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[dlphg9]

Time to beat the shit out of the Bills.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

Ugh. It’s not the end of the world, but I really wanted the Chiefs to win this one.

The Chiefs need a #1 WR option, the Bills game exposed that for the 1st time.

[Baby Lee]

[KChiefs1]

Bills at Chiefs score, takeaways: Josh Allen tops Patrick Mahomes as Buffalo rallies, wins shootout rematch

Spoiler!

The Chiefs got the best of the Bills in the AFC contenders' last two big-spotlight meetings, first in the conference championship and then, last year, in the divisional round's wildest shootout. But not on Sunday. Taron Johnson jumped in front of a late Patrick Mahomes pass to seal a 24-20 victory.

Both sides started slow in the anticipated showdown, trying so hard for big plays that they ended up with red-zone turnovers. But Mahomes and Josh Allen each delivered downfield strikes as the matchup went on, with Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis and Von Miller all logging highlights to push Buffalo to 5-1 on the season.

Mahomes notably capped the first half by delivering a pair of quick strikes in the waning seconds to set up a Chiefs franchise-record 62-yard field goal by Harrison Butker that knotted the score at 10-10. He needed just 12 seconds in total to do that, a year after using the final 13 seconds of the Bills-Chiefs playoff game to set up a field goal to force overtime. Just like in that postseason game, the two sides were also tied after the first, second and third quarters.

Here are some takeaways from Sunday's Bills-Chiefs shootout:

Why the Bills won

The biggest reason is twofold: Josh Allen, predictably, was a big-play machine more often than not; and, though it won't get nearly as much credit, the defense made plays exactly when it needed them. Let's start with Allen: he wasn't very methodical out of the gate, consistently dropping 10-15 yards behind the line in hopes of striking a mega-play, even though Devin Singletary was running into open space with ease. But once Allen's connection with Stefon Diggs picked up, the offense found its rhythm, and boy did Diggs put on a clinic out wide, finishing with 10 catches for 148 yards and a score.

Gabe Davis' speed was also on display once more, and Allen showcased his trust to all the outlets, including Dawson Knox, with crunch-time bombs and bullets. Defensively, Taron Johnson deserves credit for jumping Mahomes' off-balance throw into double coverage to seal the game. But Von Miller was just as pivotal, logging two sacks and keeping Mahomes on the move.

Why the Chiefs lost

It wasn't for lack of trying; Kansas City still proved it is the king of miraculous drives, particularly at the end of the first half, when Mahomes needed all of 12 seconds to set up a team-record 62-yard field goal from Harrison Butker. Mahomes, on his own, remained a magician, leaning on the ultra-reliable Travis Kelce and the surprisingly open JuJu Smith-Schuster to always keep K.C. in the mix, if not ahead. But the QB was clearly also pressing to make plays on occasion, such as when he forced one into the end zone and got picked off by Kaiir Elam.

It didn't help that there was no real running game in their script. Or that rookie Joshua Williams was tasked with locking down the Bills' speedy receivers on the outside. Chiefs fans shouldn't be overly worried considering how close this one is, as expected, but it is fair to remain skeptical of the depth of Mahomes' receiving options because of how much rests on No. 15 and 87.

Turning point

Considering this one was back and forth from start to finish, it's gotta be Mahomes' second pick, when Johnson jumped the route and took advantage of the Chiefs QB trying to make something out of nothing. That interception put the ball back in Buffalo's hands, up 24-20 after the Bills' 12-play TD drive, and sealed the close victory for the visitors.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/b...-rematch/live/


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[JPH83]

I'm not too disheartened. We just played the best team we're going to play all year, with a somewhat depleted defence, and we were right in it.

I'm also not sure I've learned anything new, the problems/deficiencies are the same. Our OTs aren't good, our WRs are all average with little early separation, our RBs aren't top notch, our DL remains rancid, some of the play-calling is average or predictable. Our secondary got beaten up but there's a lot of youth playing there, we don't know what weve got yet.

