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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Putting up a lot of points fools a lot of people too.
It doesn't explain the Jets coming really damn close to a Super Bowl two years straight. Or the 49ers being a goat performance away from an NFC conference championship. Or a Jim Caldwell offense ripped on by this board for being too conservative winning a Super Bowl. Or an extremely efficient Eli Manning offense winning his first Super Bowl.
It also doesn't explain why many of the explosive QBs have had such mixed success in the playoffs.
Putting up points isn't the only pre-req for postseason success.
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All of your examples include top 5 defenses, so that's the explanation. But, those elite defensive teams still need to put up points in the playoffs, and the easiest way to do that is with elite quarterback play.
A lot of explosive quarterbacks have mixed success in the playoffs because they're all playing each other in the playoffs every year, or they're playing top 5 defenses. If the Chiefs' efficient/game management offense can put up 35 points when it's needed, awesome, because they're going to need it as long as Peyton Manning is in the division and if they ever want to go deep into the playoffs.