If the Chiefs end up losing @Buffalo in the playoffs and the game would have been at Arrowhead had they just beat the Bills in October... sure, that's big.
If they lose by 4 touchdowns next week though, I'm not going to lose sleep over it just in case that one specific scenario happens 3 months from now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KChiefs1: The Bills showed why the Chiefs should be terrified of them
The Buffalo Bills won in convincing fashion in Week 5. Their performance should have the Chiefs a bit worried heading into Week 6 and beyond.
Spoiler!
The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are barreling toward an incredible Week 6 clash. Both teams are stacked on both sides of the ball, each landing among the top five teams in scoring differential this season so far. If the Chiefs secure a victory on Monday night, both teams will enter the game with only one loss on the season, but of course, only one can exit that way.
While the Chiefs have every reason to be confident that they’re one of the best teams in the AFC and the entire NFL, the Bills showed on Sunday that Kansas City ought to have some healthy fear going into Week 6. Buffalo slaughtered the Pittsburgh Steelers, not allowing anything more than a field goal. Buffalo won 38-3. Josh Allen had four passing touchdowns and James Cook tacked on a rushing TD.
To make matters worse for the Chiefs, they’ll enter Sunday on a short week since their Week 5 matchup is on Monday Night against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kansas City has appeared vulnerable at times this season. Taking a loss to the Colts was embarrassing, and it was the run game that looked broken that day. The Chiefs amassed just 58 rushing yards, 26 of them coming from their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, in particular, had seven carries and failed to get even one yard.
The Bills blockade against the Steelers’ run game looked eerily similar to how the Chiefs looked against the Colts earlier this season. Pittsburgh put up 54 rushing yards on 17 carries in Week 5 in Highmark Stadium.
The Colts allow 3.4 yards per carry, the Bills just 3.5. That’s third- and fourth-best in the NFL, respectively. Of course, we have to nod to the No. 2 team on the list: The Chiefs who come in at a stingy 3.3 yards per carry. There’s a downside to that, though in that the Chiefs allow the second-highest completion percentage in the league (a stat that may be somewhat misleading since they don’t allow many yards per reception).
Allen doesn’t need much space to convert on his throws, and the Bills favor the pass much more under new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey (they dropped run percentage by 5 percent compared to last year so far). They have a team rushing percentage that’s seventh-lowest in the league.
Kansas City did bounce back after their loss to the Colts with a win and over 180 rushing yards in Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Bucs’ rushing defense doesn’t have quite the same attitude of that of the Colts or Bills, allowing a middle-of-the-road 4.4 yards per carry in 2022 so far.
CEH, in particular, bounced back with 92 rushing yards, and rookie Isaiah Pacheco eclipsed his Week 1 total of 62 yards by a yard. Keep in mind, Week 1 was a blowout win for KC. So perhaps things have improved in the run game for the Chiefs.
Buffalo has most of the pieces needed to take Kansas City down. They boast a fortified defense and a talented, X-Factor quarterback that can dynamically influence the way almost as incredibly as Mahomes can.
These shootouts are what we live for as NFL fans. Neither team should be sleeping heading into an ever-important Week 6 matchup, but the Chiefs should take note of what the Bills did this Sunday and recognize that their opponent is not to be scoffed at.
Originally Posted by KChiefs1: The Bills showed why the Chiefs should be terrified of them
The Buffalo Bills won in convincing fashion in Week 5. Their performance should have the Chiefs a bit worried heading into Week 6 and beyond.
Spoiler!
The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are barreling toward an incredible Week 6 clash. Both teams are stacked on both sides of the ball, each landing among the top five teams in scoring differential this season so far. If the Chiefs secure a victory on Monday night, both teams will enter the game with only one loss on the season, but of course, only one can exit that way.
While the Chiefs have every reason to be confident that they’re one of the best teams in the AFC and the entire NFL, the Bills showed on Sunday that Kansas City ought to have some healthy fear going into Week 6. Buffalo slaughtered the Pittsburgh Steelers, not allowing anything more than a field goal. Buffalo won 38-3. Josh Allen had four passing touchdowns and James Cook tacked on a rushing TD.
