Good for KT!

James was on the board in 2018 for the Ravens. They traded out of the spot in a series of moves that ultimately resulted in Hayden Hurst and Lamar Jackson (a draft where the Ravens also took Mark Andrews, Orlando Brown Jr., Zach Sieler, and several other guys still starting in the NFL). Really stuck in the craw for Ravens fans that they didn't take James, but that was alleviated when they wound up getting Hamilton. He's what fans who wanted James hoped we would get back in 2018; like James, Hamilton was all-rookie team and then first-team all pro by his second year.

Will be really interesting to see if he matches up against one of the two best TEs ever in Kelce who has started to look like himself recently. Hamilton is two inches taller than James and is almost the same height as Kelce. That's a matchup people were talking about from the day he was drafted.

No matter how many more injuries we have compared to Baltimore, at least we will have the refs on our side once again like they should every one of our games. Let the haters and crybabies from outside Chiefs Kingdom whine and cry!

Flags fly forever. Toney was a critical part of our SB win last year, so he was worth what we gave up for him.

One thing James has going for him vs Hamilton is familiarity with Kelce. It’s one thing to watch tape, and another to play against him. If Hamilton contains Kelce that will make KCs job much harder as it still depends heavily on Travis being Travis.

Totally fair point re. familiarity.

Hamilton is such a versatile piece that limiting him to only covering Kelce is already a win for the Chiefs since it means he's not ranging sideline to sideline. But Kelce might deserve that treatment.

God bless whatever plan they have for him going forward, he has all the tools... but this is headed for a divorce

Dude is being softly blacklisted, they're holding him out of everything right now when we need every swinging dick clocking in

Toney is TOAST here, goodnight Irene

LMAO

This is why you really gotta chill until you have all the information

He absolutely deserves that treatment. When Patrick absolutely needs to make a play, he looks toward 87 first. Even when KC had Tyreek, that was the case. If they don’t focus on stopping Kelce he will torch them. He shows up big when the lights are brightest. He’s seven receptions from breaking Rice’s playoff reception record and 5 TDs from it. He’s on pace to break records that many thought would never be broken and set by the greatest WR ever. I think because of his personality people get turned off by him and don’t realize what we are witnessing. Only Mahomes is more critical to the success of this offense.

Literally, not one single team in the AFCN has done this. I've never so much as even heard a single fan say something like this. They play better against him simply because they see him more.

:rfaulk has entered the killing field:

Dude, but they've won the division twice in 5 years now... something has to be done to stop him.

And by "they" you're excluding the Bengals, right? Because you're 1-8 against Lamar.

I'm sure the Steelers wouldn't appreciate you stolen valoring their respectable record against Lamar.

Edit: whoops, I said 2-7, but it's actually 1-8.

I've always felt like Mahomes will be the first QB to win 3 SuperBowls in a row

lets go Chiefs!

So on the one hand you want to mock the Ravens for being regular season champions, but on the other you want to act like they're an unremarkable regular season team. Which is it?

Both.

So I guess we’re the Cinderella story now??

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Uh... yes?

I might have missed it, but why did the line go from 3.5 to 4.5?

Didn't even cite the right numbers. Three times in six years, which encompasses the Lamar era.

Unlike the AFC West, the AFC North is a real division with parity, so the titles aren't just awarded to one team every year.

Ah, congrats to Toney.

Literally all of America is cheering for the Ravens to beat the Chiefs. The delusion has affected the players.

Chiefs by double digits!

So, how many AFCCG’s? Gotta be like 6, right? Play in such a tough division. Now way you’d get beat by the titans or bills, right???

No one in the AFCN has drafted with the intent to beat Lamar Jackson. No.One. full stop

The Chiefs are playing in their 6th straight AFCCG. They've played in 3 SBs and won 2.

Lamar Jackson has won 2 playoff games in his career. He's won 2 playoffs games, in his career. He doesn't command the same respect that Mahomes does. He's missed the 2nd half of 2 of the last 3 seasons. He's thrown for 200+ yards in the playoffs, one time. After throwing 2 TDs last week he's now 5/5 td/int for his playoff career with a passer rating of 75.7

You've had a great year and as usual, you've gotten there due to Jackson's legs, whether it be literal running or getting outside the pocket and throwing a pass 4+ seconds after the snap.

If the Chiefs keep RB8's TTT below 2.7 seconds tomorrow, you will lose by two scores.

yaaay

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Parity is just the NFL's word for mediocrity.... except for the Bengals of course, who have actually won the conference and beat both the Bills and Chiefs when it matters.

