If our front four play well, I think we'll win pretty convincingly. If not, things get closer.

(This is assuming the refs don't purposefully keep the Gals in the game)

Which makes sense. Their OL is awful, so you shouldn’t need to blitz to get pressure. The extra bodies on the back end bring a greater return.

Blitzing is an example of diminishing returns against the Bengals OL.

LMAO they hate us so bad

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I was at the original record breaker against the Raiders which resulted in the infamous 4th and 48ers.

I was also at the record breaker against the Pats when we destroyed Brady.

In both cases the opposing QB was as dazed and confused as I've ever seen, and the Chiefs won very easily.

Would be nice to get that sort of energy in the stadium for this one.

Yeah good luck with that Burrow.

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I don't care about the stadium noise. It won't bother Burrow, who is close to unflappable (except he forgets what football is the second a passrusher breaks loose to chase him down).

The thing I'm worried about is Jamarr Chase. I don't have NFL GamePass anymore, so I don't have a great breakdown of how the Chiefs were able to shut down Stefon Diggs, but they need to trot out a similar commitment against Chase.

If Chase ends the game with, say, 3 receptions for 30 yards, give or take, I don't see how the Bengals win this game. The Bengals need Chase to go ham.

They have other weapons, and Burrow does worry me. But I'll take Andy Reid in a rematch against Zac Taylor 10 times out of 10. By my estimation, the Chiefs left 8 points out on the field against the Bills (getting 3 instead of 7 after Tyreek's punt return, and Butker's missed kicks). I doubt that happens two games in a row.

Assuming Chase doesn't explode for 200+ yards, I think the Chiefs have this game all but won in 3.5 quarters, with the Bengals having some time to rack up garbage stats and points.

oh wow I forgot that

Honestly a strategy that could work, besides getting tons of pressure on Burrow is to cancel out Chase and Higgins and make Burrow/Boyd beat them. If you look at the Bills game, the defense utterly shut down everyone on Buffalo's offense not named Allen/Davis. Had Mathieu not gotten injured I doubt Davis puts up even close to the numbers he did.

Thuney was at LT and Allegretti was at LG.

Some people don’t watch games

Bracket Chase most of the game. Though Ward did as good a job as you could expect taking on Chase by himself, I would lean towards putting Ward solo on whoever is opposite Chase, Sneed solo on the slot and hopefully, Fenton as one half of the bracket on Chase (Hughes would make more nervous, but the bracket would hopefully make up for his deficiencies). Rush 4. Combo of players on Uzomah, depending on what package we're running. With the Ref crew we drew...be physical as hell with all of 'em. Just need to interrupt their routes long enough to let our front 4 crumble Joe.

The Reaper is coming to but some assholes on the endangered animals list

This always happen with hot teams. People talk about them like they're a monster. They talk up all the good, and ignore all the bad.

The Chiefs have the best pedigree in the league (by a country mile), and people want to pick at any wort they can find. The Bengals are new to the party, a 10-7 team that lost to the Jets, lost to the Bears, got battered by the Chargers, got RAPED BY THE CLEVELAND BROWNS.

The Chiefs and Bengals are on 2 completely different levels. The only way Cincy wins is if the Chiefs shit the bed, and they've proven over the course of FOUR YEARS that's not something that's ever gonna happen with 15 at QB.

The AFCCG was last week. The Chiefs or Bills would've beat the Bengals or Titans in that sorry-ass, no offense Saturday game by 3 scores each.

Don't call an all-out blitz on 3rd and 27

All we need is the "Dirty Dan Blitz"

This is a game I think we can get up a few scores early.

Do not let them hang around late!

Get to Burrow often

No turnovers

No stupid razzle dazzle plays on 3rd and goal from inside the 5

Less Sorenson and Hughes

hehehe you said but

If the Bengals play at the level they did against the Raiders and Titans we should absolutely curb stomp them. They struggled to put the Raiders away until the very end, and got lucky to face JAG Henry and Tannahill playing a horrible game. Even then that came down to the wire.

Just limit the big plays you gave up to the bills. Badger will help that. We outscore them easily if we make them drive the field. They'll run out of time and the pressure will mount as we continue to pile on points in sustained drives. Gas their defense and continue to blow them up in the 4th.

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WTF are you talking about? This is not correct. Orlando Brown was out and Thuney played LT in his place. Allegreti played LG in place of Thuney. I'm not certain on RT but I thought Wiley was in at that spot. Could be wrong on that, though.

Edit: I went back and looked at the highlights. I stand corrected. Niang was in there to replace Brown. I guess I had put that out of memory. Actually, Niang wasn't bad at LT from the few plays I saw. Too bad the guy seems to be injury prone.

Even with the bad calls and amazing Chase catches, the Chiefs really had no business losing the first game. We play focused and we should simply outscore Cinci. Their defense is not good. Cinci is a big step down from the Bills.

Oh Really....

Pretty much where I’m at.

Which QB do you trust more in an AFCCG shootout? Mahomes
Which coach? Reid
Which OL do you trust to hold up in the clutch? Chiefs
Which pass rush is more likely to get home to kill a crucial drive? Chiefs (Ogunjobi is a big loss for the Bengals)

Mother of God just bracket Chase......

