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I watched the replay. The game was so close; for some reason, when I was watching it, I felt like we were in control the whole time In a way we were, but there were a lot of "ifs," and certainly if a couple of plays had gone differently, it would have likely been a different outcome. If Mahomes led Worthy on the long pass, if Hopkins had hauled in that long pass in the 4th (he thought he did), if Shakir loses the ball on that 3rd and long in the 4th like most receivers would on a hit like that. These are 2 evenly matched teams. Like you said - they'll get key guys back, as will we. I'd like our chances just based on the law of averages. But there is a psychological factor which of course makes me uneasy - the "Bills always win the regular, then lose to them in the playoffs" narrative. That will probably be on every player's mind in January, and every fan's. On a more positive note, I don't believe they "switch it on" in the playoffs. They're just a very good team who has gotten more postseason breaks than we have to this point. I just wrote a lot, but didn't say much. I think it will be a game like Sunday - pretty close the whole time, and whichever QB makes the big play in the 4th will see his team win.

That looks a lot like this thread.

On a somewhat related note - the Maye hype is completely off the charts in New England. I was checking one of their boards, and there is just about consensus that he'll be a top 3 QB in the league next year. All he needs is a WR and LT, apparently. I mean, I've watched him play the past few weeks - he has made some nice plays, and has skills. But he hasn't really shown a thing yet. They want a return to the Brady years so badly.

Fans can get a little weird when they win so much. I watched Pats fans when they literally sat on top of the NFL world for 15+ years - it got cartoonish.

Well, certainly, if our average LB's would have played that game - they would have shut him down like they did on Sunday.

I'm too lazy, but someone should. I don't recall Bills fans being crazy confident about that game. We were down too many guys on defense.

Which "average linebacker?" All-pro Matt Milano, or Defensive Player of the Week Terrell Bernard? Kelce is slowing down, so Mahomes simply isn't as good. There is no switch. The Chiefs were lucky - very lucky - to even be undefeated heading into the Bills game.

I haven't counted, but I have to be over 2 dozen at this point. He has given us MANY great moments - but that was as impactful as any play he has had in the regular season, imo. For starters, just about everyone in the country was watching at that point of the game. The stakes were pretty high- if we don't pick up that 4th down, with just over 2 minutes to go, it's not a stretch to predict what probably would have happened. And now, instead of playing out the string with very little consequence, we're right in the mix for the 1 seed. I also heard a pundit say yesterday that if the MVP race is close at all at the end, that play alone will put him over the top. Also, it's fun to note that he started that run at the 37 yard line.

I lost no sleep over this.

That catch Shakir had on the last drive when he got a hurt was incredible. If he doesn't make that, we're punting and Mahomes gets the ball w/ about 4 minutes left, down by 2. What a huge catch, and incredible that he hung on w/ that hit.

Poor camera work. The only thing worth watching at this point is the expression on Jerry's face, and they've been lacking in coverage on that.

There is something reassuring about still hearing Boomer's voice doing weekend highlights.

Still say that if we hadn't tried that trick play, we were coming back & would have won that game. That changed all of the momentum we had regained.

That was the game of the year - and one QB showed up. Allen was at his best. One bad pick, but otherwise he was slinging it all over the field. And that final run - w/ the entire country watching and all of the stakes, on 4th & 2 - gotta think that was one of his best. Just exhilarating to watch. I even saw Chiefs fans say they hated to lose, but thought that was an awesome play.

They really took over for Pats fans on the "this was their Super Bowl" dismissiveness. Nah. Not for us. It's just great beating you, and getting to 9-2, and watch our QB outplay yours yet again.