Kadarius Toney had his first child tonight. A baby girl. That's where the personal part of his designation came from. He's also dealing with a hip injury that is keeping him out tomorrow.

Right. Why would a team that is 1-8 against the 2x MVP in the division take that into consideration when drafting? Totally implausible! And definitely within rfaulk34's purview to definitively state that "no.one. full stop" in the Bengals' front office has done this. Not even within the realm of possibility according to rfaulk34.

I expect this from the hordes of zombies on Chiefs Planet who are, ya know, Chiefs fan. But what is in spouting off this surface-level nonsense for you? Is the inferiority complex of Bengals fans such that you need to look to Chiefs fans for some sort of recognition? I know the Ravens and Steelers couldn't give two shits about the Bengals, but you always have that toilet bowl with your Ohio brethren in Cleveland, no? Surely you can find some sense of self in being better than them!

Link: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...play-vs-ravens

I get it. I like keeping the Bengals around as a punching bag too. No judgement here.

Rfaulk is the best opposing fan we’ve had on here (sorry Gadzooks)!

I know he's not everyone's cup of tea, but this is actually a terrific take from Lance.

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We’re zombies how? Because we have confidence in the Chiefs ability to do what they have so often? Numbers are great on paper, but mean nothing without hardware to back it up. Ask Philly. They had the hype, and paper stats (like a certain other team playing tomorrow) while KC got the Lombardi.

the betting dollars are coming in on the Ravens to cover

Because it's wave after wave of the same takes over and over again. And they're the most lifeless, brain rot opinions imaginable. Takes so cursory and outdated that they would be laughed out of the room in polite society. And as soon as you think you've put down the last of them, another ghoul comes crawling out of their rat hole.

(Not you btw; you've been cool)

I see Ravens -4

How do you do, my fellow Chief fan?

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I've just consumed a few dozen national pundits. Most are picking the Ravens, but interestingly not one of them even mentioned Lamar's past playoff performance as a possible factor. They've all convinced themselves that none of that is applicable anymore after taking two years off.

I guarantee it will come creeping back the first time Lamar sails a 3rd and 8 over his receiver.

The number of bets has been pretty equal, however 66% of all money bet was flowing towards the Ravens. Their trying to equal that flow. If conspiracy folks really thinks Vegas is involved, then the Chiefs will win tomorrow. LMAO

LMAO... Just like the Patriots with Brady, we have broke the teams in our division. They chase free agents unwisely and way over pay for the Hot Coach...

and were leading the division in 2021 and 2022 (even had the 1 seed) when Lamar went down. When a qb goes down of Lamar's capabilities, most teams would lose, just like you would most likely lose some games if Mahomes went down with an injury.

That's a lot of words to say absolutely nothing. If facts and truth hurt your feelings, let me know. I can just spend the next couple hours trolling you if you'd prefer.



Joe Burrow doesn't worry about the Ravens. He's 1-3 in full games against Lamar. Early in his first year loss with a sub par team. One loss by 2 pts. One loss by 3 pts. Whipped your ass in Balt by 24. His injury game this year was on a TD that gave the Bengals the lead right before the half. Burrow doesn't worry about the Chiefs either. 3-1 vs them while beating them to go to the SB and losing a close one in their house in another AFCCG.

I don't even put Burrow on Mahomes level of due respect and Burrow has done a shit ton more than Lamar in the post season. Your entire team's hopes rest on Lamar's legs.

Half of Baltimore is going to be at the pawn shop Monday selling their baby’s mama wigs and jewelry to pay their bookies off.

Joe Burrow has the same amount of playoff losses (2) as LameArm has wins. He has more than twice as many playoff wins as LameArm, and has actually gone to the SB. This is one of the many reasons nobody takes you seriously on here. You want all the flowers. Ravens mirror the pre Mahomes Chiefs. Hope to win the division, and then pray you get the best matchups to get to the SB (which doesn’t happen). Then blame the refs, or cheating, and…. Here’s where I need you to say it with me. Cuz if you practice it now, it’ll make it easier tomorrow around 630 pm. You ready, here we go.

“THERES ALWAYS NEXT YEAR”


Was a helluva run. LameArm has successfully doubled his playoff wins total. Now it’s time to bend the knee to the king.

I absolutely believe it will be tough to sack Mahomes, even with Thuney out. That being said we are very good at containment as well.

I'm sure Mahomes will get his yards and I'm sure it's going to be a good tight game. I do think the Ravens will cover though.

Lets hope for a clean game with no injuries.

Irony


Film @ 11

This is who you guys brought to cook me? Send him back to the kitchen.