Right NOW Bills are probably the top team in the NFL. But I think we have more room to grow if we can improve in some of those areas, and there's no reason we won't, particularly with our secondary.

Said it before but this is Bills year if they wanna do it. They've got a cheap elite QB and they've hosed money around to win it now. Good on them, that's an excellent roster, but we'll see come the playoffs and we'll see how it pans out next year.

[LiveSteam]

Asking either one of these two teams,to beat the other,twice in one season, is a stretch IMO.

[JPH83]

I'm not too disheartened. We just played the best team we're going to play all year, with a somewhat depleted defence, and we were right in it.

I'm also not sure I've learned anything new, the problems/deficiencies are the same. Our OTs aren't good, our WRs are all average with little early separation, our RBs aren't top notch, our DL remains rancid, some of the play-calling is average or predictable. Our secondary got beaten up but there's a lot of youth playing there, we don't know what weve got yet.

Right NOW Bills are probably the top team in the NFL. But I think we have more room to grow if we can improve in some of those areas, and there's no reason we won't, particularly with our secondary.

Said it before but this is Bills year if they wanna do it. They've got a cheap elite QB and they've hosed money around to win it now. Good on them, that's an excellent roster, but we'll see come the playoffs and we'll see how it pans out next year.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by JPH83

I'm not too disheartened. We just played the best team we're going to play all year, with a somewhat depleted defence, and we were right in it.

I'm also not sure I've learned anything new, the problems/deficiencies are the same. Our OTs aren't good, our WRs are all average with little early separation, our RBs aren't top notch, our DL remains rancid, some of the play-calling is average or predictable. Our secondary got beaten up but there's a lot of youth playing there, we don't know what weve got yet.

Right NOW Bills are probably the top team in the NFL. But I think we have more room to grow if we can improve in some of those areas, and there's no reason we won't, particularly with our secondary.

Said it before but this is Bills year if they wanna do it. They've got a cheap elite QB and they've hosed money around to win it now. Good on them, that's an excellent roster, but we'll see come the playoffs and we'll see how it pans out next year.

All true, but IMO our deficiencies that you listed will show up against top notch competition. Maybe not all of them come up, but enough to cause us real problems.

[dannybcaitlyn]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

WOOOOOOOOOO

Should have done this when we had them pinned on the goal line 3rd and 12!

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by TEX

All true, but IMO our deficiencies that you listed will show up against top notch competition. Maybe not all of them come up, but enough to cause us real problems.

Yeah we're going to have some struggles no doubt. I think Pat and some better play calling will probably drag us through a few nail biters. Maybe I'm a little complacent because so many teams look like they have weaknesses. I think the Bills are the best in the NFL and the gap isn't massive or insurmountable to us.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn

Should have done this when we had them pinned on the goal line 3rd and 12!

Agreed. Overall, Spags had the defense playing pretty well, and like others have said, if you told me the Bills would score 24, I would've taken it but that's the one defensive call that I wish he had played differently.

[PHOG]

Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn

Should have done this when we had them pinned on the goal line 3rd and 12!

Absolutely

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by Why Not?

Agreed. Overall, Spags had the defense playing pretty well, and like others have said, if you told me the Bills would score 24, I would've taken it but that's the one defensive call that I wish he had played differently.

Spags is always good for a few completely reeruned calls on a year.

Last year it was 3rd n 27 at Cincinnatti and he zero blitzed, allowing Chase to gape him one last time in the game.

Why he let up and went soft there with them on the 1 yard line, under deafening Arrowhead endzone noise, who knows. It was just stupid.

I'm sure he will hold a presser lamenting the call.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

No problem with that Clark was beat and he knew it. He keep the edge so Josh couldn’t run

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by staylor26

That pass rush isn't scary.

Tell us more about how the Bills pass rush wasn’t scary. They won the game with the pressure they were putting on Mahomes.


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[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn

Should have done this when we had them pinned on the goal line 3rd and 12!

That was a Bills TD if WR doesn’t trip over himself.