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:
Not even close....bud! /John Bender, probably.
KC - lost the lead on a Morris TD half way through the 3rd. Regained the lead on a Yoshi TD late 3rd. Lost the lead on a fumblesix, start of the 4th. Regained the lead on a McP FG just about half way through the 4th.
WSH - Scored 3 TDs to draw close each time in the 2nd half. Defense could not make a single stop the entire game.
BLT(2) - Chase TD to tie the game w/5mins left in the 4th. Los the lead on a TD w/under 2 mins left in the 4th. Chase TD w/38 seconds in the 4th. failed 2 pt try to lose.
LAC - 3 TDs in the 2nd half to tie the game with 12 minutes left in the 4th.
DAL - FG to tie w/10 min left in the 4th. TD to take lead with 1 minute left in the 4th.
DEN - GWD in OT.
Obv, only 2 of those are wins but they don't just have one way to win. The defense has actually improved a little in important points of the game recently.
As far as your last point. It's not strange at all since it was more than 1 good half of football. It was finding a way to win 3 straight times, once to go to the SB and making Patty look human while doing it.
You've managed to beat Burrow twice in a row since then, by a combined 4 pts, so we'll see how it turns out the next time we meet...
So next year? On your way to another year of watching the playoffs from the couch. Sounds about right. Bengals are going to fade back into obscurity and so will you [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Yeah, the AFC looks set to go completely chalk to me. The only home team that might lose would be Houston because those guys are just in a tailspin right now.
I guess they'd be playing Pittsburgh? Neither of those teams seems inclined to win a post-season game but if they face each other, one of 'em is gonna have to before getting steamrolled by KC.
Neither team has even an A game that can beat KC's B game.
Houston looked really REALLY fucking bad the week after they played us. Tank Dell might have imploded that team. Maybe it's because they clinched and they got deflated after taking a shot at the champ. But they looked really awful. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The Chiefs are going to lose. Haven't you heard? They're so scared of facing the Bengals they're letting the Broncos win in purpose.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
No shit. The Chiefs beat the Chargers twice. They're not scary at all.
the chargers are more scary to buffalo or baltimore than the chiefs but i’d still much rather play houston, pittsburgh, miami, or denver at the end of the day than the chargers. yea we won both games but they were both like pulling teeth. so yea, i’d prefer to not play them. [Reply]
Originally Posted by St. Patty's Fire:
the chargers are more scary to buffalo or baltimore than the chiefs but i’d still much rather play houston, pittsburgh, miami, or denver at the end of the day than the chargers. yea we won both games but they were both like pulling teeth. so yea, i’d prefer to not play them.
For sure I would rather they play Houston or Pitt. But if it's Buffalo or any body else, bring it on. This team is going to 3-peat.
The word "scary" has no place being associated with any team the Chiefs might get face. The only "scary" team in the AFC is the Chiefs themselves. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
For sure I would rather they play Houston or Pitt. But if it's Buffalo or any body else, bring it on. This team is going to 3-peat.
The word "scary" has no place being associated with any team the Chiefs might get face. The only "scary" team in the AFC is the Chiefs themselves.
yea dont get me wrong i wouldnt be shitting my pants going up the chargers but of our potential first game opponents they’re really the only ones I could see making us sweat. even the bengals have a TERRIBLE defense. i think the chargers could be a problem because their defense has been pretty good for most of the season, and Herbert+Harbaugh is the best QB/coach combo outside of Reid/Mahomes and Lamar/Harbaugh.
overall, bring it on. i will be hoping for us to have the easiest path possible, though. we’re basically fighting history to threepeat, i’ll take any bones thrown our way to help us out [Reply]
Originally Posted by St. Patty's Fire:
the chargers are more scary to buffalo or baltimore than the chiefs but i’d still much rather play houston, pittsburgh, miami, or denver at the end of the day than the chargers. yea we won both games but they were both like pulling teeth. so yea, i’d prefer to not play them.
Both teams can take the air out of the ball. Last game there were like 6 possessions the entire second half, both teams got the ball 3 times. Less margin for error and it turns into a 17-14 type of rock fight. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
Both teams can take the air out of the ball. Last game there were like 6 possessions the entire second half, both teams got the ball 3 times. Less margin for error and it turns into a 17-14 type of rock fight.
That's the exact type of game, though where Patrick is clearly better than Herbert. [Reply]
