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Originally Posted by wachashi
The Chiefs find themselves in a situation similar to the one Tampa Bay was in during the buildup to the Super Bowl against KC in 2021. Parallels between this game and the dynamics of that game:
- Postseason rematch against a Bills opponent that beat us at home in the regular season (Tampa Bay lost at home to the Chiefs before the Super Bowl)
- In the regular season loss against the Bills, the Chiefs defense played well after giving up early touchdowns (Tampa Bay limited the KC offense in the regular season matchup but only after an explosive first quarter)
- KC plays a Bills opponent that has suffered catastrophic injuries on one side of the ball (Tampa Bay played a Chiefs team with a decimated offensive line)
- Despite the injuries to the Bills, KC is a slight underdog (Tampa Bay was a slight underdog in the Super Bowl, despite injuries on the KC side)
- With a Bills win, Josh Allen can exact revenge for a crushing playoff loss in OT to Mahomes two seasons ago (Two seasons prior to playing Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl, Mahomes lost the AFC Championship to Brady in OT)
- In the playoff loss to Mahomes, Josh Allen never got the ball in overtime (Mahomes never got the ball in overtime in the loss to Brady)
In conclusion, time is a flat circle, and the Chiefs will beat the Bills 31-9.
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Yep, and that Bucs team didn't have an impressive resume at all, getting swept by the Saints with one of those games being like 38-3... and the first game against the Chiefs was 21-0, IIRC.
Stuff came out later saying the Bucs had to find their true identity late in the season and that's what made their postseason run possible.