more. When every post is another excuse why this game is different. When every post is about reasons the Chiefs could lose this game.

What is one supposed to think?

It's a coping mechanism maybe?

EDIT: And by the way, I was being largely facetious until just now. FWIW.

Ain't gotta watch to know what's going to happen

Apparently in your mind discussing the opposing teams gameplan equals doom and gloom. I've never said the Colts are going to run roughshod over us and dominate the TOP. I just said thats what they'll TRY to do.

I wasn't just talking about YOU. Stop being so defensive.

Add Cowheard to that list. He's tried to have 6 different players made MVP over Mahomes.

It pisses me off that this defense STILL can’t stop people after and entire ****ing offseason of trying to fix it. Hell they are WORSE. This is what has ruined our season over and over and over again and Andy won’t fix it bc of his dumbass loyalty.

Kareem Hunt is gone. Is Sammy Watkins going to play?

It’s just more pressure put on Pat.

I'm fine with this

Everyone loves Mahomes. He decided to go the opposite way strictly for ratings.


He has admitted to watching the ratings metrics in real time to see what gets ears and want doesn’t.

Unlike others, I think he is smart. Not for his reeruned takes but for his ability to figure out what pisses off fans like us.

I can’t listen to him anymore because it’s become boring and predictable.

Andy isn't going to fire anybody mid-season. Not sure why you'd still be angry over something that likely wasn't going to change until next year.

They TRIED to fix it. They failed. Unless you're going to get rid of Andy Reid, which has a direct impact on the guy that just threw for 50 TDs, I don't think any of it is worth fretting over honestly. He is what he is.

It now seems clear that one of the consequences of starting the gameday thread multiple days early is it provides more of an opportunity to load it up with skepticism, vitriol, and the general self-loathing that Chiefs fans embrace.

WE HAVE FOUND THE MAGIC ELIXIR.

If it soothes your bleeding vagina at all I do think the collapse against the Chargers forced some much needed changes on the defense that I think will make a very real difference going forward. Reid is what he is as a coach. He'll never significantly change. Luckily for him he's got the league MVP at QB this time around instead of a painfully mediocre miltequost QB so it shouldn't matter.

You are manipulating the stats to fit your argument. Marlon Mack didn't come back from injury and play full time until week 6. You should probably redo those averages before and after week 6 and see what you come up with. I never said they were the Ravens but their numbers were certainly much better when Mack came back.

Nope it’s going to be a two score win, and not an Alex two score a14pt win, we will carry a 21 pt lead into the 4th.

It has the side benefit of making the thread so massive that it's impossible to navigate or follow any specific topics of discussion around the upcoming game. It's a mega-mega thread which mega-mega sucks.

Well the original point I was arguing is that the Colts arent some crazy good running team that controls the ball well. Lets not use 1 game as proof theyre good because if were gonna do that then we can say the Chiefs are decent because they held 6 teams to 102 yards or less.

No im not concerned about the Colts run game. Theyre going to have to score TDs every drive or we will blow then out.

That’s the thing. He’s had 6 seasons to fix it and the defense falls apart when it matters. Every. Single. Time.

If they show up and play some defense and beat these guys I’m in, but do you really expect that to happen?

Andy and his dumbass loyalty could ruin a season with an MVP QB.

Derek Anderson, Bills
Derek Carr, Raiders
Blake Bortles, Jaguars
Marcus Mariota/Blaine Gabbert, Titans
Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins
Cody Kessler, Jags (loss)
Deshaun Watson, Texans (twice)
Dak Prescott, Cowboys
Eli Manning, Giants
Blaine Gabbert, Titans


Not a single spiral was seen

Last season was the first season the defense was actually that bad.

Sure, they choked in the 2013 playoff game but the defense WON games, all by itself, several times during the Alex Smith tenure.

This idea that the defense has been bad for several years is a myth.

...and when we win he'll be right back on the bandwagon lol.

He's the ultimate "out of both sides of his mouth" national type...he wants to see the Chiefs fail so he can be the first to say I told you so but then if they succeed he can talk about how he's such a huge Chiefs fan.

All we need is disruption. Crowd noise, the three headed monster of Ford, Houston, and Jones doing their jobs, and jamming WRs at the LOS to throw off the timing routes.

I don't think it's difficult to argue that the defense has outperformed the offense over the last 3 years in the playoffs.

Texans game? Shut out.
Patriots game? Held them to 27 points/340 total yds on the road.
Steelers game? Didn't allow a TD.
Titans game? Offense didn't score in the second half.

Peter believes in us

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Well Id assume all teams rushing numbers increased towards the end of the season and im not manipulating the numbers. Mack averaged 75 ypg. His stat line agaonst the Giants is atrocious 12 rushes for 34 yards and they were the 20th ranked rushing we defense. 57% or 516 of his 908 yards came in 4 games. Hes a very average back and in no way does he scare me.