The Chiefs are always one step ahead of the Bills...

[DuckyBoys]

Chiefs had a good game plan and made adjustments  Bills did not.  Mahomes ran constantly yet we never adjusted   In clutch situations again the offense reverted to here Josh figure it out  I wish someone did hire Joe Brady

[Billl]

21 hours ago, julian said:

Ultimately when it’s all said and done, people outside of Bills fans will only remember the outcome and not the details.

 

13 seconds will be a story we tell our grandkids, letting them know that Josh Allen won that game TWICE inside the final 2 minutes, that heroic effort will fade and be forgotten by the masses.

That performance will never be forgotten.  It was the best football game ever played.

[julian]

6 minutes ago, Billl said:

That performance will never be forgotten.  It was the best football game ever played.

lol yeah, appreciate the effort there to lessen the blow… 13 seconds will be remembered because KC stole a game with 13 seconds hence the name, but nobody outside of Buffalo and KC will remember or care about what Allen did in those final 2 mins twice.

 

Its about Mahomes completing 2 passes in 13 seconds to everyone else, and that’s just the way it is.

 

 

[Zerovoltz]

2 hours ago, Billl said:

That performance will never be forgotten.  It was the best football game ever played.

Even before 13 seconds happend, it was the best football game I'd ever seen......just an incredible game.

[Billzgobowlin]

11 hours ago, tigerthelion said:

In no universe does Keon Coleman have number 1 receiver potential.  No way, no how.  

Very convincing argument.  You changed my mind lol.  He has shown flashes of top end talent with some difficult catches and the ability to high point the ball.  He is by far not a finished product but there is a good bit of talent there.

[Billzgobowlin]

7 hours ago, DuckyBoys said:

Chiefs had a good game plan and made adjustments  Bills did not.  Mahomes ran constantly yet we never adjusted   In clutch situations again the offense reverted to here Josh figure it out  I wish someone did hire Joe Brady

There was many ebbs and flows to the game.  If we were given a couple of spots I think you would have a different mindset of the Bills Offense.  They played well against a strong defense.  This year only one team (unless you consider the Chiefs last game) has scored 28 or more points against the Chiefs and they did it twice.  That team would be your Buffalo Bills.  Only one team legitimately beat the Chiefs and it wasn't close.  Brady and Babich are fine where they are and they will continue to get better.  I guess you could go back to the Dorsey days since he is still available....

[nuklz2594]

chiefs are just better. easy to play chess when you have  better roster

[All_Pro_Bills]

2 hours ago, Billzgobowlin said:

There was many ebbs and flows to the game.  If we were given a couple of spots I think you would have a different mindset of the Bills Offense.  They played well against a strong defense.  This year only one team (unless you consider the Chiefs last game) has scored 28 or more points against the Chiefs and they did it twice.  That team would be your Buffalo Bills.  Only one team legitimately beat the Chiefs and it wasn't close.  Brady and Babich are fine where they are and they will continue to get better.  I guess you could go back to the Dorsey days since he is still available....

A common theme in these playoff match ups is the KC defense makes life more difficult for the Buffalo offense to score and move the ball than does the Buffalo defense for the KC offense to score and move the ball. As you point out, the Bills scored more than 28 points in both games this season. And while we here, me included, point out the end of game failures of the offense because its the thing that ends the chance of winning, its the defense that is the weak link here. And what if by some chance the defense had an opportunity to hold the Chiefs to 3 and out (and likely kick a FG) after the failed 4th down pass to Kincaid and give the offense one more chance with the ball to win? Well the did, and they failed.

What it comes down to is we need a few better players on defense to get over the hump here. The front 4 and the secondary, particularly the safety positions. That's all on the GM to address. Unfortunately, its been the same script here for 3 or 4 seasons. The OP says the Chiefs are one step ahead but I think the problem is the Bills are one step behind.

 

Edited yesterday at 12:44 PM by All_Pro_Bills

[Da webster guy]

On 1/28/2025 at 6:26 PM, tigerthelion said:

In no universe does Keon Coleman have number 1 receiver potential.  No way, no how.  

Not against man coverage that's for sure.   He can be a zone beater if he works hard and find a role there because of his catch radius and body, but that dude is gonna have to really work his tail off and train with the right cats in the off season.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Chiefs operate in the gray areas of game. 

 

When we are truly victims, why are we so hard on ourselves.  Bills were going in for the 2 score kill shot when they screwed us on 2 consecutive downs!

 

Turnover on downs is equal to a turnover by fumble!