The ravens are going to feel like their stadium is called the Sperm bank tomorrow evening….mahomes is going to leave a W cream pie in them, pretend he’s going to the bathroom and leave with the team to go to the Super Bowl……the ravens will be sad, cleaning up the mess, and wiping off that stupid eye black that looks like crying mascara asking if their friends think KC is going to text them back.

I'm definitely jealous. One of the more underrated aspects to the Pats' dynasty was that the AFC East was a trash can during their run. When the one seed/bye/homefield is determined by a game or two, having those extra pre-programmed games against bad teams is helpful. The AFC West isn't as bad as the AFC South, but it's no AFC North.

That said, it's fun being in the AFC North. A bunch of true rivalries. Well, except the Bengals. No one cares about them.

we went 14-2 with Wink.

This is Macdonald's second season as DC.

You don't get it. The AFC West wasn't horrible until we got Mahomes and he literally broke them as they spent, traded and mortgaged their future to have a chance to beat him. The same happened in the East when the Pats had Brady. These teams aren't just bad by happenstance, they are bad because they are chasing a Genie in the Bottle they can never catch.

I think he’s playing…

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According to rfaulk34, division teams don't draft/plan around each other. "no.one. full stop" does that! And given that he's Chief Planet's favorite pet, ipso facto, the board must also disagree that the other teams plan around the Chiefs. Sorry; I don't make the rules!

Excuse me… I only keep up with our competitors.

No one is measured by what they did against Lamar.

Well, you see, they do that if you are consistently kicking their ass, winning the division and going to 6 straight AFCCG. That's why I used the Patriots as the only comparable example. You haven't deserved their attention with your playoff record. That could start to change tomorrow if Lamar wins and he is healthy and has a similar run next year.

I accept your terms of surrender.

If you decide to grow some balls or brains, hmu. You can even keep side-stepping the facts i provide but please, at least give me something worth replying to besides this weak shit.

You mean like going 1-8 against a team? Winning the division or not, they have to play us twice a year, every year. And as long as we have a starting quarterback, they're our little house cats.

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This is so sad. We should be unified against the zombies, fellow AFC North citizen. If the cretins around here unironically like you, you've done something wrong. The devil you know...

Nope, not going 1-8. They've been to the SB in the last 2 years and beat you in the playoffs last year. They have more of an argument that you are building your team to stop them and their WR's with your recent acquisitions. Again, its not that hard, you have to win the division and win in the playoffs year in and year out before this is a "thing".

The way you guys define the history of football as beginning in 2017 is so funny.

Well, to be fair, it is like the Birth of Christ. BC and AD. Chiefs are before Mahomes and After Mahomes... Welcome to paradise.

I swear I can hear the sound of a 1997 modem trying to connect evertime OWD tries to load another stupid take into the ether.

You’re the mental version of “I was just in the pool” excuses.

Well the most important era in football started in 2017

Ah, maybe that explains those 3 hours he wasn't posting this week.... mom had to use the phone.

The crime rate is so high in Baltimore, the only reason they even have an NFL football team was a home invasion of Cleveland.

Yeah, you learn a lot once your team is relevant year after year.... ironically, that one guy started saying we're on a different planet, and compared to the media-level bullshit we've read all week, it couldn't be more true.

Hey, message board moderator. Do you want people posting on the message board or not? If not, ban me. Otherwise, why are you taking issue with someone posting on your message board? Message board moderator energy.

Not true… we remember the Stoney Case era of Ravens football.

Burrow isn’t the best player on the bengals it’s chase, browning was able to come in and produce , and the ravens beat the bengals in week 2 and before burrow went down Lamar got the ravens a touchdown, also his playoff success was his kicker and defense , no 4th quarter touchdowns

What... You should take your Meds...

whoa there Nelly! ;)

Mahomes if the bookend to Dawson

and you should have beaten the Bengals in the playoffs last year with Tyler Huntley...

Homie, there's a lot of stuff you don't "make". Sense, being the main one. Love is probably way up there too. Now that we're on the topic; money, when your sister wife is laid up sick and not on the corner.
Anyone happy while you're around?
Enough money to not live in the crack house? (that one is kind of a given, re., your sister wife)
Boners. I have real serious doubts you can make any boners.
It to work with your broke down '88 Lebaron, which, once again calls back to your sister wife and her time spent on the corner.

One thing i bet you will make though? A lot of tears when your stupid team led by the whiniest coach in NFL history and a running back posing as a quarterback, loses at home tomorrow with a trip to the SB on the line.

That is not at all what he said - he said that the AFC North teams do not build their teams to stop Lamar, not that no team anywhere doesn’t build their team to try and counter a divisional rival.