Everything coming out lately about OBJ and how he's a leader and such.


Get the check book ready.

It’s not easy to legitimately give it your all on every play, especially vs an opponent that you feel superior to (like Jax). There’s almost always an extra gear. I think we already saw that. The pass protection was far better after the injury.

If (and a big if) Mahomes is close to being himself this weekend, this situation could really work in KC’s favor. They already have the added motivation of playing a cocky team that’s beaten them in three straight and ruined a golden opportunity last year. They’re going to be lazer focused and full of adrenaline.

I think I’m fine with that, as long as they don’t give in to an absurd deal. We don’t really want to be starting over at LT next year. It’s far from guaranteed that they’d be able to improve there.

I think the idea is, while you may not improve, you could get similar play and results for alot less money. Which, as much as we as fans can look at the "spread sheet" stuff of it, there's alot of other things that go into that.

We have Pro Bowlers on the OL(Thanks Veach!). The talent is there. Someone needs to find or help them find a HOF level for our OL this Sunday.

Without a QB playing at an elite level in 2023, you're not winning championship games. We have the best. But, if Mahomes goes down with a reaggravated high ankle in the 1st quarter, we are ****ed.

Lets start a GoFundMe for the OL's Charites. You keep Mahome's upright, money goes to the charity of your choice.

Right.

The Chiefs are not going to win because they are extremely motivated. Their preparation and hard work during the week will be the reason they win. It is the AFCCG, I'm sure they would have been motivated regardless of the injury to Mahomes.

However, reality is these guys are human and not everyone is extremely competitive like Mahomes. Hopefully with Mahomes being a little banged up some of those guys are going to give that little extra effort during the week and during the game. Since they know without it, Chiefs may get their ass kicked just like what happened to the Bills.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this team does with a banged up Mahomes on Sunday. It will be interesting.

Had Cincy beat in all 3 of these previous games. Need to play a complete game. We are due.

I think we'd all better prepare for more of the same in this coming matchup concerning pressuring Burrow.

Their offensive line has been a weakness every time we've played them and we've never once dominated them in the trenches the way we were supposed to.

WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS ****ING GAME

It doesn’t help that he gets the ball out super quick and has great pocket awareness.

Yup. Would be nice if CJ shows up

Good points. And yeah, you see Pacheco and how freakin' hard he runs all the time, or Toney running over a defender the other night.. there are players who have that extra gear all the time and others who have to find it.

Not being a pro athlete, it's hard for me to quantify that, but maybe some of it is sort of a "don't **** it up / just do your job" type of mentality turned into running over a dude for extra yards and also focusing on the little things.

This is where all those rookies in the secondary playing all year is gonna come into play.

They hold up on the back end, we've got time to pressure the dude.

Tackling will be key. Chase, Mixon and Perine always seem to get 4-5 more yards after contact. Their offensive scheme relies heavily on short routes with their receivers and backs getting 4 extra yards on those catches. If we don't immediately tackle them for short gains it will be a long game.

If you wanna really get after Burrow, it starts on 1st and 10. You've gotta get them in alot of 2nd and 8 and 9's and 3rd and 7's.

You let them stay in 2nd and 3's all day and we're in trouble.

If we don’t turnover the ball we likely win all three games. Too many mistakes down the stretch derailed us. We have all the tools even with a hobbled Mahomes — just need to use them the right way.

That’s the problem, Cincy is always able to make those 2-3 plays that make the difference, it’s a pattern with no end in sight.

Not really sure what the DL can do differently; effort and technique are going to decide who wins in the lines. Hoping that the DL coaches and find something to exploit. If other teams are able to effectively handle our DL with backups, then something is wrong with the player, coaches and/or scheme.

It's a tough task to stop all 3 WRs of the Bengals and if they get a running game going, it's going to be a long day. The offense needs to find a solution to the three man rush and stick to it.

I believe the Chiefs can win, I'm not sure how exactly; I just believe they can.

I'll be honest. For the last several years, any time we've looked at an opposing team's OL and said, "Ohh, it's beaten up - Chiefs are going to feast," I feel like the DL has disappeared.