 

By no fault of their own the Bills evened the turnover battle and it tipped the game in Chiefs favor.  NOW, I can see if Bills actually fumble or had a bad two plays and didn't make line to gain... But come on, I don't like embracing the victim role either, but we were victimized & it's all on film to prove it!

 

I mean come... Why are we blaming ourselves?  Because it's scary and dark to think there's a system out there that's unjust and victimizes it's participants!

 

 

Sorry... The Bills did everything to win, and more, but weren't allowed to.  Why should they have to be 3 levels above what our opponent needs to win!

[Zerovoltz]

15 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Chiefs operate in the gray areas of game. 

 

When we are truly victims, why are we so hard on ourselves.  Bills were going in for the 2 score kill shot when they screwed us on 2 consecutive downs!

 

Turnover on downs is equal to a turnover by fumble!

 

By no fault of their own the Bills evened the turnover battle and it tipped the game in Chiefs favor.  NOW, I can see if Bills actually fumble or had a bad two plays and didn't make line to gain... But come on, I don't like embracing the victim role either, but we were victimized & it's all on film to prove it!

 

I mean come... Why are we blaming ourselves?  Because it's scary and dark to think there's a system out there that's unjust and victimizes it's participants!

 

 

Sorry... The Bills did everything to win, and more, but weren't allowed to.  Why should they have to be 3 levels above what our opponent needs to win!

There were 5 fumbles in this game.....1 by KC and 4 by the Bills..the Bills recovered all 5.  There were 2 interceptable passes thrown by Allen.  KC dropped both.  Not every bouce goes KC's way.  

[Carptom1]

On 1/28/2025 at 7:51 PM, thewookie1 said:

Allen has the clutch gene but to be clutch requires confidence. Mahomes has the clutch gene and when he pulls off a magic trick he’s rewarded with wins. Allen, on the other hand, ends up with some success, some mind numbing drops, and an occasional miss. For a QB to be clutch it requires himself and another most of the time to pull it off. Where they differ is as time has passed Allen has lost some faith in pulling off miracles whereas Mahomes is fully confident in the ability to do so. 

This is the only difference in the Quarterback. Mahomes plays confidently because he can count on the coaching and the players around him to pick him up when he is a little short. He feeds of their excellence. Allen plays with a lack of confidence because he has been let down by those around him. Mahomes would not have flourished in his situation either. As far as Worthy goes I don’t think his ceiling is extremely high but he has been acceptable this year. Finally Mcduffie, Watson and many others are a product of Spags. Remember we let a shut down corner go last year in Sneed because he wanted the bag. Look up his stats in Tennessee, they were not good. He is a defensive back creator 

[ExiledInIllinois]

1 hour ago, Zerovoltz said:

There were 5 fumbles in this game.....1 by KC and 4 by the Bills..the Bills recovered all 5.  There were 2 interceptable passes thrown by Allen.  KC dropped both.  Not every bouce goes KC's way.  

6 by Bills if you count the bad spot as a fumble lost.  KC "recovered" that one.

 

I'd agree that the Bills got 1 interceptable pass and it was taken away by first the ground and then given to KC.

 

Now factor in the 3rd & 3 bad spot.  The 3 missed blocks in back on punt return AND KC gets more bounces at the right times!

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

 

[quincy]

I can so imagine Kelce proposing but not retiring to keep the ball rolling for next year, heck the wedding could be scheduled for March 2026.

 

Amazing to think the NFL has chosen the "best" officials for the postseason.

[The Jokeman]

On 1/29/2025 at 5:40 AM, Billzgobowlin said:

There was many ebbs and flows to the game.  If we were given a couple of spots I think you would have a different mindset of the Bills Offense.  They played well against a strong defense.  This year only one team (unless you consider the Chiefs last game) has scored 28 or more points against the Chiefs and they did it twice.  That team would be your Buffalo Bills.  Only one team legitimately beat the Chiefs and it wasn't close.  Brady and Babich are fine where they are and they will continue to get better.  I guess you could go back to the Dorsey days since he is still available....

The 29 points the Chiefs gave up was the second most (the Bills had the most in 30 in the regular season tilt) they gave up all season minus the backups vs Broncos.  I understand that the offense gets blame since we had a chance late but to be fair this is first time the Chiefs scored more than 30. It's a team loss but sadly I think it needs to improve if this team is going to finally get to and win a Super Bowl. 

33 minutes ago, quincy said:

I can so imagine Kelce proposing but not retiring to keep the ball rolling for next year, heck the wedding could be scheduled for March 2026.

 

Amazing to think the NFL has chosen the "best" officials for the postseason.

He's under contract for next season. yet if the Chiefs win a Super Bowl I can see him retiring to end on a high note etc.