AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs

[Low Positive]

All white was the .13-second game. That is the demon they are exercising on Sunday. That's why they made that choice.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

I’ve seen many people predict the Bills finally unleash their aerial assault through guys who’ve underperformed expectations this season.

 

I am expecting the opposite. I fully think they believe they can impose their will and outmuscle the Chiefs on offense. We’ve got maulers up front, and multiple dangerous options in the backfield (Allen included). 
 

It makes the most sense to me that they’ll double down on their commitment to the run and when asked to throw, it’ll be the usual suspects. I do not anticipate a dominant pass catching performance from the likes of Cooper, Coleman or Kincaid. 
 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, they could not and would not run the ball. I expect that to be very different this time around.

[Billsfed1]

5 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I’ve seen many people predict the Bills finally unleash their aerial assault through guys who’ve underperformed expectations this season.

 

I am expecting the opposite. I fully think they believe they can impose their will and outmuscle the Chiefs on offense. We’ve got maulers up front, and multiple dangerous options in the backfield (Allen included). 
 

It makes the most sense to me that they’ll double down on their commitment to the run and when asked to throw, it’ll be the usual suspects. I do not anticipate a dominant pass catching performance from the likes of Cooper, Coleman or Kincaid. 
 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, they could not and would not run the ball. I expect that to be very different this time around.

I think you’re right, however Allen surpasses his passing numbers from last week in this game.  
 

Look for receptions in that 5-15 yard window up the middle of the field to a guy not named Shakir.

[uninja]

1 hour ago, Johnnycage46 said:

They can and will. It's been a problem, along with his early starts, for several years. They may call it once or twice but he does it on most of his pass blocking snaps and the refs aren't going to call them all.

Isn’t that an obvious tell it’s a pass play then? 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

6 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I’ve seen many people predict the Bills finally unleash their aerial assault through guys who’ve underperformed expectations this season.

 

I am expecting the opposite. I fully think they believe they can impose their will and outmuscle the Chiefs on offense. We’ve got maulers up front, and multiple dangerous options in the backfield (Allen included). 
 

It makes the most sense to me that they’ll double down on their commitment to the run and when asked to throw, it’ll be the usual suspects. I do not anticipate a dominant pass catching performance from the likes of Cooper, Coleman or Kincaid. 
 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, they could not and would not run the ball. I expect that to be very different this time around.

Agree with a lot of this I think Kincaid has a really good matchup though 

 

I hate that I feel good about this game because it will make it all the more devastating if it doesn’t go how I expect 😂 but to me the chiefs have been playing a bit of a shell game trying to cover up their weaknesses and they’re running into the team that’s probably best equipped to expose them 

 

Running the ball and throwing to TEs and RBs is exactly how the bills want to play on offense, and sliding thuney to LT seems to have hurt the chiefs ability to run the football a bit which makes it a bit easier for the bills to have their fun in nickel lol the bills solid but not spectacular pass rushers finally have a couple matchups that seem favorable as well 

[Beck Water]

18 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I’ve seen many people predict the Bills finally unleash their aerial assault through guys who’ve underperformed expectations this season.

 

I am expecting the opposite. I fully think they believe they can impose their will and outmuscle the Chiefs on offense. We’ve got maulers up front, and multiple dangerous options in the backfield (Allen included). 
 

It makes the most sense to me that they’ll double down on their commitment to the run and when asked to throw, it’ll be the usual suspects. I do not anticipate a dominant pass catching performance from the likes of Cooper, Coleman or Kincaid. 
 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, they could not and would not run the ball. I expect that to be very different this time around.

 

Whaaaat?  

 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, the Bills had 31 rushing attempts to 40 passing attempts.   They ran less than they passed, but they were most certainly trying to run the ball.

 

Now, they only achieved 104 rush yards for those 31 attempts (and 3 rush TDs but who's counting?).  But theoretically, 3.35 YPA moves the chains.....

[Ralonzo]

11 hours ago, Fleezoid said:

Huge point. Got to keep Mahomes from eusing! Too many eushing yards will kill the Bills. 

 

11 hours ago, Big Turk said:

Not sure what eushing is, but I agree!

 

Let's not get ahead of ourselves like KC and worry about what the Philadelphia Elgles are doing.

 

 

[DapperCam]

Just rewatched the first matchup again.

- Shakir was awesome. Game changing performance. Samuel and Cooper were both good too.

- The first Mahomes INT was terrible. I don't know what he was thinking. Doubt he does something like that Sunday.
- I think Mahomes got gun-shy after that first bad pick. He was holding the ball a long time and taking bad sacks.
- Chiefs got pressure on Allen, but he did a good job finding the open receiver. The pressure was able to kill a couple drives.
- When the Chiefs had to have a TD drive late in the game, the defense folded like a cheap lawn chair. I kind of expect that sort of thing again. I hope we get the ball last.