We should've been up 35-17 at halftime. That ****ing holding call on the return completely changed that game.

(Even with that, STILL should've won.)

And even after that, Tyreek should’ve caught that bomb from Mahomes at the end of the half.

That play gets forgotten easily amidst the rest of that cluster**** game.

Yeah, the offense was making it look easy in the first half. Guys running free, big running holes. We won't lose to them if we take it seriously like we did with the Bills.

And that Tyreek drop hurt too.

I remember it well. :#:banghead:

Bengals talking heads thought Nissan stadium was loud as hell! Lol

Is the supposed “hangover effect” from playing in an epic/classic game real or is it just an exaggerated narrative?

That and the Chiefs secondary are the only potential concerns I have for Sunday.

In the NCAA MBB Tournament, I think it's absolutely real, because you could be playing your next game in < 48 hours. In the NFL? I don't truly believe it to be "a thing".

The Chiefs played 3 games like that in a row when they won the SB.

PMII to Joe B as the Bengals enter Arrowhead on Sunday afternoon:
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Chiefs were blowing them out last time. Bengals got a lot of luck in that game. It will take the same for them to beat this Chiefs team. I don't think lighting will strike in the same spot for them.

To name a few...

Kick off return called back.
Dropped TH bomb that hit him in the hands.
Completing that many 50/50 balls.
Multiple drives extended by questionable flags.

In a game where refs are swallowing their whistles more than not. This could be a massacre.

I think if the Chiefs had never been here then I would say that there might be a let down after the game against the Bills. I’m not worried about them this year.

Agreed… thinking specifically about Gonzaga coming out flat and losing to Baylor in the National Championship Game after playing in the Final Four instant classic vs UCLA.

I don’t think it is applicable to the NFL without the quick turnaround between games. Also for this game specifically the Chiefs are significantly better than Cincy and they have the revenge factor from their recent match-up last month.

The only thing saving the Bengals is the refs..... again.

Seems like we've never played well in Cincy, but we've had much better luck playing them in Arrowhead.

Just watched the highlights from week 17. We dominated their asses in the 1st half, should have had a score to make it 35 for the Chiefs, or at least 31, then the O went to sleep in the 2nd and Chase went God mode.

That ain't gonna happen twice, especially at Arrowhead. This game is much less of a worry than the Bills game. People are nervous because we lost to them a few weeks ago, but I promise you, that was not the Chiefs A game by a long shot. That was not PLAYOFF Chiefs.

Going on a tiger safari this Sunday at Arrowhead.

They should be more susceptible to the “hangover effect” than us. They didn’t expect to be here; they hoped to be here. They won on a last second field goal after an interception. We have expected to play in this game and the next one for the last three years.

Oh boy, Joe Blow Burrow just claimed he has heard noisier stadiums in the SEC than any NFL stadium!

:popcorn:

The Chiefs typically only lose games when they get dominated at the LOS. (I worried about the Bills game because they Bills did win up front in the regular season game.) The first Cinci game was such an anomaly is that regard. Cinci doesn't have the talent to win up front. It would take a REALLY sloppy game by the Chiefs to lose.

Luck as in the Refs deciding the flow of the game

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I’d say the better QB wins 75-80% in most matchups.

Mahomes > Burrow
Stafford > Garappolo


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Chiefs vs Rams certainly is the most likely Super Bowl matchup.

I have some weird feeling that it won’t be chalk though. Not sure why, but I think 49ers win. It shouldn’t happen though.

Mahomes about to send Joe Burrrow on a Joe Furlough see you next season bye bye little Joey

I'm not sure I even need to watch another Chiefs game...it all goes downhill from here. I waited my whole football watching life for KC to win a consequential game in that manner...and they delivered one that will never be topped. No officiating horseshit...no fluky turnovers.

Texans was great but they had the game in check by halftime...and the SB because of the magnitude...but neither was even close to this one. This was a history/legend maker...

I should just hang it up on a high note....because this was the absolute apex of football wins.....:13 seconds.

Move the game to Mexico. Less restrictive Covid rules!

Seriously though, I worry about Cincy because the whole AFC North is dirty as Hell. These are the guys who concussed Trent Green and employed Vontaze Burfict for all those years. Patrick needs to be extra careful when he scrambles.

Oh they're all evaluated equally alright...equally terribly.

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Twitter promoting Alex Smith to bang the drum Sunday.

https://twitter.com/devinalbertson/s...036843014?s=21

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How do you cover Chase?


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You blitz Burro.

That man holds the ball forever and his line is hot, swampy, hairy ass. It's just beat at the snap bad. That's a bad combination.

If Burro likes to hold the ball for 5 or 6 or 7 seconds don't let him. His damned line can't block that long anyway. Blitz him non ****ing stop. You can't throw off your back...

Do you still sleep with your John Dorsey blow up doll at night?

