1/26/25 GAMEDAY AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Bills @ Chiefs 2nd Half Thread

[Neo]

One stop.   One turn over.  3TDs.  There’s your second half scorecard for a win.

[nedboy7]

Just now, Playoffs? said:

McDermott lost this game before it started. 

It’s halftime. 

[zow2]

It’s stunning Josh isn’t running. he’s only trying to use his arm. and that’s only half of his best stuff.  He’s leaving all is bullets in the holster 

[Sojourner]

1 minute ago, iwishitwerecolder said:

Everyone saying stop playing conservative doesn’t know what’s happening. We are playing man on man, we are playing as un conservative as possible. You can’t blitz on every play

There’s plenty of coverage tendencies in man coverage with single or double high that can make that scheme “safe”. You can be conservative in man and zone coverage alike dude. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

One half of football for the rest of your lives defense. Please. Hold them to 21 we might have a shot. No more points. Find a way. An entire fan base is begging you. Just once let us be the team that goes on

[Steptide]

I'm so tired of this team losing to kc in the playoffs. Whatever needs to happen in the 2nd half to win, make it happen buffalo. Don't hold anything back and stop playing whatever this offense is. You're better than that first half

[sonyab1974]

Come on bills you gotta wake up and do better! Drag em!! Come on! 

[Norcalbillsfan]

Well I'm 5 ipas deep so no matter what I'll be having a good time. Win or lose go bills

[ngbills]

Sad. But imagine chiefs O without worthy? Very one dimensional. 

[colin]

The football gods teased us by not having that kick return at the end of the half result in a fumble, runner was hit from behind that's a great shot at a drop 

 

Now, they must bless us with bounces, calls, and miracles.

[schoolhouserock]

1 minute ago, stevewin said:

Its crazy how many spots have been so wrong with no replay

YES! That Cooper spot was HORRENDOUS!

[Coffeesforclosers]

My only qualm so far is:

 

1. Run the ***** ball.

[FireChans]

Just now, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Yeah, definitely. It's McDermott's fault he's playing Kaiir Elam and Cole Bishop instead of Christian Benford and Taylor Rapp against Playoff Patrick Mahomes. 

The Bills are the first team with mild injuries in NFL playoffs history. 
 

Maybe pick good players in the first and second round lol

Edited Monday at 01:31 AM by FireChans

[BuffBills51]

Defense hasn’t forced a punt since the Denver game. Concerning to say the least heading into the second half. 

[TDO'Kearney]

Just now, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Benford might be done for his career 

 

They had to buckle him into the cart so he wouldn't fall out 

I agree it looked really tough.  His facial expression in the cart and that odd planking motion he was doing after the play made me nauseous.

[DapperCam]

The Bills haven’t fielded a punt since the 3rd quarter of the Broncos game. Will the punt returner be rusty?

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Just now, Success said:

Bishop came so close to having that big play I thought he might have.

 

Still a half to play.

 

classic bills fashion— it would have been negated by a weak defensive hold call.

[97bills]

2 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

We're still in the game but the more things change the more they stay the same:

 

*  Again the D has been terrible.  Truly awful they have given up 21 points and 217 yards in the 1st half.  The fumble recovery was a KC miscue NOT a forced fumble.  Had the Chiefs not been careless with the ball they score TD's on all 4 1st half possessions.

 

*  The Bills pass rush has been anemic.  Absolutely NO pressure at all.

 

*  I don't want to hear anyone blame Allen.  The offense has scored 2 TD's and 1 FG and gained 183 yards.  On almost every pass play the Receivers are not getting any separation. And the O line picked a bad day to have an average game.  They need to step it up in the 2nd half.

 

*  The refs are doing it to us again.  That pass to Worthy was incomplete.  There should have been two penalties in the EZ - one on Kelsey for taunting and the one on Phillips.

 

 

 

 

 

KC has good corners, and their offense doesn’t come out flat against us. McDermott has no answer, and we don’t have the talent, that’s on beane 

[GunnerBill]

We gotta coach it better and execute it better in this half.

[NoSaint]

Probably the worst half since September and it’s a one score game against a top team on the road 

 

what happens coming out of the half is going to tell us a lot about whether McDermott is over the hump, contrary to the many preemptive threads all season