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Originally Posted by rabblerouser
Yesterday's game was so bad because it covered all 3 bases :
1. TV ratings on 2 levels :
a - Cincy was on the verge of getting blown out when Pringle returned that kick. Had to keep it close for the 70% of the country watching that game.
b - instead of Chiefs having the one seed locked up and resting starters for a week before their bye, which would see PMII on the sidelines for one week and watching at home the next, the league put their most marketable star in play for (possibly) the next 5 games.
They're not stupid. They did THAT on purpose.
2. By not allowing Cincy to score with 2 min left, they basically made sure Mahomes never touched the ball again. Cincy's FG made sure the spread was covered. They couldn't afford to have Mahomes even complete one pass to put KC in line to tie or win. Also...they couldn't allow Cincy to score a TD. It had to be a FG.
Vegas won BIG.
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One seed wouldn't have been locked up if the Chiefs had won. They would still have to win next week so wouldn't have rested starters anyhow.