Are you more optimistic against KC this year than in prior playoff years?

[eball]

I am more confident in this Bills team than I’ve ever been — at least since the early 90s.  Josh is playing at an other-worldly level and refuses to let them beat themselves.

 

We finally have a disciplined, physical football team that can win games in a number of ways.

 

The Chiefs’ mystique ends Sunday night.

 

[notpolian]

Simple answer is yes.

 

More information than solicited:

Optimism: 7/10

Confidence: 3/10**

Anxiety:  2/10, it's early in the week

 

**I acknowledge I am emotionally scarred.  I haven't been confident about the Bills since the early 90s, so it's ok.  I also love and admire the 11/10 confidence and optimism crowd.  We need you!

[QLBillsFan]

On 1/19/2025 at 7:57 PM, NoSaint said:

Much more. 
 

chiefs are more vulnerable than ever

Bills were so injured leading up to KC game last year on D. This year we are relatively healthy ( pending Benford and Rapp). Need to get some downfield passing going off play action. I expect Bills will run better than vs Ravens. They will need to win by 10 or more. Anything close will be to KC .. we all know why. 

Edited 6 hours ago by QLBillsFan

[VW82]

Not after yesterday

[MasterStrategist]

20 hours ago, Simon said:

McDermott's #1 job this week is to make his team understand that they played poorly and that another unfocused outing like that will end their season.

Trying to understand this...

 

Unfocused?  I don't think that was an issue at all.  For a team that didn't turn the ball over, forced 3 turnovers, and committed 1 penalty (that was a BS call)...I'd say we were locked in.

 

Did we come out of the half and play conservative/fail to address quickly on offense?  Yes.

 

Did Bmore adjust their running attack?  Yes.

 

Not sure I'd say we played poorly or unfocused.  We lost momentum and the "edge"/energy that we started the game with.

[3rdand12]

On 1/20/2025 at 4:49 PM, KOKBILLS said:

I'm always optimistic because if the Bills play their best game they will beat anyone on any given Sunday...

 

However... I think that KC is going to target our Safeties big time with deep throws in this game like we have not seen all year. We have to make them pay for that with INT's... If we play that soft coverage weak-sauce junk and don't get pressure on Mahomes then they better be ready to unleash the beast, because we're going to need a 40 burger out of Josh bare minimum.

 

I think Houston had a great gameplan and executed it very well... They simply could not pass block well enough and Stroud could not avoid the pressure. The Texans ran for 149 yards vs KC and the Bills are the better running team with a running QB... The way McD and Brady love to run they have to think they have the advantage there big time. And if the Bills can bust a couple big runs that may be the difference. 

 

As long as the Bills stay disciplined I see no reason why they don't put up at least 30 points... Probably more. But they have to bring more on Defense than they have brought most of the 2nd half of this year... Especially on 3rd down... And if they want to go conservative, don't do it the way they did last night. Do it with the short passing game much more involved. 😎

 

Injured safety and Benford in question ? Yea Reid is going attack that till it doesn't work

 McD and Babich know that of course

 If Bills can pressure as well as they did the Ravens up front? Bills secondary might be able to keep those underneath and play the pass downhill. 

Not going to trick old andy to much so it's very much about execution against chefs

Offense with Allen and Company. I dont worry too much honestly.

Biggest game of the last five years or so for the Bills.

 LETS GO

[mathja]

I feel better than any of the other previous three years. I think they need to try to win big though to avoid last-minute magic or having the refs blow a call that wins or loses the game.

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

17 minutes ago, mathja said:

I feel better than any of the other previous three years. I think they need to try to win big though to avoid last-minute magic or having the refs blow a call that wins or loses the game.

 

IF we win I don’t think it’ll be that close which feels weird to say lol. A win likely means we dominated in the trenches which seems to be how I’m seeing the game matchup wise but I could absolutely be wrong 😂

 

if we can’t do that mahomes/kelce will absolutely pull something out of their butt and win the game lol 

 

[BillsFooteball]

I’m concerned about the refs and I wish the game was in Buffalo. With that said I have never felt more optimistic about bills beating the chiefs. Any given Sunday but the bills are the better team. The Chiefs are a really good team but all season long have been just as lucky as they been good. The luck ends Sunday night. Go bills!!! 

[zow2]

I feel like Our offensive line and RBs are probably the Bills best position groups. They really need to control things out there.  KC will try to ball control us to death and then take their shot with Worthy or Kelce.  The D is gonna need to hold on for dear life in this game.

[transplantbillsfan]

On 1/19/2025 at 5:53 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

Last year, I was somewhat confident but still nervous.  The previous two meetings I was a nervous wreck and wasn’t too optimistic, I think hopeful is the best word.

 

The game next week, I am really comfortable right now.  It could change closer to game day but for this Ravens game, I immediately was nervous after beating Denver.  Baltimore’s offense was just very scary to me.

 

KC, I feel really good right now.

 

What about you guys?

 

It's gonna go exactly like the last 2 weeks for me. Head vs Heart.

 

Confidence objectively looking at the game early in the week. I thought the Bills would blow out the Broncos and I thought our Defensive players we got back would lift us to a W.

 

Crazy nerves and self doubt on game day. Any Bills fan knows this.

 

I feel the same way about the Chiefs except even though early week I feel confident we should beat them I already acknowledge we probably won't because of the refs and black magic.

[Billsfed1]

I think it’s our year in general.

 

The one main advantage Buffalo has is their connection to the community.  
 

The Bills need this game more than KC does, I think that’s the difference.

[mannc]

30 minutes ago, Billsfed1 said: 
 

The Bills need this game more than KC does, I think that’s the difference.

Kansas City’s time is up, and they know it.  The only thing that worries me a little is Mahomes’s ability to manufacture a bunch of “no one believes in us” outrage at being ignored in the MVP discussion…it’s the kind of thing Brady would have done to get an edge.

[Kelly to Allen]

This game always had me More concerned than the ravens. And it was mind boggling the way ppl were talking about the ravens. I have way more respect for their QB and organization compared to Baltimore 

 

Mahomes is a truly all time great and is just another level of offense that goes beyond structure and a traditional drop back offense. 

 

As good as KCs defense is vs the run, we gotta get some semblance of a running game to make the safety cheat up.... 

 

I'm trying to just enjoy this game but I can't deny how big this is. 

 

The dline has to be dominant like the earlier matchup. 

 

I said before  I the KC game in the regular season that Epenesa, Oliver and Rousseau were drafted for this moment. Here we are and the same applies. 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Kelly to Allen