Yeah the line was horrendous, but the refs put this game out of reach

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Mecca

You could tell by the teams body language they didn't think they were going to be allowed to win.

The defense stopped playing at the same level of physicality in the 2nd half because they knew they couldn't get away with it any longer. Of course they had been playing with that same level of physicality against the Browns and Bills without getting penalized.

I wonder what the difference was this time.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The defense stopped playing at the same level of physicality in the 2nd half because they knew they couldn't get away with it any longer. Of course they had been playing with that same level of physicality against the Browns and Bills without getting penalized.

I wonder what the difference was this time.

Yet at the same time everyone is sucking Levonte David's dick for being physical with Kelce, it's a great double standard.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The defense stopped playing at the same level of physicality in the 2nd half because they knew they couldn't get away with it any longer. Of course they had been playing with that same level of physicality against the Browns and Bills without getting penalized.

I wonder what the difference was this time.

Originally Posted by Mecca

Yet at the same time everyone is sucking Levonte David's dick for being physical with Kelce, it's a great double standard.

Yep. And it put the game out of reach which allowed Tampa Bay to just run it down our throats. No pass rush is going to happen with that.

We still beat ourselves on offense but **** man. That first half was complete bullshit.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Yet at the same time everyone is sucking Levonte David's dick for being physical with Kelce, it's a great double standard.

Nailed it! KC was NOT allowed to play physical, but TB was.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by TEX

Nailed it! KC was NOT allowed to play physical, but TB was.

TB's pass rush was so dominant, their DBs knew they didn't have to grab. So calling the secondary play super tight was a huge benefit to TB.

There's no way the NFL wanted to see a blowout like this - one of the most boring SBs ever. Unless Brady literally has compromat on Goodell, that's silly to even think.

I do think they were worried about the Chiefs blowing out the Bucs like the first meeting. So the refs were directed to deliberately skew their pregame "points of emphasis" or whatever they call it - to call the game tight. The unpsoken part is that this is to level the playing field and hopefully get a great game with crazy Mahomes magic. I fully believe the NFL tries to nudge games like this to get exciting outcomes - see the Rams Monday night game. I don't think they ever say it out loud though.

Unfortunately all they did here was tip the playing field completely out of reach for us.