AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs

[CSBill]

Let's see: The Bills have put up outstanding rushing stats and employed a conservative but precise passing game against the top two defenses in the AFC in the playoffs. We hear that the Bills can't play this way or do that against the Chiefs' excellent defense, mainly because they have Chris Jones.

 

Here are his stats against the Bills:

• In 5 games against the Bills in his career, Chris Jones has had 7 solo tackles, 4 assists and 1 sack.
• On Nov. 17, 2024, he had 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, and 0 sacks.

I have no fear of him.

 

One person who has really come around and is quietly putting together an outstanding push here at the end of the season is O'Cyrus Torrence. He was one-on-one with Jones the entire game in Buffalo and, for the most part, shut him down singlehandedly.

[Scott7975]

17 minutes ago, CSBill said:

Let's see: The Bills have put up outstanding rushing stats and employed a conservative but precise passing game against the top two defenses in the AFC in the playoffs. We hear that the Bills can't play this way or do that against the Chiefs' excellent defense, mainly because they have Chris Jones.

 

Here are his stats against the Bills:

• In 5 games against the Bills in his career, Chris Jones has had 7 solo tackles, 4 assists and 1 sack.
• On Nov. 17, 2024, he had 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, and 0 sacks.

I have no fear of him.

 

One person who has really come around and is quietly putting together an outstanding push here at the end of the season is O'Cyrus Torrence. He was one-on-one with Jones the entire game in Buffalo and, for the most part, shut him down singlehandedly.

 

Its not just Jones. They have an outstanding sticky secondary that is really good in man coverage and Karlaftis has played really well for them too.

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said:

The question in my mind is if Diggs woke up today with the ability to travel back in time and remain with the team, whether he would do so..

 

41 minutes ago, Mailman said:

In a strange turn of events, Diggs chooses the Cowboys, even though he was never on the team. 

 

LOL... and that would confirm what we already know about his priorities.

 

[buffblue]

5 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

NFLs preview of the game

 

Uh oh, KC found their manufactured disrespect

 

Not that it matters, but it's legitimately funny how much Maurice Jones-Drew seems to dislike the Bills. I've never seen him pick Buffalo or say one positive thing about them lol. He's on a Keyshawn level of hate. Seth Wickersham from ESPN is similar in his weekly picks as well. He consistently goes against Buffalo no matter the opponent. Of course, I'm pretty sure he's a Pats fan.

[Straight Hucklebuck]

12 hours ago, Billl said:

It’s not the same going the other way, though.  The Chiefs live and die with the blitz.  Spagnuolo is the GOAT at designing exotic blitzes from any position on the field.  Kansas City can and will blitz early and often.  If he can help it, McDermott won’t blitz at all because Mahomes thrives against them.

 

The way to slow Mahomes is to drop as many defenders into coverage as possible while still getting some pressure on him.  When he’s struggled, it’s almost always been when teams dropped 8 and his receivers still couldn’t get open.

Yeah you can sit there and try to make us feel bad about our team all you want.

 

The Texans just went into Arrowhead and put up 336 yards to KC’s 212 yards, 18 first downs to KC’s 14 first downs, had 7 more minutes of time of possession with a bad offensive line, Nico Collins and Joe Mixon.

Fairbarin missed two field goals and an extra point. 

 

That’s what KC did with 3-weeks off? 

 

Ya’ got by on 8-sacks and weak penalties that extended your drives.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Straight Hucklebuck

[mjt328]

6 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

He ruined his legacy. He would’ve been a celebrity in Western NY until the end of time. The Minnesota Miracle was awesome, but more of the CB making a huge gaff other than some insane catch. He really didn’t pick it up production-wise until he came here. Him and Allen were the best QB-WR duo in football, but somehow that wasn’t good enough. It’s one of the weirdest things ever. He was in a PERFECT situation. I don’t get it either, but he will never reach those heights in Houston. I doubt he cracks 1000 yards ever again. 

