Chiefs Larry Johnson blasts notion that Arrowhead Stadium is a playoff jinx

crayzkirk · 12-28-2018, 10:48 AM

I was listening to an interview with Chucky this morning about the 1999 playoff loss to the Raiders where they knocked the Chiefs out of the playoffs. He basically said that the Raiders were down 17 points early and when the Raiders scored to make it 17-7, the crowd got quiet. When they scored again, the crowd got really quiet.

I believe that we make our own luck by being at the right/wrong place at the right/wrong time however, the nervousness of the crowd has to have some effect on the coach and players. The thought of "oh no, here we go again" isn't going to help them concentrate on the task at hand.

The narrative has been that the Chiefs lack of playoff success was because they were playing a team with a superior QB or untimely bad call.

12-28-2018, 10:48 AM	#26
crayzkirk MVP Join Date: Nov 2016 Casino cash: $980000	I was listening to an interview with Chucky this morning about the 1999 playoff loss to the Raiders where they knocked the Chiefs out of the playoffs. He basically said that the Raiders were down 17 points early and when the Raiders scored to make it 17-7, the crowd got quiet. When they scored again, the crowd got really quiet. I believe that we make our own luck by being at the right/wrong place at the right/wrong time however, the nervousness of the crowd has to have some effect on the coach and players. The thought of "oh no, here we go again" isn't going to help them concentrate on the task at hand. The narrative has been that the Chiefs lack of playoff success was because they were playing a team with a superior QB or untimely bad call.
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