Ray Stonada

Ravens need to run the ball One possession game

CBS just showed Josh and Pat talking on the field pregame, more than the usual slapping of hands.

Nice play for Tre!!

It’s kind of absurd that the Ravens were able to add Derrick Henry

“At 28, Allen has mastered the delicate art of being both the Man and one of the guys.” So true and so proud of this guy.

LET’S GO

Just because Brady/Pats kept it up for 18 years doesn't mean Mahomes/Chiefs will. Maybe his body breaks down, or he has a serious injury, or they lose Kelce, or Reid retires, or Spagnuolo gets another HC gig... Any of these things could bring them down just enough to make them a playoff team but not a regular SB-winner. You never, never know.

There’s an insane unsolved mystery around “Who is Judy?” in Twin Peaks season three so I’m just glad this isn’t a reference to that.

This thread makes me nervous and hopeful. I don’t usually look past the next game (BBFS coping device), so hearing so many people think we will get a Super Bowl or two is pretty dang exciting.

Thanks for the video. What is this investigation at Mahomes’ house he talks about? Sounds like there was some kind of plan to rob him or commit a crime?

Sorry it was 2020, when the Steelers were 11-1 when we beat them…

Who is Judy?

Great post, good to see how tough it has been for NFL teams to get through a 3rd straight championship season--seems a lot of teams start out hot but run out of steam. I'm hoping the Chiefs fit the model, we spank them Sunday and that starts their collapse. Same way we beat Pittsburgh, who were 10-0 but scraping by, a few years ago, and unmasked them.

Joe B's prediction: Prediction: Bills 23, Chiefs 20 ...Ultimately, I think this will be a push-pull game the entire way. However, with how well Allen is coming up with answers to mostly everything a defense throws at him, and with their run game prowess, I think the Bills will be able to challenge the Chiefs defense just enough to sneak away with a close victory, and a massive win for their potential playoff path. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5923855/2024/11/15/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-aj-epenesa-matt-milano-update/

Russell Osman? Ipswich? Tractor Boy? Speak English mate!

Belichick does a tremendous analysis of the way the Chiefs defend us, starting at 6 minutes. A big part of their game plan is the spy on Josh, Willie Gay. Maybe his biggest point is, we have to have plays ready to beat man coverage, which is Spags' speciality. Brings up the question of who the Chiefs will double now that Diggs is gone. Says Kincaid, maybe. Gotta say, Belichick is growing on me. This is a weird season.

Dang it, Land Clark is the worst possible ref for this game. But I don't mind if we lose this one and take the playoff matchup. Let's not show our whole playbook this time.

It puts more pressure on them though, they won’t have as many choices or as much confidence. That’s a good thing for us.

Holy mackerel. This is kind of major.

I agree with you--either are possible. I think back to when we did boat-race them, the game with the two long TDs to Knox, as an example of where we just crushed their spirits. Would LOVE to see something like that again. But with our top 2 WRs out and Kincaid hurting, it feels less likely than a close game or it going the other way.

Doesn't @Zerovoltz usually chime in around this time?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5917821/2024/11/14/nfl-week-11-picks-predictions-betting/ Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills (-2.5) | 4:25 p.m. ET Sunday, CBS Today’s hot topic on some radio show with people yelling: Are the Chiefs the worst 9-0 team ever? Kudos for blocking a field goal to win a game and having all these great intangibles, but how about just beating someone by two scores? They have done that once all season and their average margin of victory is six points. The Bills, meanwhile, don’t lose at home (4-0), might have more talent and their defense is playing pretty well. Greg Rousseau leads the NFL with 33 splash plays and eight tackles for a loss (non-sacks). This game will come down to which tight ends do more, as it’s a big liability for each defense. (And yeah, we didn’t mention the quarterbacks because they cancel each other out.) The pick: Bills

This is a game I am hopeful that we win, but I also thing the potential exists for us to get boat-raced. The Chiefs haven't had much to play for in a lot of these matchups. Hard to get motivated for Denver when you're focused on a three-peat. The Bills are a team that will motivate them, especially Mahomes (along with the Bengals and Texans). Finally a game that means something. And... they're underdogs. Their pass game has major potential, with Hopkins, Kelce, JuJu, and Worthy. Hopkins and Kelce can find holes in zone coverage and if you clamp down, Worthy or JuJu can get deep. A lot will depend on how Mahomes plays. Against the Bills, he might be fully dialed in. For us, I think we need a wrinkle. Maybe corner blitzes on D, and on offense a new running play which uses their tendencies. I also think there is major potential for Ray Davis to hurt them catching passes out of the backfield.