Media coverage so far is similar to last week. Mahomes should watch out for Burrows, Bengals came to play, Bengals have the IT factor, Burrow is better than Mahomes, Bengals beat Chiefs in regular season.

Suits me just fine.

trent green will be avenged!!!! you kill our qb, we cremate your qb and dump his ashes in one of those smelly portable toilets and then tip it over.

I haven’t really heard anyone mention this, but I have to think that Mahomes is getting really close to setting the record for the most passing yards and passing TDs in a single AFC Playoffs, right?

This is the first year he hasn’t had a bye, so it’s also his first year with 3 AFC playoff games in 1 season. His stats have been ridiculous so far, so he has to be close to whatever those records are.

Encouraging if Fescoe’s source is legit…

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per a source the Chiefs are expecting Fenton and Mathieu to be able to go on Sunday <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chiefskingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chiefskingdom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/610SportsKC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@610SportsKC</a></p>&mdash; Bob Fescoe (@bobfescoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/bobfescoe/status/1485992974676901893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This should be another EPIC game. Do not think this game will be anything like it was in week 17.

We need both to not only play, but play at a high level.

With Fenton, Ward snd Sneed as our 3 “starting” corners and Tyrann patrolling the deep middle…I don’t see Cincy having much of a chance to outscore us.

Especially after the pick 6 to WGJ on Burrows first pass to the flats.

It was pretty epic last time. Both teams scored over 30 and the game was decided on a field goal at the very end.

I think it's time to rock the vintage yellow end-zones again.... and the Bengals all white uniforms looked sharp....they need a complete rebranding from those arena league get-ups.

I saw an image of white helmets with black stripes...looked good..

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Yes it was, I was yelling at the tv with 1:50 to let them score. Instead we tried to stop the and lost.

If they would have let them walk in to the endzone, we win that game.

After seeing that Mic’d Up thread, I’m positive this team won’t be denied. They’re playing on another level. They’re feeling each other completely. Like Neo in the Matrix. Everything has slowed down for them, and they’re on another plane. I feel positive in my mind we’re gonna hoist the Lombardi again this season.

TAKE IT BACK!!!

Agreed. I wanted the ball back in Mahomes’ hands. Goal line stand only helped Cincy run out the clock.

Sorry if this has already been brought up but watching Burrow against the Titans makes me believe his knee (or something) is whacked. Never seen a QB so stiff in the pocket — looked like he was doing a very respectable impersonation of Ben Rothlisberger back there.

We're going safari hunting mother ****er safari! Elephant noise.

I knew it would be.

Burrow isn’t quite at Josh Allen’s level of adoration yet but he’s coming hard.


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They need to double Chase at all times and selectively blitz Burrow. If you take Chase away they will not be explosive anymore

Was rooting for them in that game and getting frustrated that he showed zero mobility. He usually is able to make subtle moves to elude contact to somewhat offset his bad OL. He hurt his knee at the end of our game and came out for the last two kneel downs.

Brady doesn't hold the record for the most passing yards in a single postseason, however. That honor belongs to Eli Manning, who threw for 1,219 in 2011 en route to beating Brady and the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Brady does rank fourth (1,137 in 2016), fifth (1,132 in 2017) and eighth (1,061 in 2020) on that list.


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Meh, I’d rather see Trent Green for a revenge game!

Sorry, I still Hate Smiff. I was at the bengals game when we like set the record
For most FGs in a game with the Brazilian Midget cuz Alex couldn’t get the ball in the damn endzone

Just remember that the Miracle on Ice isn't shit if Team USA doesn't beat Finland the following game.

This game was exceptional - and it's a historic footnote if the Chiefs don't take care of business next week.

So make sure that Cincy is Finland and we get the job done. There's no reason we shouldn't - the Chiefs are a better football team.

Just go prove it.

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NFL teams record coming off an OT playoff game, their record the next week is 7-18. Bengals have had an extra day’s rest too. It’s not going to be easy.


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I think they played their best game. I don't think we did. I'm not as worried as some.

As the week progresses, thoughts on how to approach the Bengals' very explosive offense:

1) Let the front 4 eat. This is the most important aspect. Let Jones, and Clark, and Ingram, and Reed and Wharton make plays. Devote the back 7 to coverage with the exception of an occasional blitz (hammer that crappy right side of the line when you do it).

2) Be creative in devoting help to Ward/Fenton on Jamar Chase. Have a safety over the top. Have the safety and corner flip responsibilities (with the corner taking a cover 3 style drop and the safety handling the shorter stuff).

3) Keep Nick Bolton and Willie Gay on the field as much as possible (Niemann is the type of LB Mixon routinely abuses).

I think the Chiefs' offense has locked into playoff mode and is operating efficiently. I love that Mahomes keeps his legs/scrambling ability mostly in his pocket during the regular season and saves that little extra bit for the playoffs. It does seem to routinely catch teams unaware. I'm not concerned about them making plays or putting up points. Just a matter of execution (as it has been all year).

How many of those teams had Reid/Mahomes/Kelce/Hill? I’m guessing none, so that stat means nothing.

"If you lose this game, you'll take it to your ****ing graves. Your ****ing graves."