I'm just going to pretend this is a tough test for CJ and company and go from there.

This is the first Chiefs playoff game in a long time where I wasn't at least a little confident the week before that we'd win.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This quote really stood out to me last night from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> locker room. <br><br>&quot;I hope that (Patrick Mahomes) is healthy. I hope that he is 100 percent healthy so there is no excuses. We’ll be ready.&quot; - Jessie Bates <a href="https://t.co/zsishYGDtv">https://t.co/zsishYGDtv</a></p>&mdash; Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) <a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyLConway/status/1617463435997872130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Might be a Q but that team does talk a lot

If you don't think the Bengals are the best team just ask them.

Surely Apple grabbed the plastic Lombardi on the way out

Boys, it is as it should be.

The two proven big dawgs in the AFC meet for the championship.

Stop calling them frauds; they are not frauds. They are the real deal, as are we.

This is as tough a test as there is in football.

Burrow? Stop hating on him. In a world where we didn't have Patrick Mahomes, we would LOVE to have Burrow, and we'd smile and laugh at his cockiness. You want your QB to have some of that swagger. The guy is great. This is the Manning/Brady match-up of this era.

This is as worthy an opponent as there is. I only wish Mahomes was healthy. We can win this game! But it's going to take a full team effort, and Andy to break his tendencies and lean on the run a bit more than he wants to.

Protect Mahomes, and we can get it done.

Not a single fan would turn this down last August. Most didn't expect we could get here, with the toughest schedule in the league, and with all of the rookies that were going to be such a big part of the team. But this team's got HEART!

Let's get it done, boys!

If you want to beat the Bengals you have to hit the **** out of them.

The Ravens weren't afraid to and kept it close. Buffalo played soft and got rolled.

Blast them receivers for awhile and Burrow will become vulnerable.

Ravens can get pressure with a 50 year old Justin Houston. Hopefully Spags can scheme up something worthy.

I really think they should come out with aggressive coverage and test the refs to see what they're going to call. We've seen games where they let absolute muggings go because it's the playoffs. Might as well try it early just to gauge the temperature.

Yep. Especially because you know Chase is going to be pushing off anyways and they aren’t going to call it. Do the same until they start throwing flags.

Yep, it rarely ever fails.

That's why I'm preparing myself ahead of time this go 'round and I think everyone here should do so as well.

I actually like the fact that the Bengals are coming off of basically a perfect game. I doubt they play that well this Sunday.

The disrespect card is gone. These are two great teams.

While Cincy is obviously not scared of playing at Arrowhead, being at home maximizes Patrick's healing window and possibly helps get their O-line off (Buffalo crowd was quiet from the get-go.)

Establish physicality. Hit them hard. Punish them for every yard and for every tackle attempt. Pound Pacheco. Run out of the gun and not the stretch.

Wait, how does that quote make OBJ sound like a leader? Maybe if his worthless fat ass was giving 100% from the word go against the Jaguars Mahomes wouldn't have a hobbled ankle.

Mike Hilton got pressure on 4 of his 5 pass rushing attempts against the Bills. They'd better be studying that one and unfortunately it means Pacheco may not get as much playing time as we all want. McKinnon is by far the best at picking those up.

I guess ESPN declared Joe Burrow the best QB in the NFL this morning.

The main thing that sucks about Mahomes being hurt is that the Bengals have shown that they will sit back and drop 7-8 players while only rushing 3-4. It's worked in the past and it's up to the offensive line to step the **** up and protect him.

You might as well stop ****ing watching that bullshit.

Joe better win it all or shut the **** up. He has a riches of team talent that is unmatched. Losing another title would be embarrasing.

If they beat us....I don't see the Bengals beating the Eagles or 49ers.

They’ve worked on that all off-season. Mahomes has done significantly better at beating that 3 man rush defense.