This is a post from Chiefs Planet: Originally Posted by Direckshun I have many thoughts about this game. First of all, this is a playoff game. Win this game, and you're all but assured a first round bye. The Chiefs held so many cards to their chest for the Broncos game they almost lost -- this is what the Chiefs have been building towards. They will unload their entire clip at Buffalo, offensively and defensively. I expect this to be a version of the team we saw in Weeks 1 and 2. I was a huge fan of what the Bills did this offseason. They are weighed down with so much dead money from previous garbage decisions that they really made super calculated value decisions across the roster. So the roster is still really good -- not championship level good, but really good. What makes them championship good is Josh Allen, who would be the MVP frontrunner if Lamar didn't exist. He's having to will his team across the finish line time and time again. And he's almost always getting the job done. The biggest issue, I think, is "are the Bills equipped to attack the Chiefs' weaknesses." And that's (a.) attacking in the passing game with tight ends, and (b.) attacking our tackles in the passrush. And they're 2/2 in that regard. They absolutely can attack us with Dalton Kincaid, who I felt was a Jimmy Graham type when he came out, but is a little less dynamic but simultaneously more useful than the one-dimensional Graham ever was. I really like James Cook for this Bills team a lot, but nobody can run on the Chiefs this year. They boast a Chiefs-level WR corps with a lot of guys who can do a few things well, and they depend on Joe Brady to somehow engineer useful plays and on Josh Allen to execute them. Allen is having to do so much work this year, executing at high levels to keep the Bills at a top-third-of-the-league passing attack. So it's easy to say that if you disrupt Allen, the entire operation falls apart. But it's hard to do: Allen is the least sacked QB in the NFL. Part of that is because they have a good offensive line. The other part is that he's gone the full Cam Newton for parts of the season. On the other side of the ball, the Bills boast a Chiefs-style DL that gives you a bunch of guys who can do a lot but no world-beaters. (The Chiefs, of course, have one world-beater.) Smoot and Rousseau are going to be problems against Wanya Morris. Von Miller, who knows. He's probably good for a play. They're middle-of-the-pack against the run, however. I'm guessing we're going to get another game of Kareem chewing up yardage a handful of yards at a time. I do think the Chiefs can attack this team all over the back seven. They're missing Matt Milano again so I would give them a steady diet of Kelce and Gray (and honestly? I like Peyton Hendershot). In what is clearly a theme for this team, the Bills secondary is packed with players that have upside here and there -- it's a really young group. Benford has had a good run since 2023, but you can attack everyone everywhere. Can the OL keep Mahomes clean enough to attack them? I love Josh Allen as a player, hate him as an opponent. I have no doubt that Spags can dial up a game plan that perfectly counters the few things the Bills offense does well, but Allen has played well enough this season to become a cheat code against defenses. Can our non-McDuffie CBs hold up in coverage? I bet they are going to struggle a little, which is enough against Allen. The Chiefs are wounded warriors on the offensive side of the ball, but they have all the weaponry they need to beat the Bills. The lone question there is the biggest one: can the OL keep him clean? I think they're going to struggle there a bit. I think this is a coinflip game. I don't think either team has a motivation edge, and I don't think Mahomes cares that he's playing in Buffalo. I think both teams have an equal amount of answers for what the other team does. The Bills rely on Allen magic more than the Chiefs rely on Mahomes magic, so I suppose that's an advantage for KC. But I really hate Allen with time in the pocket with Kincaid downfield and other receivers against our corners. Coin flip.

Bills 36, Chiefs 22