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Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger
Some things that has me wondering.
This was the situation in the regular season game.
1. They were at home.
2. They had their best OL available
3. We had no Toney, Hardman, Thuney or Clyde
4. Juju had just returned from an injury and still wasn't 100%
5. Our defensive rookies were less experienced
6. Tre Flowers (the guy they used to help double Kelce) was healthy
And with all that we lead going into the fourth quarter and they needed a fumble and missed FG in order to win by three.
Now everything I listed above will be flipped on sunday.
1. We're at home
2. They have three backup OL guys playing
3. Toney, Hardman, Thuney and maybe Clyde will play
4. Juju is healthy
5. Our rookies have way more games under their belts now.
6. Tre Flowers is banged up and may miss this game like he did the Bills one
Now these things might not mean anything come Sunday.. but the fact is they had things way more in their favour the last time we played them and it was only a three point game and they needed a little fortune to go their way.
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I would rather not have CEH playing. Everything else you mentioned sounds quite positive. Of course there is now a major negative and unknown with Mahomes' ankle. I hate the fact he has to spend a ton of time this week dealing with treatment for this injury.
If nothing else, the injury is a distraction from preparing in a healthy manner for the game. I would rather Patrick be able to focus 100% on football in the days leading up to the game. We know he's not going to be 100% healthy for at least a few weeks, so it's also possible the injury will be a legit problem during the game on top of being a distraction this week.