The Chiefs....where is their next loss?

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

45 minutes ago, Greg S said:

At Chargers could be a loss. Divisional games are usually tough. Did anyone think the Eagles would lose to Washington this past Monday.

Chargers had them beat last time quite comfortably before Herbert threw a pick six in the end zone. 

[Jauronimo]

Its the NFL.  Weird stuff happens during a long season.  I expect they will lose another close one this year despite being favored in every game until possibly a rematch with the Bills in January.

[Dan]

8 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

He's never played a road playoff game.  

 

Anybody acting like it's not a big deal if this team doesn't get the 1 seed (and especially if KC does) is just coping.  It would be a complete regular season failure. 

 

I get we have sustained a ton of injuries, but this team is built to get the 1 seed.  The beauty of what Beane has built is in both it's high end players AND depth.  Most teams have one or the other.  That depth is supposed to carry us in the regular season, and then Allen, Diggs, Von etc take over in the Playoffs. 

 

Considering that since the season opener we’ve had multiple starters miss each game, along multiple starters playing with fairly serious injuries; I’d say the depth on this team had been tremendously good. We’re 6-3.  Yeah, should be better, but with all the injuries each week this is the type of season you see alot of teams 4-5 at this point.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

I would say Bengals, Seahawks or Chargers.

 

Seahawks are a physical team they don't match up well with

[Warriorspikes51]

they will finish 13-4 at worst.....on paper. Likely reality. 

[Success]

Division games tend to be tough regardless of talent disparity.  I'd be surprised if KC won out (but can't call which one - they could lose any of those games).

 

[Warriorspikes51]

Teams insist on handing them games.  Raiders and Chargers both had them on the ropes earlier in the season.  KC always finds a way to win

[The Jokeman]

51 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

They get the Titans with the rookie QB, chargers as the most injured team in the league, bengals without chase.  

Rookie QB? Tannehill is back unless he got hurt again in the last 24 hours. 

[Buffalo03]

3 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Rookie QB? Tannehill is back unless he got hurt again in the last 24 hours. 

He means they already played the Titans without Tannehill

[Rigotz]

Did you expect the Chiefs to lose to the Colts earlier this year?

 

Did you expect the Bills to lose to the Jets and Vikings?

 

Assuming that the Chiefs will lose zero to 1 more games is as stupid as assuming the Bills will need to win out to get the #1 seed. Nobody knows what's going to happen. If Mahomes goes down, do we still have this conversation? What about Kelce? 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

1 hour ago, Buffalo03 said:

At Chargers

Vs Rams

At Bengals

At Broncos

At Texans

Vs Seahawks 

Vs Broncos

At Raiders

 

We are gonna have to win out for the 1 seed more than likely and the Chiefs will have to lose at least once. Where would you see a loss in their next 8 games? Cincy? They seem to maybe be the Chiefs kryptonite. Seattle? Just curious on everyone's thoughts. Even one more loss for us and you can kiss the one seed goodbye for the year. The Chiefs could lose twice but I don't see it

I really only see at Bengals as a possibility. 

 

Bengals beat them twice last year and will have Ja'Marr Chase back. 

 

That's it. 

[SCBills]

4 minutes ago, Rigotz said:

Did you expect the Chiefs to lose to the Colts earlier this year?

 

Did you expect the Bills to lose to the Jets and Vikings?

 

Assuming that the Chiefs will lose zero to 1 more games is as stupid as assuming the Bills will need to win out to get the #1 seed. Nobody knows what's going to happen. If Mahomes goes down, do we still have this conversation? What about Kelce? 

 

Sure, injuries change the equation, but Mahomes/Chiefs don't have a history of being erratic.  Allen/Bills do.  

 

If they were chasing us, they'd likely bank on us dropping a game or two.  

 

I can't say, aside from injury, that I feel the same about them.  Would love to be proven wrong though. 

