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

[Bearcat]

Discuss.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

A large chunk of those red zone struggles are due to not playing clean, especially dumb penalties and drops. We avoid self sabotage and we will march up and down the field. I can easily see the first 8 possessions being a couple punts and around 27 points. That’s of course if we play a clean game.

I would love to see them bring their A+ game and pull the rug out from under Buffalo.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by chiefqueen

it's personal

why is it personal?

from a game two years ago?

..that's just silly.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

We are walking into a powder keg that has been building for 30 years.

Oh plllllllllllt.........

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Warm weather compared to last game. A game in the mid 20's is a full 30+ degrees from -7. Looking forward to it.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Bowser

You think Mahomes doesn't want this game? All the shit he's heard about not having to play on the road during the playoffs is why he's been successful, and then the Bills always having to come to Arrowhead in the playoffs? We got mother****ing playoff Mahomes feeling his red ass right now and wanting to go out and crush the soul of an entire fanbase. He's going to piss all over that powder keg.

There's no doubt. But there will be more fire in the gut of the Bills.

It's just how it is. They don't have two rings.

There will be more emotion on their side.

The Chiefs have to counter with laser focus and the most precision they've had all year.

This feels a bit like Super Bowl LV. But at least we can block this time.

[Rainbarrel]

ChiefQueen seems to have forgotten how upset Mahomes was. Josh remembers, the helmet remembers, Andy Reid remembers

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

There's no doubt. But there will be more fire in the gut of the Bills.

It's just how it is. They don't have two rings.

There will be more emotion on their side.

The Chiefs have to counter with laser focus and the most precision they've had all year.

This feels a bit like Super Bowl LV. But at least we can block this time.

I would share your pessimism but for the injuries on Buffalo’s side.

If they were fully healthy I’d give us a very modest chance. But they keep getting worse and worse injury-wise and our guys can manufacture the chip-on-the-shoulder thing just as easily to a team that’s beaten them 2 in a row.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

There's no doubt. But there will be more fire in the gut of the Bills.

It's just how it is. They don't have two rings.

There will be more emotion on their side.

The Chiefs have to counter with laser focus and the most precision they've had all year.

This feels a bit like Super Bowl LV. But at least we can block this time.

I pretty much agree (except the SB LV thing, lol) and you could paint it one way or another... you can say fire or 'taking it personally', or you can say there's a LOT more pressure on the Bills.

You can say the Chiefs are lacking that fire of losing to a team multiple times in the playoffs and so forth... or you could say they'll play loose because they're playing with house money.

I'd personally say the Bills have the problem of needing to reign it in and play within the moment... because yeah, this is their Burrowhead. And the Chiefs have the problem of playing as mistake free as possible, because the Bills will most likely be going for it on every 4th and short and so forth, treating it like their Super Bowl.

[mr. tegu]

We worked the middle of the field a ton against the Dolphins. I expect the same in this game and it’ll likely be effective.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Rainbarrel

ChiefQueen seems to have forgotten how upset Mahomes was. Josh remembers, the helmet remembers, Andy Reid remembers

Good point, that's Petty Pat fuel right there.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

There's no doubt. But there will be more fire in the gut of the Bills.

It's just how it is. They don't have two rings.

There will be more emotion on their side.

The Chiefs have to counter with laser focus and the most precision they've had all year.

This feels a bit like Super Bowl LV. But at least we can block this time.

Mahomes is sick of the "what can he do in a road playoff game" bullshit

[ChiTown]

I dunno, I feel really confident about this matchup, especially given their defensive injuries. This really feeds into the strengths of our O.

[Gary Cooper]

Need to spank them like the Bengals did last season.

[duncan_idaho]

I think both teams will have plenty of motivation in this one.

Control, game plan, execution, and whether the Bills can cover their injuries are keys. Also will be critical to see how the game is called. Both teams are very physical in the secondary with redirecting receivers.

The health of Bernard, Rasul Douglas, and Taron Johnson will tell the story for the Bills’ D. It seems highly unlikely Bernard is 100 percent if he can even play.

[mnchiefsguy]

Originally Posted by chiefqueen

I HATE to spoil everybody's party but Phil Simms and James Brown said something during the postgame show I completely agree with. To Buffalo, Sunday's game is not "just" a playoff game it's personal, unless each Chief player makes the game just as "personal" to them (and this is something the Chiefs' coaching staff CANNOT DO) I see Buffalo blowing KC out. I really, really, really, REALLY hope I am wrong.

I am guessing you missed the last couple of games against the Bengals.

It is the playoffs. I do not believe for a minute that Pat, Travis, and the rest of them are not going to come out ready to play.