The Real Topic - What happens if/when the Chiefs and Bills meet again in January?

[JerseyBills]

41 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said:

 

I dont know about that either. I mean we have 3 playoff games and now 4 regular season games against these guys. I have to imagine we have seen most everything he would throw at us and if that is the case what is the point in holding back. The Chiefs win and they could have locked up the 1 seed, with how important that is, I doubt they would just be willing to throw that away.

Exactly and the key to me and why ppl might be saying this , is KC couldn't get pressure without blitzing like in years past and even when blitzing,  didn't get to Josh, just a phenomenal job by the whole offense and coaches..

 

Such a lazy and frankly dumb take, you have a chance to go up 3.5 games vs .5 games over your biggest competition for the 1 seed and you hold back? With no guarantee we'll ever play them in January,  GTFOH 

[DapperCam]

If we meet them again in the playoffs I think the Chiefs try a much more run-heavy strategy. Bills will have to show that they can stop it.

[Mr. WEO]

how many guesses do we get?

[Einstein]

On 11/20/2024 at 10:37 PM, Success said:

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 

 

 

We were in control the whole time.

The only reason we didn’t blow the game wide open was the 4th down INT. Convert that and we have a 2 score lead going into halftime.

[TheFunPolice]

What happens is the Chiefs come here after losing 4-5 games in total this season.

 

Then we play well and win and in the final minutes the entire stadium sings in unison about some chick undressing in a random dude's apartment while the snowflakes fall and the Chiefs 3 peat dream comes to an end. 

 

My God, it'll be beautiful! 

[8BallSippin]

Allen is playing smart ball, and taking some bold chances in the right spots.  If they can replicate that in the playoffs, they will be hard to beat.  With a healthy roster and Allen letting others help him, we could easily end that Chiefs playoff luck streak.

[Dr. K]

I don't trust such discussions--they're too hypothetical. With injuries or other unpredictable events, they could be significantly different teams in January. 

[Dr. K]

On 11/21/2024 at 7:45 AM, JerseyBills said:

No reason we can't get past any of those teams, any team in the league period. @ Detroit will be interesting,  coaching just seems so locked in , McD,Brady,Babich are coaching their butts off

 

also wanted to post this somewhere,  gets me amped too

 

 

 

I missed seeing Bernard move Oliver over on that play. It looks like Mahommes was ready to QB sneak into the gap; the second Bernard and Oliver closed it, the play is over before it's even snapped.  That was a brilliant move by Bernard.

[Alphadawg7]

This is the least intimidating Chiefs team of recent years.  They may be 9-1, but they got very lucky to not be 7-3 and Mahomes leads the NFL in interceptions since the start of last season.  

 

My main concern is not about them, it's about the health of our roster when we play them.  We have been cursed where we were missing key players where the lack of having those players very directly led to our losses to KC in 2021 (Tre White) and 2023 (Our LB's mainly, but also the Ghosts of Von and Tre didn't help).

 

If we are at or near full strength, we will beat them and beat them decisively no matter where we play.  

[folz]

On 11/21/2024 at 1:56 PM, The 9 Isles said:

Chris Long on his latest podcast suggests that Spagnolo was holding back some of his defensive looks for the post season. I don’t know about that, it would be some 4D chess though. 

 

I'm not sure about that either. I just posted in another thread how Spags consistently brought 6 and 7 men on every third and long. There were many second and longs where he brought 5. I mean, maybe they have some more exotic stunts or something that we didn't see, but it sure doesn't seem like he was holding back at all. They were bringing the house to Josh pretty consistently. Considering that Josh converted more than not on those downs, maybe they'll actually dial down the pressure if they meet again. But then again, it's Spags.

 

With Josh learning to be patient, take what the defense gives, dink and dunk down the field if necessary, he has become a nightmare to defend. He was already very good against the blitz because of his legs and how he can extend plays (as we saw yesterday), but if you run zero or whatever instead, he can now pick you apart underneath (without making too many mistakes). It's pick your poison for defensive coordinators.

 

Maybe that is what finally gets us over the top. There is no longer a defensive scheme that can frustrate/beat Josh. You have to have the players and perfect execution of whatever defense you're running to beat him.