Thoughts I had on the long drive home...
 

Almost a perfect first half... almost 4 drives 4 TD's. Pat has to throw the ball away and at least get 3. I sit just above the exit where the Bengals were headed for halftime. When we didn't score they were sprinting for the exit, screaming and yelling. This was a complete change in momentum. The crowd was stunned and deflated.

This also affected Pat's play in the second half, he couldn't hit the broadside of a barn, missing simple swing routes and outs by a lot. I never thought I would see him regress like earlier this year. He resorted to his backwards scrambling ways again and it was costly. I love me some Patrick, but this was not near how a future GOAT overcomes adversity.

However, he did seem to get it back at the end of regulation driving us to a 1st and goal at the 5. I was wanting them to use clock, but I will never think that way again when we are trailing. It is wrong. We had the Bengals reeling on their heels and let them catch their breath. Take the lead if behind, clock be damned, or you may never have it.

If you told me the Chiefs held Joe Burrow to 21-36 for 233 yards, 2 TD's and 1 Interception and 24 points in regulation, I would have thought the Chiefs won by 14. He was very pedestrian, and the Defense, despite not getting a ton of sacks, played fairly well. 7 of their points came on a very short field after the Mahomes pick.

As, much as I would like to blame the coaching after half, I think this one is on Patrick. Listening to the press conference with Patrick on the drive home, he said it was an RPO to a pass in the middle of the end zone before the half and he made a bad decision throwing it out to Tyreek. He said the coaches told him to throw it away, if the pass wasn't there, he didn't and it seemed to occupy his thoughts the rest of the game. We had some good plays calls as well in the 2nd half and he just missed folks. The 2nd half pick, seemed to amplify his frustrations and he pressed harder.

The above being said... It is a first world problem to be bitching about losing a OT game in our 4th straight year hosting the AFC Championship game. This one hurt, because it really was inexplicable why this teamdidn't finish for the first time under Mahomes in the playoffs when they were in control and relatively healthy.

Last but not least, it was great to meet many of you at the tailgate today. Chiefsplanet is a good place with good people and we will be back.

EDIT: Also, earlier this week I was laughing at this Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger bullshit... Go figure.

Mahomes was terrible in the 2nd half. I'm not sure what the problem was. 2nd and 4 wanting the clock to run should have been an obvious run. McKinnon was killing it for most of the game. We ran an RPO and Mahomes pulled it out to pass, then ran around and got sacked. His decision making was terrible late in the game, but our playcalling was abysmal. EB lost any chance of ever becoming a head coach tonight. We started the OT with two passes to Robinson.....and then the INT. We should have pounded McKinnon to start and then see what the D gave away. Pathetic on all levels.

Maybe we should have had a different play call, but Mahomes missed Robinson for an easy 4-5 yard gain on 1st down in OT, just as he missed CEH on a flat route that would have been a first down on an earlier drive. He was just off...

Can’t win em all. Love most of you guys on here. Rough night, but this run isn’t over. We’ve been a flawed team all year. Caught up with us tonight. This isn’t our last dance. Patrick had a bad half of football. We’ll be better for it in the long run. Not taking anything away from the AFC champion Bengals. They won and deserved it. Their offense has been anemic this postseason, and their supposedly flawed defense has kept them in and helped them win every game. Go beat the ****ing Rams now!

Could you tell from your vantage point what the Bengals D was doing differently in the 2nd half?

Great seeing you again, sir. Your thoughts are all on point. We move on.

See you next year at the Super Bowl.

They were only rushing three part of the time and we were missing check down throws. I would have liked to have seen more crossing routes, quick slants and jet sweeps. Also some more McKinnon at times. We did this on the last drive that we stalled after first and goal on the 5... However, Patrick could have kept some of those drives alive with better accuracy and not scrambling backwards, but trying to step up. I will need to watch the game again on TV, but that will be painful any time soon.

No doubt, booking my rooms for AZ now! Good to see you too, have a safe trip back!

Thanks for your writeup. Good points.

Booger referred to him as Johnny Manziel, He said that is what Johnny did. Joe was willing his team by sacrificing his body on runs. You can’t see a lot on TV. On one play, 3rd and 3, PM was scrambling he went to his right almost to the LOS. Then, he reverses field goes back and to the left and take as sack for a massive loss. Why did he not go full blast to the right to see if he could of made the first down? Was there someone on the field the TV different show. The camera shot was to close up of PM to see what was going on.

Many very solid observations..:thumb:

#1 should have been the RB the entire game. Starting #25 in the 3rd quarter was a mistake. I wouldn't miss Clyde if he was traded.

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