[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar

I get tired of the narrative that the Bills were better than KC that night and deserved the win. If the Chiefs hadn't shot themselves in the foot many times, the game wouldn't have been close.

First, Butker misses an easy FG at the end of the first half. Later, a holding penalty negated a run that would have set them up with a first down deep in the red zone. Turned into 3rd and 18 and they had to settle for 3. Then Butker misses an XP after Hardman's TD. What could have been 31-14 late in the 3rd was only 23-14. Allen's bomb to Davis on the next drive would have only cut it to a 10 point lead. And the KC FG midway through the 4th would have made it 34-21.

Then of course came the insanity of the last two minutes. If Hughes doesn't fall down and leave Davis wide open in the endzone, they likely turn it over on downs and the game's over. 34-21. Even if they get the score there, Tyreek's long TD on the next drive would have iced it.

The Bills were pretty damn lucky to have a late lead.

Maybe I missed it in your post, but we also ran that stupid option with Bell on 3rd and 1 that made us settle for a field goal after Tyreek’s big punt return.