He just needs to take the checkdown and work the sidelines bc the Bengals are dropping everybody in the middle of the field on those plays

Yeah, they're a really bad matchup for an injured Mahomes because they have a defense that does everything pretty well and a DC who scripts specific gameplans for the opponents. The ability for Mahomes to make plays out of structure is the best counter to that.

Should be a hell of a game. Chiefs are going to be hungry for revenge and pride while the Bengals are going to want that notch in their belt and know that Burrow's rookie contract is up next year so it's going to be time to pay up.

Pray, chant, sacrifice a chicken, do rain dance or whatever is your thing for Patrick's ankle.

Brrrr might be getting the Brady treatment, rarely getting sacked, never taking bad hits, yet with subpar OL, and if you @me and say but but regular season, I won't respond.

Hey if Mahomes can be our “gipper” then that works for me.

There may be some truth to that.

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Agreed. I sorta like Burrow's cockiness, but Allen is just a little bitch.

A healthy Mahomes means the game can be won because of him. A 75% of Mahomes would be good enough against any team...except the Bengals who scheme and have had confused him three straight games when he was healthy. He needs to be able to dance around the pocket, slide to either slide, use his back leg to make all the crazy throws he can make and take off with speed to pick up first downs when needed the most. A one legged PM is not the same and the Bengals will exploit that even more. Expecting him to have a miraculous recovery with an injury that sidelines players for upwards of 2-3 weeks, let alone a QB who relies upon his legs, and that he won't miss a beat is very wishful thinking, IMO. Even for Andy Reid. And while I don't know the weather forecast for Sunday night, any type of cold, wet field doesn't help him either.

This game is going to have to be won by the defense which is going up against the hottest team in the league with the QB playing better than anyone else right now, has confidence and has weapons the Chiefs defense has trouble matching up against. Especially with Spagnoula's vanilla defense which lacks LB'er play on either side of Bolton and not a good enough pass rush to protect the secondary. And fans who keep saying the Bengals can't protect Borrows with an injured and inexperienced offensive line haven't been watching them play lately

Think we’re gonna see a lot of this on Sunday. And it’s the right choice. They’re gonna be doing a lot to defend the middle of the field (Kelce).

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Some CP guys really had it tough in high school. Burrow causes flashbacks.

In my opinion the biggest hurdle for KC to overcome will be the mental one. From an overall talent perspective these two teams are pretty close. If KC loses it won’t be because they were just overmatched. Outside of the rookies and Toney a large number of these players have lost three straight to the Bengals and that has to make an impact in some ways. They had the regular season matchup this year circled since the schedule came out.

If there was any game they would be the most prepared for mentally it was that one. Yet they lost. We can blame the Kelce fumble, the missed Butker kicks etc.. but at the end of the day the Bengals also left points on the board as well and while KC could have won, they didn’t. At some point that takes a mental toll on players. They need this win to break this streak of failure against the Bengals.

Maybe his injury will help us against the Bengals by running more with Pacheco/McKinnon and getting the ball out quicker on passes. A healthy Mahomes hasn't been lights out against the Bengals doing what we normally do offensively.

Here’s that defense. Take the damn checkdown and let your RB get YAC and have a chance to win 1v1. McKinnon can win those matchups.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">the bengals were sending their DBs from some crazy depths and i don&#39;t think allen saw a single one coming.<br><br>mike hilton had four pressures in the game ... on five pass rush snaps <a href="https://t.co/AGoZ4VkirU">pic.twitter.com/AGoZ4VkirU</a></p>&mdash; Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/theStevenRuiz/status/1617439517702782977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Also these plays will come in handy on first down:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kadarius Toney has added more than just a shifty presence to KC&#39;s offense. He plays PHYSICALLY. He wants to punish defenders and that feeds into the team. Love the effort here <a href="https://t.co/4MHCLLmAfI">pic.twitter.com/4MHCLLmAfI</a></p>&mdash; Daniel Harms�� (@InHarmsWay19) <a href="https://twitter.com/InHarmsWay19/status/1617555127530921986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Just think if we beat Bengals.

Lost when we had Tyreek, but win without him. The receipts we all kept all offseason will be wild to see.