[Buffalo03]

3 minutes ago, Rigotz said:

Did you expect the Chiefs to lose to the Colts earlier this year?

 

Did you expect the Bills to lose to the Jets and Vikings?

 

Assuming that the Chiefs will lose zero to 1 more games is as stupid as assuming the Bills will need to win out to get the #1 seed. Nobody knows what's going to happen. If Mahomes goes down, do we still have this conversation? What about Kelce? 

I'm not assuming anything. But come on, the Chiefs are very rarely off their game. It is possible they lose 2 but I just don't think it's likely and yes, because we lost to the Vikings, we will "more than likely" have to win out which were my exact words. I didn't say they absolutely had to

[Big Turk]

35 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

He's never played a road playoff game.  

 

Anybody acting like it's not a big deal if this team doesn't get the 1 seed (and especially if KC does) is just coping.  It would be a complete regular season failure. 

 

I get we have sustained a ton of injuries, but this team is built to get the 1 seed.  The beauty of what Beane has built is in both it's high end players AND depth.  Most teams have one or the other.  That depth is supposed to carry us in the regular season, and then Allen, Diggs, Von etc take over in the Playoffs. 

 

Pegula isn't spending league leading cash over cap to constantly trot out a 3 seed because this team can't figure out how to win games in the middle of the season. 

 

 

 

It's hard to have enough depth when the entire starting secondary is out and multiple other players on D.  At some point, too much becomes too much.

[Joe Ferguson]

Chiefs will lose to the Bills in the AFC championship game. 

[Big Turk]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

I'm not assuming anything. But come on, the Chiefs are very rarely off their game. It is possible they lose 2 but I just don't think it's likely and yes, because we lost to the Vikings, we will "more than likely" have to win out which were my exact words. I didn't say they absolutely had to

 

They are off their game more than a lot of people realize.  They seem to always do just enough in those games to win tho, like the Titans game for example.

[Rigotz]

3 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

Sure, injuries change the equation, but Mahomes/Chiefs don't have a history of being erratic.  Allen/Bills do.  

 

If they were chasing us, they'd likely bank on us dropping a game or two.  

 

I can't say, aside from injury, that I feel the same about them.  Would love to be proven wrong though. 

 

Got it ... so, last year when the Chiefs started the season beating the Browns by 4, then losing to the Ravens, then losing to the Chargers, then beating the Eagles by 12, then losing to the Bills, then beating the Commanders, then losing to the Titans 27-3, that wasn't erratic....

 

Is it possible that all good teams have bad games?

[SCBills]

Just now, Rigotz said:

 

Got it ... so, last year when the Chiefs started the season beating the Browns by 4, then losing to the Ravens, then losing to the Chargers, then beating the Eagles by 12, then losing to the Bills, then beating the Commanders, then losing to the Titans 27-3, that wasn't erratic....

 

Is it possible that all good teams have bad games?

 

Did they get their act together and finish ahead of us?  What about the year prior?  Where are they currently in the standings right now?

[DrDawkinstein]

6 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

Sure, injuries change the equation, but Mahomes/Chiefs don't have a history of being erratic.  Allen/Bills do.  

 

If they were chasing us, they'd likely bank on us dropping a game or two.  

 

I can't say, aside from injury, that I feel the same about them.  Would love to be proven wrong though. 

 

Arguable, and it was recently shown that Mahomes makes just as many bad decisions/plays as Josh, but gets a much longer leash and bigger leeway since he has been hyped since Day 1, and Josh started as an underdog project who everyone bet against.

 

When Josh makes an erratic play, he's Sugar Josh. When Mahomes does it, he's just a sly fox who made a mistake.

 

The narratives on these two are so different, but the performances are fairly close.

[mjt328]

Hate to say it, but our chances at the #1 seed are probably gone at this point.

Kansas City will probably lose another game.  But then again, so will the Bills.  And I still wouldn't count out teams like the Titans, Ravens or Dolphins.

 

Winning the AFC East is going to be a real challenge.