**** Official Chiefs VS Patriots AFC Championship Game Thread ****

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To hell with all the superstitions. Go get that Lamar Hunt trophy. The time is now.

Bring it home Chiefs!!!

January 20, 2019
5:40pm CST kickoff
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, MO

[DTVietnam]

Originally Posted by Patseasonticket

Hello Chiefs fans, Patriots season ticket holder here.

Just my thoughts:
- As a Patriots fan, I'm nervous about the game. The Chiefs area great team and it is a tough challenge
- I don't know how the Chiefs are with the cold. As for the Patriots, I don't think the cold will have any negative effect on them, especially Tom Brady
- The regular season was last year and has no bearing on how either the Chiefs or the Patriots will play. Neither does the Patriots away record have any impact on this game. - The Patriots team that will take the field on Sunday is the team that we saw last Sunday against the Chargers
- The Patriots will be ready to play and will be well coached
- Nevertheless, I'm nervous about whether the Patriots can pull it off. I expect a close game that goes right to the end. If you are not nervous about this game as a Chiefs fan then your not paying attention.

Anyway, congratulations to the Chiefs on making the AFC Championship game!

I dont think anyone is overlooking the Pats in January. .

Its going to be a battle for sure and the winner is going to have to play a near perfect game . .

[ChiefRocka]

Originally Posted by Patseasonticket

Hello Chiefs fans, Patriots season ticket holder here.

Just my thoughts:
- As a Patriots fan, I'm nervous about the game. The Chiefs area great team and it is a tough challenge
- I don't know how the Chiefs are with the cold. As for the Patriots, I don't think the cold will have any negative effect on them, especially Tom Brady
- The regular season was last year and has no bearing on how either the Chiefs or the Patriots will play. Neither does the Patriots away record have any impact on this game. - The Patriots team that will take the field on Sunday is the team that we saw last Sunday against the Chargers
- The Patriots will be ready to play and will be well coached
- Nevertheless, I'm nervous about whether the Patriots can pull it off. I expect a close game that goes right to the end. If you are not nervous about this game as a Chiefs fan then your not paying attention.

Anyway, congratulations to the Chiefs on making the AFC Championship game!

Thanks, I would be nervous too if I were you. The game will remain close if the Pats can stay in their dink & dunk style and not turn it over. If they go down 14 and Brady tries to sling it, watch out because it could get ugly quick. Bottom Line is Mahomes is that good. Good Luck Sunday.

[MVChiefFan]

Originally Posted by ChiefRocka

Thanks, I would be nervous too if I were you. The game will remain close if the Pats can stay in their dink & dunk style and not turn it over. If they go down 14 and Brady tries to sling it, watch out because it could get ugly quick. Bottom Line is Mahomes is that good. Good Luck Sunday.

This! To think that any of us are over confident about this Sunday is a stupid presumption. That being said, we’re not the best offense in the league for nothing. Also, our defense is peaking at the perfect time. I had a Colts fan at work last week tell me “you guys haven’t played anyone like us”, and I said “you have no idea what you’re getting into”. Then we proceeded to beat that ass!

I don’t think this will be a cakewalk for either team. But, if it is a blowout, my money is on the Chiefs! I cannot wait for Sunday!

[PatriotsGuy]

Originally Posted by DTVietnam

I dont think anyone is overlooking the Pats in January. .

lol, have you read this thread?

[Chiefnj2]

I re-watched the second half of the Colts game. Although the offense stalled on some key 3rd downs, what I liked was that they ate up tons of time before having to punt and they were able to establish a punishing run game that eventually broke the Colts spirit. Cam and Wylie might not be the best guards in the game and occasionally false start, but they have a nasty streak in them and they always hustle. With the brutal cold this week, having a punishing ground game will be important. Don't be surprised if Sherman gets some carries. DB's hate tackling big guys in sub freezing temps.

[FAH-Q]

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

lol, have you read this thread?

Why the hell does it matter what fans are saying regarding the perceived seriousness they take the next opponent? Unless that magically translates to the attitude the players have, this has no impact on the outcome of the game. I truly do not care what any of the Pats fans think or their perception of this game. Likewise, you shouldn't care if we are confident in our own team. The arguments we make on this board will play themselves out on Sunday. I can all but guarantee that the Chiefs are NOT overlooking the Pats.

I'm not nervous at all as I am on the "house money" mentality. I was a wreck last week, but since the bar in the playoffs for the Chiefs is so low, my expectations have already been eclipsed, especially for a first year starting QB. Anything more now is pretty much gravy.

