The mighty Bills from Buffalo will take the AFC this year.
For two decades I watched people say the Patriots window was closed, that their time was dwindling, that it was all over… seemingly every time those predictions happened, the Patriots went and won another Super Bowl.
A lot of doom talk simply because we lost to the Bengals in the playoffs. Let us not forget that the Bills watched their brother DIE on the field just a few weeks prior. Their heart was simply not in it. If it had been, the Bills would have captured the AFC last year.
The Bills have won 2 of their last 3 in Arrowhead and they’re ready to make it 3 of the last 4.
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Oh, i see. We're talking about something that takes 22+ people to accomplish.
Carry on.
Franchise with one playoff win since '93 gets a new QB who wins multiple MVPs and goes to 6 straight AFC Championship games and 4 SBs. The last two in rebuilding years with completely different rosters.
Your takeaway: "Well, he just had the fortune of landing on a great team." :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAG:
The Bills are very, very good and it's hard to see any team but us or the Ravens beating them in the AFC.
However, their defense has shown to be pretty torchable if Mahomes can get his shit together in the playoffs.
It would be really nice if it worked out that those 2 play each other in the Divisional round.
Because the Ravens can absolutely grind Buffalo into a fine powder. Just beat the piss out of them. And whoever comes out of that is gonna come out of it with a few dents on the fenders. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
That's the beauty of inventing fictitious scenarios...you can project whatever best case fantasy you want and never be wrong.
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
If they play Baltimore, yes, there's a very good chance they're bounced.
Its quite rare for a great team to lose back to back to the same team in the same season.
Nobody is beating the Bills in Buffalo. The only AFC team that can stop the Bills are the Chiefs. They'll meet at Arrowhead on January 26th. Book it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by OneTallOrder:
Its quite rare for a great team to lose back to back to the same team in the same season.
Nobody is beating the Bills in Buffalo. The only AFC team that can stop the Bills are the Chiefs. They'll meet at Arrowhead on January 26th. Book it.
The Bills aren't a great team though. They have a great offense but their defense is lacking. Baltimore is the kind of team that can put points on the Bills while simultaneously shortening the game, giving Allen fewer possessions to work his magic. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Oh, I don't know about that. He's only been sacked 13 times. He has all day to throw. He does not have to think too much this year. Look no further than that as to why he's having the year he's having.
Every time I watch him play, I think it would be nice if Mahomes had as much time to throw the football.
I feel like there has to be some correlation to that when it comes to playoff pressure and adversity... teams like the Ravens last season that completely imploded when they suddenly had to play from behind, or a team like the Lions that have to make those reeruned Campell calls late in a playoff game when they can't simply out-skill a team like all the cupcakes they've played the past two seasons.
Allen should be immune to those things, yet against the Rams he resorted to hero ball towards the end, just like against the Chiefs in the playoffs last season.
Mahomes talks about that a lot, too... practicing and being in specific pressure situations so it's more instinctual.
The last things Bills fans want is Allen thinking. [Reply]
Originally Posted by OneTallOrder:
Its quite rare for a great team to lose back to back to the same team in the same season.
Nobody is beating the Bills in Buffalo. The only AFC team that can stop the Bills are the Chiefs. They'll meet at Arrowhead on January 26th. Book it.
Baltimore is a horrible matchup for the Bills, and the Bills' defense has only gotten worse since they played. I don't see any reason to expect the Bills to win a rematch.
And the funny thing is, even if KC slips up and loses the one seed, Baltimore and Buffalo are still likely to meet. They appear to be on a collision course, and these Buffalo fans penciling themselves into the AFCC (and SB) are only setting themselves up for their biggest meltdown yet. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
Baltimore is a horrible matchup for the Bills, and the Bills' defense has only gotten worse since they played. I don't see any reason to expect the Bills to win a rematch.
And the funny thing is, even if KC slips up and loses the one seed, Baltimore and Buffalo are still likely to meet. They appear to be on a collision course, and these Buffalo fans penciling themselves into the AFCC are only setting themselves up for their biggest meltdown yet.
Agreed - Baltimore can beat Buffalo. I still think Baltimore can beat us.
The top 3 teams in the AFC are true 'Any Given Sunday' scenarios. Any one of those teams can beat the other 2 no matter where they play. Home or road, any of those teams can beat the other ones.
Just gotta play better that day.
And it'll be a lot harder to do that TWICE to beat both Buffalo and Baltimore than it would to see those two have to play each other.
Strict odds - those are the only other teams in the AFC that I think are genuine threats to beat the Chiefs without the Chiefs just pooping on their shoes. So my druthers would be to not have to play both of 'em. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Agreed - Baltimore can beat Buffalo. I still think Baltimore can beat us.
The top 3 teams in the AFC are true 'Any Given Sunday' scenarios. Any one of those teams can beat the other 2 no matter where they play. Home or road, any of those teams can beat the other ones.
Just gotta play better that day.
And it'll be a lot harder to do that TWICE to beat both Buffalo and Baltimore than it would to see those two have to play each other.
Strict odds - those are the only other teams in the AFC that I think are genuine threats to beat the Chiefs without the Chiefs just pooping on their shoes. So my druthers would be to not have to play both of 'em.
The lowered odds of winning the following week after playing Pitt or Baltimore has been known for years. It really takes a toll. [Reply]
If Baltimore looks good in the WC round and stay healthy, I'd probably take em to beat Buffalo.
It just wouldn't be good for the Bills, you know they'd be peeking ahead to the Chiefs and that defense is so ripe that I could see Lamar and Henry going nuclear in cold weather. A great rushing team is going to have their way with Buffalo, and even though BAL's defense isn't great, they have the kinds of players who could force 1-2 critical mistakes out of Allen.
And full disclosure, I'm not even sure I want that to happen. I'd love to kill Buffalo's dreams once again. I just genuinely think this version of Baltimore is suited to butt **** them. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
I’m just not worried about about Baltimore. Load the box, put McDuffie on Flowers and force Lamar to throw.
Our run defense is built to stop them and their pas rush is not great with Clowney gone. Their secondary is awful this season.
Lamar has never been close to Josh Allen in January. They are not in the same universe when it matters.
Prove to me that it matters, Chiefs.
Because I wonder if these guys could win a shootout with a MAC team at this point. They just seem incapable of playing even 3 quarters of quality offensive football, let alone 4... [Reply]
