Let's Talk About the Bills, 2023 Divisional Round Edition

[Bearcat]

Discuss.

[KCUnited]

Mitch Morse says hold my cerebral cortex

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Anyone else have a feeling that Andy is gonna unleash some of his new shit this week? They haven't done the cute shit very much like the jet sweeps, screens etc. Feels like the right time to bust that out.

And yes I know Toney is hated here but he killed the Bills in the flat and on a couple runs. Getting him involved in safe plays like that seems like a no brainer.

Put him in as a RB and scheme him up in the flats on one of these backup LB's and he'll cook em

No Toney. He just seems to bring an element of chaos. And I’m certain, thinking back, that his particular brand of chaos is an on the field distraction for Mahomes. MVS sucks but he isn’t chaotic. He doesn’t produce penalties and doesn’t play in parts of the field liable to lead to fumbles or INTs. Hardman is just kind of out there but he at least stays out of the way and Mahomes has played with him long enough to know how to deal with him. But Toney, he just seems like he’s always right under your feet and making people trip over him.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Re: Taron Johnson Concussion

Players who suffer a repeat concussion in the same szn miss a median of 12 days compared to single concussions (median 9 days) and initial (median 9.5 days)

He has managed to clear concussion protocol within a week the 4 previous instances.

How convenient...

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

allen threw for 200 yards and they act like he's the second coming of jesus h montana

Also had a strong rushing performance including the long TD. But the fact remains that Pittsburgh gave the game away on a 14-point swing with dumb turnovers. Buffalo is not unbeatable. We’ll have to see which team can play the cleaner game next weekend. Both teams have shot themselves in the foot a lot this season.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by lcarus

It shall be hilarious if the Bills get the ball first in OT, score a TD, and the Chiefs win with a TD and 2 point conversion.

They will just petition the league to change again just for them. In the past 5+ years Buffalo:

1. Voted down KC’s overtime rules change only to push for it when their poor decision backfired.

2. Quit a game with no repercussions which almost screwed over both KC and Cincy.

3. Had game moved a day due to weather.

I would not hold it past them if KC wins to petition the league to start delaying playoff games until the weather is warm and they have all their injuries healed.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by DRM08

Also had a strong rushing performance including the long TD. But the fact remains that Pittsburgh gave the game away on a 14-point swing with dumb turnovers. Buffalo is not unbeatable. We’ll have to see which team can play the cleaner game next weekend. Both teams have shot themselves in the foot a lot this season.

If both teams play to an equivalent level, I think the Chiefs win due to the Bills injuries.

Like, the Chiefs A game beats the Bills A game. Chiefs B beats the Bills B. Etc.

I have a hard time seeing the Bills overcome those injuries against a healthy talented team like the Chiefs unless the Chiefs shit the bed repeatedly.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Straight, No Chaser

LoL !! They aren't wrong:


5 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:
https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=351825



What a collection of mouth breathers over there. Every post is one version or another of they suck and we are great. Quite insightful repartee.

Clearly they live in their own bubble. They are saying the exact same thing and despite all the evidence to the contrary some of them legitimately believe that Allen is the better QB. I don’t mean he played better this year, but that he is flat out the better QB.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by DRM08

I would hope like hell the coaches are aware of it and drilling it into all of the players this week. And of course, Mahomes cannot do it by himself. The Toney offsides penalty last time against Buffalo is the kind of back-breaking mistake that they cannot afford if they want to win games against good teams.

While the Toney offsides was a back breaking mistake, it should never have come to that. We shouldn’t need to rely of gimmicks to beat them.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

they hate him

oh so the season is over that’s good to hear https://t.co/ldhC4w9XNd

— ��⚡️ (@McKenziesCandy) January 16, 2024

I have no issues with their dislike of a ref. Heck there are refs that this place swears are out to get KC. I think that’s a normal part of fandom.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by tredadda

While the Toney offsides was a back breaking mistake, it should never have come to that. We shouldn’t need to rely of gimmicks to beat them.

There was still over a minute left and had Kelce been tackled, they have a first down inside the 20.... it wasn't a last gasp gimmick play.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Thank you because no one is actually talking about this, and Cook was actually the issue the last game. Not Allen, and not our offense particularly.

It was Cook out of the backfield and then running to the cutback lanes.

He's also the one that single handidly beat Philly. It isn't Allen I'm worried about. It's Cook.

Cook and Kincaid. Contain them and I really like our chances.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

If both teams play to an equivalent level, I think the Chiefs win due to the Bills injuries.

Like, the Chiefs A game beats the Bills A game. Chiefs B beats the Bills B. Etc.

I have a hard time seeing the Bills overcome those injuries against a healthy talented team like the Chiefs unless the Chiefs shit the bed repeatedly.

Agreed, KC seems healthier on paper right now. Buffalo plays better at home than the road, but the underrated thing in this league is that the Chiefs play better on the road than their home stadium. Shown by their record and Mahomes’ passer rating among other stats in road vs home games.

From a KC viewpoint, I just hope they avoid the type of turnover mistakes we saw from Pittsburgh. If they do that, they have a solid chance in the 4th quarter.

[Chiefshrink]

I'm tellin ya we are going to win!!

Our defense is playing really well and Spags will out scheme the OC for the Bills IMO. Allen is still NOT a full student of the game yet nor will he ever be IMO. Spags will have him 2nd guessing all night with a plethora of different looks that at times will have Allen's head spinning IMO forcing errors. You will see error prone Allen again throwing at least 2 if not 3 picks trying to force the ball. Spags will have several spies on Allen all night that will be disguised quite cleverly. IMO Allen and Dak have a lot in common. Both are 5 o'clock hitters in big games IMO. And the 13 sec game still haunts him and the team IMO. Mahomes football QB IQ is so far above Allen and not to mention the rest of the league on top of his great instinctual pocket presence when to move and when to stay put it is just unreal.

Mahomes's biggest motivation outside of going to the SB? This is his first playoff road game and I assure you he can't wait for this challenge to shut even more critics up.

This will be our best offensive game played of the year as we start to get that offensive mojo going again. It won't be a perfect game offensively but I think we will see our momentum really start to build for that late run.

[Megatron96]

Lot of things have to go right to win this one.

Defense can't have a bad day. Fortunately, we have a great secondary with basically two shut-down corners, which should keep their many weapons in check. And then we have to keep Cook down as well, and we aren't great vs. the run. But then on top of all that, somehow we have to keep Josh from running all over the place. If he gets loose 3 or more times for big plays, we're probably in a lot of trouble.

Gotta score points on most of our drives. FGs, TDs, whatever, but can't go 3-4 drives without putting some kind of number on the board. Can't go multiple series in the second half without scoring.

Can't turn the ball over. Two or more T/Os where they get short fields and score TDs, forget it, we're screwed.

Can't get down by two scores late in the game. If we have to abandon the run and become one-dimensional, we're probably screwed.



Chiefs have to play a very clean game penalty-wise, and hang onto the ball, and score as many points as possible, and have a great performance from our defense to earn this one.

I think it can be done, thanks in large part to the fact that their defense is a shell of itself at this point which should level the field for us. But the margin is razor thin.


going to be a pucker factory, and Butker probably will be the MVP of this one.


Should be a great high-drama kind of game where every snap really matters.


Go Chiefs!!!

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Bills fans: “it’s only a flesh wound!”




https://www.twobillsdrive.com/commun...round/page/19/

Riiiiiight. He’s not saying it because he’s a Bills fan. I imagine if polled almost no one outside of Western NY would choose Allen over Mahomes.