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How do you stop the Chiefs? Tonya Harding.

Ball control helps the defense. Ball control also wears down the opposition and hopefully helps put games away. Not sure why it has to be one or the other.

Just some stats: The Bills rushed for more yards than they passed for in 5 games this season. The Bills were 3-2. The Bills are 8-1 in games they throw for 250+. Passing attempts (RS) 520; Rushing 491 TDs (RS) Passing 30; Rushing 32.

My biggest worry for this game is the status of Johnson, Rapp and Benford. We need at least 2/3 to suit up.

By the way folks, the Bills are 15-1 this season when they score 23 or more. The one loss was the crazy LAR game.

And they still scored 27 points and won the game. In fact, against two of the best D in the NFL they’ve averaged 29 points in the playoffs. With a little better play calling against Baltimore they have scored 31. First team in NFL history to score 30 tds running and passing. I don’t really see the KC game being very different than the first 2 playoffs games. I think the biggest difference we’ll see against KC part 2 this season, is an even better rushing attack from the Bills.

It’s not a conservative offense. It’s a power ball control offense with quick strike ability and it should scare the crap out of anyone we play. We can beat you by driving the running game down a team’s throat, but if they load the box we can throw it down the field. The hard part for opponents is that they know the Bills will score 28-30 points regardless of the quality of the defense. Therefore the question is can the opponent’s offense keep up.

Some of the issue(s) with Kincaid is the Bills running game. The increased use of Knox, Gilliam and Anderson to create a more physical running game, has almost certainly cut into his snap count. The relative health of Knox and Kincaid also factored in as did more dropped balls by Kincaid. We as fans also have to get our minds around the fact that the Bills are now a run first team. The strength of this team is the RB room, depth on the OL coupled with Knox and Gilliam. Kincaid is a slot WR/TE who just isn’t as reliable as Shakir and isn’t as physical as Knox. However, don’t read this as an indictment on Kincaid. I really like him and think he has a very bright future in Buffalo. I believe that Brady and Josh want more results from the vertical passing game, but the talent there isn’t fully developed (Kincaid and Coleman). Therefore to play winning football we are out muscling defenses on the line and taking shots when they present themselves. So far so good. Besides Shakir, I also think our best pass catchers are Cook, Davis and Johnson. The added advantage of the running game is the ball control offense that keeps our gash-able defense on the sideline.

Beane and McD (w TP) need to sit down with Brady, give him the $ he wants to re-sign a 2-3 year extension and maintain stability for Josh. The Bills Super Bowl window is now with all the young talent on rookie deals. The last thing Josh needs is a 4th OC. Brady is very young and this will also afford him the perfect time to wait until he finds the ideal HC opportunity with a real QB in place for him to coach. How much more will his HC contract be if he wins a Super Bowl?

Let’s relax and let the games happen. The Bills were out gained but won TOP, turnover battle and the game. KC was also out gained and lost the TOP, and still won. I’ve never seen so many so down about a good win. It wasn’t perfect, but we still beat arguably the most talented team in the league. Who cares what Steven A and others like him say.

Has he? What would his stat line be without Henry? In a key playoff game he committed two turnovers. That doesn’t spell MVP to me.

This was always going to be the worst matchup. Henry is a monster and Lamar a top (but not MVP) QB. We matchup much better against KC, Philly and Wash. All these teams have balance, but can be made one dimensional. The key is to getting off the 3rd down. We really didn’t do that against the Ravens. We also didn’t have our greatest game offensively, but still managed to win. The defense is good enough, just needs to make more plays on 3rd down.

With 3 TOs, 1:30 and getting the ball on the 30, you only need 40-50 yards to get a legit chance. Bills likely get it. Ravens almost certainly sit back on the first few plays and give up 20-25 yards to try to get us to burn TOs in the middle of the field. After that Josh and Shakir and the RBs continue to work and set up the FG to win with 10-15 seconds left.

If the Ravens have 3 guys that blew the game for them they were Jackson, Andrews and Harbaugh. I disagree with almost the whole sequence by the goal line. You needed to score a TD and go win the game. There was way too much time with our gash-able defense to not go up two scores. The FG and game worked out, but not with a ton of luck. I would like to see a significantly larger playbook by the goal line. Why not load up the box and when let Josh bootleg for example if you don’t want to do two straight tush pushes? I understand the FG decision to go up eight, but screwed up to force that decision.

Where was Buffalo Joe on your list?