To make matters worse for the Chiefs, they’ll enter Sunday on a short week since their Week 5 matchup is on Monday Night against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kansas City has appeared vulnerable at times this season. Taking a loss to the Colts was embarrassing, and it was the run game that looked broken that day. The Chiefs amassed just 58 rushing yards, 26 of them coming from their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, in particular, had seven carries and failed to get even one yard.
The Bills blockade against the Steelers’ run game looked eerily similar to how the Chiefs looked against the Colts earlier this season. Pittsburgh put up 54 rushing yards on 17 carries in Week 5 in Highmark Stadium.
The Colts allow 3.4 yards per carry, the Bills just 3.5. That’s third- and fourth-best in the NFL, respectively. Of course, we have to nod to the No. 2 team on the list: The Chiefs who come in at a stingy 3.3 yards per carry. There’s a downside to that, though in that the Chiefs allow the second-highest completion percentage in the league (a stat that may be somewhat misleading since they don’t allow many yards per reception).
Allen doesn’t need much space to convert on his throws, and the Bills favor the pass much more under new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey (they dropped run percentage by 5 percent compared to last year so far). They have a team rushing percentage that’s seventh-lowest in the league.
Kansas City did bounce back after their loss to the Colts with a win and over 180 rushing yards in Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Bucs’ rushing defense doesn’t have quite the same attitude of that of the Colts or Bills, allowing a middle-of-the-road 4.4 yards per carry in 2022 so far.
CEH, in particular, bounced back with 92 rushing yards, and rookie Isaiah Pacheco eclipsed his Week 1 total of 62 yards by a yard. Keep in mind, Week 1 was a blowout win for KC. So perhaps things have improved in the run game for the Chiefs.
Buffalo has most of the pieces needed to take Kansas City down. They boast a fortified defense and a talented, X-Factor quarterback that can dynamically influence the way almost as incredibly as Mahomes can.
These shootouts are what we live for as NFL fans. Neither team should be sleeping heading into an ever-important Week 6 matchup, but the Chiefs should take note of what the Bills did this Sunday and recognize that their opponent is not to be scoffed at.
Only thing I’m terrified about, is the dirty ass Bills players trying to injure ours. Mother fuckers hit Mahomes like they did Pickett yesterday, they better clear the fucking bench. [Reply]
We really should consider resting Mahomes tonight after we get two quick TDs. All our energy needs to shift to Buffalo asap. Its the biggest game of the season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
Only thing I’m terrified about, is the dirty ass Bills players trying to injure ours. Mother fuckers hit Mahomes like they did Pickett yesterday, they better clear the fucking bench.
The NFL is granting them a SB appearance, they gave them Carte Blanche to injure other teams players. That’s why the Saints won in 2009. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dawson:
We really should consider resting Mahomes tonight after we get two quick TDs. All our energy needs to shift to Buffalo asap. Its the biggest game of the season.
The Raiders have literally spent all off-season trying to beat us
Originally Posted by Dawson:
We really should consider resting Mahomes tonight after we get two quick TDs. All our energy needs to shift to Buffalo asap. Its the biggest game of the season.
No its not. Our biggest games don't come until January. Let the Bills have their Super Bowl in October. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The Bills and their fans act like they're the most disrespected team in football. As if they're perpetual underdogs. Almost the exact opposite of reality.
I mean, the Bills are good, yeah. But why should everyone fall over themselves to respect the Bills? They blow out bad teams in the regular season (and occasionally a good one) and then lose in the playoffs.
They have not won anything at this point that is really worth all this respect and until they do, they can have their flowers and take them and shove them straight up their ass.
You want respect?!?
Win a fucking meaningful game when something’s on the line.
Until then, in the infamous words of Carl Peterson ‘sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up’ [Reply]
Danan Hughes just said he planted a motion detector on the Arrowhead at midfield and if any Raiders come near it he's ready to parachute down from the broadcast booth and drop-kick them. [Reply]
