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We will find out more today/the rest of the week with practice, but from what I read Bolton will be fine based on his post game activities

Pacheco actually could be hurt. I think Bolton will be fine, he did his usual post game presser at the podium so I think it was just a little ding.

thanks for the advice, but the decision has been made, we're going (plus prices have come down a little from the high point when we would have sold).

I wont lie, I had a VERY hard time not selling my two tickets...would have paid for all playoff tickets and then some. My wife wanted to but I held strong. A nice tailgate and then go watch at the bar was very tempting but I can't not be in my seats with my peeps. Meanwhile, a friend of a friend who lives in KC and has seasons posted before their game last night "4 seats and a parking pass for $200".

Anyone who is pessimistic just needs to understand that super bowls arent won in september or october, or even november. Its all about rounding into form, and being HEALTHY, come playoffs. Everything is very much on the table for this team, and we have the best player in the world.

I guess I am in the minority (if you base this off of twitter/this message board) but I am confident going into Sunday. We can and will run the ball on them. I would actually like to see some of that same perimeter toss game plan we used last week, to stay away from Chris Jones as much as possible. Let our TE's and WR's get a hat on a hat and if the cut back is there, James can take it. Maybe Palmer plays? That would be a huge boost for the passing offense. Defense has to heat up Mahomes and CONTAIN when he goes off script. IF we can do that I think we can handle this game, but that is a big if. Brady/Allen/Offense has to have an answer to the blitz, which we know KC will use..and that has to include dump offs to the RBs, HAS TO. Hopefully we have been waiting to use that an answer for this game????

Great discussion on a message board LOL

We are better by a mile at the only position it matters, Josh Allen. Falcons have the 1st best pass defense as far as yards per game, guess who #2 is? The Bills. What's that tell you? That isn't a good indicator of pass defense. They have also only played Baker Mayfield as a good QB. Their run defense is not very good at all. Advanced metrics put their overall defense is middle of the pack. They are not a very good redzone team on offense or defense. I think their D is leaps and bounds better than it has been, but I am no where near scared of it. COULD the Falcons win? Yes. of course. But the Bills are favored, on the road, for a reason. We are better.

huh?? why should the falcons win?

best defense in the league according to....? Stats can lie...Falcons have the number 1 pass defense if we go by yards allowed per game, guess who is number 2? The Bills LOL Some better indicators are points per game, and red zone defense...PPG falcons are middle of the back (1 point better than us), Red zone, they are bottom 7 in the league. They are average at best in all rushing against categories. I haven't had time to dive into EPA, or HAVOC yet, but I will post those when I see them. I'm not saying they are a BAD defense, I am just far from saying they are good, let alone "best defense in the league". EDIT: EPA says defenses better than Atlanta so far; Minnesota, Houston, LAC, Denver, Jacksonville, LAR, Lions, Indy. Eagles and Browns are about even.

no practices yet this week. McD said Milano and Ed and Spencer were "trending right" but wouldnt say more than that. Practice tomorrow will tell us more (maybe).

You, as a fan, are intimidated by what other fans are wearing??

They are 100% going into each gameplan with the idea that its OK if they give up yards on the ground. No they arent saying "lets let them gash us in the run" they are saying "if we are going to give up yards, lets let it be on the ground". Without a doubt. Thats why they normally present light boxes and play in nickel. They would LOVE to stop the run, but only if that means stopping the run with 5/6 guys. They will live with it if they cant stop the run with 5/6 guys. In the NFL you cannot stop everything the offense is going to do, so you make choices, we choose to live with rushing yards against. They absolutely plan to get negative plays and create turnovers, that is why they game plan and call the game they do. I don't know how anyone can see how we have played defense and think that is not the case. They absolutely plan on creating negative plays and turnovers, they practice it, they call the game that way, it is true. Yes they want to fix their deficiencies, but that does not mean they will load the box with heavy guys and load up to stop the run. It means they need to fill gaps and have better gap integrity, thats the ideal defensive world they create by their choices, but if that fails, the result is giving up 186 rushing yards to the Saints. Oh well, we won.

Diggs has been lining up in the slot a lot, so we will likely see Taron vs. Diggs for the majority of the game unless the Patriots switch things up and try to get Diggs mismatched on White. Special teams needs to be buttoned up, that portion of this game worries me. Our offense should be able to do what they do, find a way to move the ball and score at least 30 points. Patriots have some playmakers on defense, but our offense is what it is, and is led by Josh Allen.

I will wear my usual game day fit thank you very much