 

If you want to know what happened with Stefon Diggs, just look at Amari Cooper's production.

He is currently in the spot that Diggs would have been occupying.

 

Last year, Diggs saw his usage/numbers completely fall off a cliff when Joe Brady took over as coordinator.  He clearly saw the writing on the wall that it was going to be the same in 2024, and he wanted no part of it.  The offense was shifting into a more balanced attack, more checkdowns, less downfield passing and most importantly, no more forcing him the ball.  

 

Based on how Brandon Beane approached free agency and the cheap compensation we got back, I don't think he ever planned on trading him. Diggs forced his way out the door.  The Bills were mostly willing to deal with the temper tantrums, cryptic posts, blow-ups and degrading relationship with his quarterback.  They excused his toxic behavior as just being an emotional player who really wanted to win.  

 

As the year has progressed, I think we are now seeing Diggs exit as a blessing in disguise.  Despite his talent, his attitude was a cancer to the locker room.  There were moments when we missed his ability early in the year, but Cooper has now filled that role.  He is perfectly happy to draw away defensive coverage, and just make the clutch plays when he's called upon.  Doesn't need 100 catches and 1200 yards receiving.  Just wants a ring.

 

[Negan]

We going with white or blue pants this Sunday?

[Gregg]

1 minute ago, Negan said:

We going with white or blue pants this Sunday?

 

White jerseys but the pants color hasn't been announced yet.

 

 

[zow2]

Haven't see Josh go off script much these past 2 games, they've been very deliberate conservative calls.  In high scoring games vs Rams and Detroit it seemed like he was throwing on the run, scrambling all over the place.  But of course with that style of play is more chance for turnovers.   I wonder what we see Sunday night?

[Straight Hucklebuck]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

 

White jerseys but the pants color hasn't been announced yet.

 

 

White on white please.

 

That’s what we wore for the Lions and our offense was on fire.

 

[bills6969]

I said it last game and holds true for this game as well,  the KEY to winning this game is time of possession.  Get the run game going,  slow, methodical drives.  Keep Patty and Co off the field as much as possible,  don’t turn the ball over. 

[Negan]

Let's score 40 and blow the doors off KC!!!

[YoloinOhio]

Huh? Why what did we do

 

 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Huh? Why what did we do

 

 

What a loser. 

 

The media has been handed their talking points and can start up the echo chamber. 

 

Nobody likes the Chiefs. 

[Boatdrinks]

4 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Huh? Why what did we do

 

 

I’m calling BS on this map. KC fatigue is real .. 

[Buffalo4Life01]

Just took a quick peek at The Chiefs message board.  Here is a snippet of one fan's post and this really seems to embody what 75% of the fans on that website think about Sunday's game.  They are expecting KC to blow us out.  The funny thing is, all they dare to bring up is the players they were missing for that game.  They don't mention the bevy of key players Buffalo was missing which includes Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid, and Spencer Brown.

Anyways, here is some content from their board.  Enjoy and Go Bills!!!!

 

"Guys, Buffalo beat us last time because Shakir and Cooper owned Conner and Johnson.

Having Josh Williams playing good ball, having Watson back and McDuffie being able to play the slot on Shakir is a HUGE difference.

Then you talk about adding Omenihu to the pass rush.

Then you add Pacheco and Hollywood to the offense.

Wanya Morris isn’t lining up at LT this time.

Kelce looked ancient in the first matchup and was possessed Saturday…

They had NO ANSWER for Xavier Worthy in the first matchup, and you KNOW he will have a chip on his shoulder because of the draft.

Buffalo is going to get beat by 2 scores and we will have a chance to blow them out if Pat is sharp out there."

 

"I mean, don’t get me wrong, if we are that strong against the run AND we get a serious boost from having Jaylen back in the lineup.. yeah, that’s grounds for us giving them an ass beating."

 

 

And here is one poster already looking ahead to playing the Eagles in the Super Bowl:

 

 

"Anyone know how the Bills defensive scheme compares to the Eagles?

