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Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon
Absolutely. I'm interested in any bet regarding this game.
I read a keys to the game article...
Here are the keys to a Chiefs win:
50% 3rd down conversions...
Win the turnover battle.
Win the T.O.P.
Matt Cassel has to have TWO touchdown passes...and complete 65% of his passes.
If we win, it will be behind the passing game...because the Colts are smart enough to not let us run on them.
Guys...
You keep saying..."Arian" who?!? WELL NO SHIT!
The Colts were prepped to stop MATT SCHAUB AND ANDRE JOHNSON...and as referenced now several times...they have played well against the run the last two weeks now...
To think we're just going to run all over them because we have the #1 rushing offense in the NFL is ludicrous...
We've all watched the games...what has been so impressive about the Chiefs ground game? TJ gets us consistent positive yards and puts us in 3rd and manageable every time...well we never manage to pick it up!
Jamaal has had one long ass TD run, one great 3rd down run, and then a bunch of garbage yards right before halftime in a few games...
and then we had the 4th quarter against a dejected 49ers team that we whooped up on!
I love our ground attack...but it isn't going to win us games this year by itself...no way, no how...Matt Cassel and Charlie Weis are going to have to win us games with creative playcalls like we did against San Fran...
If we can do that a few times against Indy, convert our 3rd downs, and get TWO lucky bounces...we might pull off a miracle.
yes...
A MIRACLE
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The Giants ran the ball 20 times for 120 yards against the Colts, a 4.8 YPC average.
The problem is that even great running teams need to put the ball in the air at times, and when the Giants did go to the air, they couldn't keep Mathis and Freeny off of Eli Manning.
The Donkeys decided that they were going to shoot it out against the Colts, cause you know, Josh McDumbass is a McGenious(cps).
I don't think the Colts can stop the Chiefs from running the ball effectively, but like I said, even great running teams have to pass occassionally.
The questions then becomes, can Albert and Richardson contain Freeney and Mathis, and if so, can Cassel and the receivers make enough plays to move the chains?
I don't think the Chiefs win this game, but I think it will be a much better, and closer, game than I thought it would be before the season started.