The Red King

It's all fun and games until a defender jumps up and rejects him like a volleyball. 😆

"Come with me if you want to blitz."

We could have played/been coached better. At the same time, it wasn't a level playing field as the refs hosed us harder then a fire truck. Same as I felt right after the game.

Josh needed Diggs. He gave him a reliable target and build up his confidence. I will always be thankful for that. But the sad fact is, Allen outgrew him. I'd love to get a player like Diggs back. But that personality? There is no excuse for his antics at the end, and he cost us badly. No, thank you.

Thank you! I said this prior to the game. The NFL got what they wanted, and didn't care who won. They got the Swifties. They got the three-peat drama. By calling a fair game, they got to push back against the refs+Chiefs narrative. Loved watching it. "What do you mean I can't line up in the neutral zone?", "What do you mean, I can't blatetly hold?", "What do you mean Mahomes can take a shot to the head and *not* get a flag?"

Watching the Chiefs get crushed while the refs called a fair game was cathartic, not gonna lie. Watching Mahomes take a shot to the head without drawing a penalty had me grinning ear to ear.

It's not just the calls. Yes, officiating has been bad for a long while. It's just how, by some *amazing* coincidence all of these close, critical, controversial plays go the Chiefs' way. All of them. Every time. Every game. I mean, statistically, what are the odds?

Why "forced"? They're going to give the Eagles preferential treatment. And just as bad as the Chiefs normally get. Why? Kills the claims. And it's safe now. What difference would it make to the league? They got the Swifties and all that to the big game. They got their three-peat drama. None of that matters after the Super Bowl. The league gets what it wants regardless of who wins. And if KC loses, they have the three-peat drama to replay down the line.

The controversial "stop" on 4th was stopped b/c, in part, the Chiefs had players lined up in the Neutral Zone with no flag. Not sure why that isn't talked about more.

https://www.on3.com/pro/news/lasik-com-offers-nfl-referees-free-procedures-following-controversial-call-in-afc-championship-game/

It's really the best way.

To be fair, Buffalo was so injury-ridden last season they were one hit away from suiting up a fan from the stands.

Actually, before realignment every division winner got a bye. You had three division winners and two Wild Cards. Wild Card weekend had the two Wild Cards play each other. The winner then joined the division winners in the divisional weekend. I think that was the fairest. Division winners needed to win two playoff games to reach the Super Bowl, Wild Cards needed three.

Used to be that way, when there were only two Wild Cards per conference. The #2 seed lost their bye when the third Wild Card was added. Ironically, once that Wild Card was added, Buffalo has won the #2 seed that season and every season after, because of course.