If they are dramatically different, we might be seeing a situation where Andy can empty his bag ENTIRELY on Buffalo.

Vic Fangio is Philly's DC now and has had success against Mahomes, albeit unable to beat him" 
 

Edited 1 hour ago by Buffalo4Life01

[PoundingDog]

1 hour ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Yeah you can sit there and try to make us feel bad about our team all you want.

 

The Texans just went into Arrowhead and put up 336 yards to KC’s 212 yards, 18 first downs to KC’s 14 first downs, had 7 more minutes of time of possession with a bad offensive line, Nico Collins and Joe Mixon.

Fairbarin missed two field goals and an extra point. 

 

That’s what KC did with 3-weeks off? 

 

Ya’ got by on 8-sacks and weak penalties that extended your drives.

 

Take the Texans' game out. The bold part is the problem. I expect the Chiefs to come out better this Sunday. 

[zevo]

6 minutes ago, Buffalo4Life01 said:

Just took a quick peek at The Chiefs message board.  Here is a snippet of one fan's post and this really seems to embody what 75% of the fans on that website think about Sunday's game.  They are expecting KC to blow us out.  The funny thing is, all they dare to bring up is the players they were missing for that game.  They don't mention the bevy of key players Buffalo was missing which includes Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid, and Spencer Brown.

Anyways, here is some content from their board.  Enjoy and Go Bills!!!!

 

"Guys, Buffalo beat us last time because Shakir and Cooper owned Conner and Johnson.

Having Josh Williams playing good ball, having Watson back and McDuffie being able to play the slot on Shakir is a HUGE difference.

Then you talk about adding Omenihu to the pass rush.

Then you add Pacheco and Hollywood to the offense.

Wanya Morris isn’t lining up at LT this time.

Kelce looked ancient in the first matchup and was possessed Saturday…

They had NO ANSWER for Xavier Worthy in the first matchup, and you KNOW he will have a chip on his shoulder because of the draft.

Buffalo is going to get beat by 2 scores and we will have a chance to blow them out if Pat is sharp out there."

 

 

And here is one poster already looking ahead to playing the Eagles in the Super Bowl:

 

 

"Anyone know how the Bills defensive scheme compares to the Eagles?

If they are dramatically different, we might be seeing a situation where Andy can empty his bag ENTIRELY on Buffalo.

Vic Fangio is Philly's DC now and has had success against Mahomes, albeit unable to beat him" 
 

Pretty much despise everything about that fanbase and that team. 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

Just now, PoundingDog said:

Take the Texans' game out. The bold part is the problem. I expect the Chiefs to come out better this Sunday. 

Yeah that doesn't explain anything sorry. 

 

It was going to be wait until you see what Andy cooks up with 3-weeks off. 

 

The Chiefs threw for 177 yards and 4 people caught passes. 

 

Take out the -8 yard run by Worthy and the -18 by Araiza and its still 76 yards on 20 carries, 3.8 ypc. 

 

They looked like garbage. 

[Big Turk]

2 hours ago, CSBill said:

Let's see: The Bills have put up outstanding rushing stats and employed a conservative but precise passing game against the top two defenses in the AFC in the playoffs. We hear that the Bills can't play this way or do that against the Chiefs' excellent defense, mainly because they have Chris Jones.

 

Here are his stats against the Bills:

• In 5 games against the Bills in his career, Chris Jones has had 7 solo tackles, 4 assists and 1 sack.
• On Nov. 17, 2024, he had 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, and 0 sacks.

I have no fear of him.

 

One person who has really come around and is quietly putting together an outstanding push here at the end of the season is O'Cyrus Torrence. He was one-on-one with Jones the entire game in Buffalo and, for the most part, shut him down singlehandedly.

 

And 1 play to win the game where he pushed Dawkins into Allen as he was throwing to a wide open Shakir in the back of the endzone.  Impact isn't always found on stat sheets...you gotta pay attention while watching the games.

Edited 1 hour ago by Big Turk