[PatriotsGuy]

Originally Posted by FAH-Q

Why the hell does it matter what fans are saying regarding the perceived seriousness they take the next opponent? Unless that magically translates to the attitude the players have, this has no impact on the outcome of the game. I truly do not care what any of the Pats fans think or their perception of this game. Likewise, you shouldn't care if we are confident in our own team. The arguments we make on this board will play themselves out on Sunday. I can all but guarantee that the Chiefs are NOT overlooking the Pats.

I'm not nervous at all as I am on the "house money" mentality. I was a wreck last week, but since the bar in the playoffs for the Chiefs is so low, my expectations have already been eclipsed, especially for a first year starting QB. Anything more now is pretty much gravy.

You are absolutely right

[Luvva]

Originally Posted by DTVietnam

I dont think anyone is overlooking the Pats in January. .

Its going to be a battle for sure and the winner is going to have to play a near perfect game . .

I've been waiting all season for the Patriots to show up, in a total team effort, for a game and they finally did it last weekend. So, I'm picking NE to finish the deal and return to the SB.

That said, the Chiefs had a great season, with an exciting, proficient new QB, and should be a contender for years to come. But the Pats team that they faced in Week 6 is not the same team that they will be playing on Sunday.

[BleedingRed]

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

lol, have you read this thread?

We are ahead of schedule, so yeah its all house money right now.

Do I think the Patriots can win? Sure, in fact I would say they have a great shot. That being said the Chiefs Offensively are just a bad match up for the Patriots.

This game will come down to coaching, and not so much on the Pats defensive players playing great. But more along the lines of Bill putting the Pat's defense in the right position to stop the Chiefs on 3rd down.

[Luvva]

Originally Posted by BlackOp

I am completely 100% fine with turning the power off on the Patriots's heated bench....they've earned it. They got a game with 0 penalties....so now they get a cold bench with no home-town officials able to fix it for them.

Bill will have a backup plan for this.....like he does for every contingency!

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by Luvva

I've been waiting all season for the Patriots to show up, in a total team effort, for a game and they finally did it last weekend. So, I'm picking NE to finish the deal and return to the SB.

That said, the Chiefs had a great season, with an exciting, proficient new QB, and should be a contender for years to come. But the Pats team that they faced in Week 6 is not the same team that they will be playing on Sunday.

You guys could very well win the game. But the Patriots aura of invincibility is over. We're not scared of you guys any more than any good team we could be playing the AFC Championship game. Vegas has you guys as underdogs -- because the game is at Arrowhead. All teams have good and bad games. Indy was supposed to be the hottest team in the league.

[FAH-Q]

Originally Posted by Luvva

But the Pats team that they faced in Week 6 is not the same team that they will be playing on Sunday.

So you think this Chiefs team is the same team the Pats played in week 6? This same argument applies to every single team in the NFL.

The Colts team we just played last week was a wreck in week 6 but was the so called "hottest team in the NFL" when we played them. We saw what happened. We have been waiting for a TOTAL team effort all year long. That last two weeks I think we saw that. Christ, we put up 31 points without our stud QB having a passing TD. Our defense held the opposition to a garbage TD...I mean, if that isn't a total team effort, what is?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Luvva

I've been waiting all season for the Patriots to show up, in a total team effort, for a game and they finally did it last weekend. So, I'm picking NE to finish the deal and return to the SB.

That said, the Chiefs had a great season, with an exciting, proficient new QB, and should be a contender for years to come. But the Pats team that they faced in Week 6 is not the same team that they will be playing on Sunday.

Here’s the thing:

We’ve also been waiting all year for the Chiefs to put together a total team effort. They did it in week 17 against the lowly Raiders. But then they did it again against a Colts team that the entire NFL touted as nearly invincible.

The Chiefs team the Patriots will see on Sunday is not the same team they saw in week 6.

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by Luvva

Bill will have a backup plan for this.....like he does for every contingency!

Away from home in the playoffs (including the SB), when is the last good D performance by the Patriots?

[Luvva]

Originally Posted by Rausch

After what I saw from the defense last week I like our chances.

This defense needs to attack. Odds are good they give up big plays blitzing or dropping back into coverage. If Brady is going to beat us we might as well make him pick his ass up off the dirt after doing so...

Colts did everything they could to blow that game.....but, Chiefs ain't playing the Colts this week.

Seriously, what was Luck thinking, holding the ball until the rush was in his face....then getting 5 or 6 passes blocked behind the LOS? The last time Brady got owned by a pass rush in a big game was when Dave Deguggliermo was coaching the Pats' O ine in 2015, so I don't see how the Chiefs are going to manage to disrupt Brady, with that defense. Oh, and good luck blitzing him.