The problem is this has never been a first choice with the Chiefs this year despite having games where they were very successful running and have barely used the quick release slants to receivers, quick (not 3/4th options) flare passes to backs out of the backfield and using much less jet sweeps the last month. The Bengals will scheme for an increased usage of such plays and their defensive coordinator is expert at disguising all of his coverages against PM to the point of effecting his effectiveness and they should be healthy on defense as well for this game. This will be a huge task for Reid and Beiniemy to come up with a game plan with a likely less than healthy Mahomes.

This may be blasphemy, but if PM doesn't practice all week and is severely limited come Sunday, I would not at all be surprised if Henne gets all the reps this week, Reid puts in a game plan surrounded with him starting and using everything weapon and plays he is best at to get through this game. Not having anything but basically the 98 yeard drive to go off from the tapes may be to the Chiefs advantage against the Bengals.

Burrow is like the asshole in the 80s teen movie that you hate… Pretty In Pink MFer…

The weather is going to be nasty. Bitter cold and windy and maybe snow.

Hard to know who that helps. Yeah, Mahomes ankle, but he does have a stronger arm.

Not sure what Josh was seeing there. Maybe he was having trouble seeing the defenders in the snow..? That white on white probably does help them blend in a bit..

I don't think the RB in the flat was a good option, though. There's a defender just waiting on that.

Best move probably would have been the guy down low on the right. He makes that catch, it's a 1st down.

EDIT: Actually, there were a few guys who were "open" on that play. A great throw leads to a TD on the deep post in the middle of the field. The TE running the curl would have been a catch and immediate tackle but still good for 5 yards or so.

Can the Chiefs wear white-on-white this week? Doesn't the home team get the first choice?

Eighties ski movie villain.

How about if we tell you to eat a ****ing bullet, you pansy ass bitch?

Joe Burrow dresses like a kid with Bar Mitzvah money.

I think that play is the one that caused Diggs to do the sideline antics at Allen about being open. And he was ignored.

Biggest player besides Mahomes for the Chiefs will be Chris Jones. Burrow gets the ball out so fast, we need to get to him in a straight line from the middle so he doesn't have time. Our edge rushes probably won't be able to get to him on time unless somehow our secondary plays their best game of the year.

They had to since Allen lost LMFAO

the last time we wore white at home was in 2006 against the bengals and we lost.

I think this has to be it on some level. So much of what these guys are processing is from their peripheral vision, and if you have thick snowflakes falling it's tough to distinguish in the split second you have.

Dude...that is so spot on!

I was trying to figure out what Diggs was going on about, but I wasn't able to re-watch the play.

How do we stay humble as fans? This is quite the luxury to be a fan of this team anymore. How do I make sure my 15 yr old son understands this is an exception, not the norm?

I am very surprised we are still favorites, albeit 1 pt favorites. Seems to me the Bengals should be 3 pts or better.

Force him to watch games from the first to third quarters while participating in the GDT.

At the end of the third quarter turn off the power to your entire house and only re-engage with society the next day.

That'll provide a good length of time for him to feel as if this team is a failure. Let him know that that dark period without power represents what it felt like to be a Chiefs fan pre-Mahomes but with the light never coming back on...ever.

If Henne starts the game, we lose. Simple as that. We're not beating the Bengals with Henne.

Told my 15 yr old son after Saturday’s game to never forget how awesome this championship ride was, is and will be.

The front 7 is gonna have to play a hell of alot better than they did against the Jags.

Nope. Henne is good enough for spot duty, perhaps a series or two or against lesser teams. KC hasn’t been able to beat the Bengals the past couple of years with Mahomes zero chance with Henne.

I know we only used Gay like this a couple times but would like to see Willie Gay lined up near the LOS and repeatedly send him at Burrow.

Their Oline was new and improved and like us last year, it took them time to gel. They were very good from Halloween on, until they started dropping like flies. The Bills crowd wasn't loud and their D-front is abysmal without Von. It will be a different animal in Arrowhead with the noise and 3 new lineman.