For this upcoming weekend I expect the Chiefs to play man coverage and blitz Allen all day. They will basically gamble that they can get a pressure/sack before our receivers can separate. I guess the counter for that strategy will be to either run it down their throat all day, or have another great game from our WR that can beat man coverage (I'm thinking Shakir and Samuel fit that mold).

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, Mr Wild said:

 

2024-25 Season Record

Blue on White 9-0

White on White 1-2

White on Blue 3-2

Blue on Blue 1-0

Red on Red 0-0

Red on White 1-0

 

Historic Uniform Record (since not Navy)

Since 2011- Blue on White 56-30

Since 2011- White on White 23-33-1

2012-2021- White on White (Throwback) 9-3

Since 2012- White on Blue 19-27

Since 2014- Blue on Blue 18-10

Since 2015- Red on Red 8-2

Since 20240 Red on White 1-0

 

Playoffs Uniform Record

Blue on White 6-1

White on White 0-1

White on Blue 0-3

Blue on Blue 1-1

 

Josh Allen Uniform Record

Blue on White 30-10

White on White 16-11-1

White on White (Throwback) 4-1

White on Blue 13-12

Blue on Blue 14-7

Red on Red 6-1

Red on White 1-0

 

Primetime Historic Uniform Record (No Saturday Nights)

Blue on White   2-2         TNF 0-0                SNF 1-0                MNF 1-2

White on White 1-1-1     TNF 0-0                SNF 1-0                MNF 1-1-1

White on Blue   5-5         TNF 2-2                SNF 2-2                MNF 1-1

Blue on Blue     7-2        TNF 4-0                SNF 1-0                MNF 2-2

Red on Red       3-1         TNF 1-1                SNF 2-0                MNF 0-0

 

Thanks very much for posting this information... I find it pretty interesting.

 

If you don't mind me asking, what is your source for this information?

 

[Special K]

1 hour ago, Low Positive said:

All white was the .13-second game. That is the demon they are exercising on Sunday. That's why they made that choice.

I thought that too......and I like it if that is the reason.

 

Bills showing up to KC in All-Whites be like:

 

[90sBills]

1 hour ago, Low Positive said:

All white was the .13-second game. That is the demon they are exercising on Sunday. That's why they made that choice.

That demon needs to get in shape!

 

[billieve420]

1 hour ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I’ve seen many people predict the Bills finally unleash their aerial assault through guys who’ve underperformed expectations this season.

 

I am expecting the opposite. I fully think they believe they can impose their will and outmuscle the Chiefs on offense. We’ve got maulers up front, and multiple dangerous options in the backfield (Allen included). 
 

It makes the most sense to me that they’ll double down on their commitment to the run and when asked to throw, it’ll be the usual suspects. I do not anticipate a dominant pass catching performance from the likes of Cooper, Coleman or Kincaid. 
 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, they could not and would not run the ball. I expect that to be very different this time around.

I don’t care run or pass just get it done no matter what it takes. No more excuses just win. I am looking squarely at the offense in this game to score more points than KC. This is the healthiest we have been in a long time. All I ask of the defense is to keep team in game and make enough plays for the offense to win game.

[GoBills808]

1 hour ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, they could not and would not run the ball. I expect that to be very different this time around.

Why? Last time we played the Chiefs we threw it 40 times and beat them by two scores

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

1 hour ago, Beck Water said:

 

Whaaaat?  

 

Last time the Bills played the Chiefs, the Bills had 31 rushing attempts to 40 passing attempts.   They ran less than they passed, but they were most certainly trying to run the ball.

 

Now, they only achieved 104 rush yards for those 31 attempts (and 3 rush TDs but who's counting?).  But theoretically, 3.35 YPA moves the chains.....

Don’t think we were playing much jumbo back then and we were missing Spencer brown so I’m not sure how relevant the effectiveness level is from that last matchup but you are 100% right that we definitely tried lol 

[Buffalo Ballin]

 

We're here to UNJINX Dion Dawkins' recent statement referring to the Chiefs as the "Former Champs." They're still the Champs until a different team knocks them out. So please Dion, keep your mouth shut.

 

There. We unjinx'd it.

Edited 15 hours ago by Buffalo Ballin

[pennstate10]

55 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Thanks very much for posting this information... I find it pretty interesting.

 

If you don't mind me asking, what is your source for this information?

 

I’m not sure the source but it’s not correct. Bills haven’t played a tie game since 1972

[Jauronimo]

2 hours ago, uninja said:

Isn’t that an obvious tell it’s a pass play then? 

It should be.  And conversely, when Taylor lines up on the LOS its obviously a run play.

[Big Turk]

 

 

[Big Turk]

 

 

[The Frankish Reich]

2 hours ago, 90sBills said:

That demon needs to get in shape!