Billsfan1972

Correct..... It was one more drive @ 35-3 and we were out of there......😁

The game was blacked out so a friend & I went to a bar at an older Toronto uptown hotel (now a homeless shelter) as it was nearby and the game was on. Very few were there and pretty depressing. Had our chicken wings and were just getting ready to leave & IO said, we'll watch the first drive of the second half & call it a day..... A great call & spectacular game obviously.

What was interesting to see and we continually are hard on the Bills is the Chiefs did not adjust on offense. I'd say for the most part their play calling was abysmal. On defense the officials made it a point of emphasis to call penalties on the Chiefs. What I don't know is whether the Bucs were called to the same degree. Another thing I saw was that Mahomes really looked to no one else but Kelce & Hill. Take them away (i.e. chip Kelce off the line) and Mahomes was in trouble. The second int Mahomes was throwing it to Kelce regardless. Watkins was looked at once all game as an example. Again the Bucs defense did not show that skill all year and Mahomes threw for 400+ the first meeting. A very good defensive game plan and frankly the Chiefs were way too cocky and paid dearly.

And the ball was thrown into the first row. Uncatchable. Gabe Davis was held off the line the entire way. Here the receiver ran into him in the endzone.

The TB Interception that was over turned by a ticky tack holding penalty and yes the second timeout on third & two, followed by two PI's (second should never have been called and no chance to catch that one for sure)..... 29 yards in offense, 42 yards penalties.... Add to that when the Refs decided that close coverage on TB's receivers wouldn't be tolerated.....😉 But KC looked like the Bills did vs. KC, completely lost and unable to adjust. As great as Mahomes is, he was just too intent to look at only Hill & Kelce all game too.

Allen made some insane passes during the game (like he does every game). Sunday he forced throws, that was unusual. The TD to Isaiah was an incredible pass. But as said the pressure he was under was relentless and that is on coaching/play calling & the Oline.....

So he didn't learn nor did the coaching?

I thought that too.... If the throw isn't there, don't force it & run. Near the goalline both times I think he should have run, especially when one was a 2nd & 4. He did I thought make some very good passes, but again when the Oline was embarrassed what chance did the Bills have? I read that Allen was pressured 55% of his passes, the highest amount all year. That is piss poor coaching & adjustments imo. Better prepared (memories of Buf/NYG Superbowl).

I'll leave the board to you to obsess over the Draft & Free Agency......

Yep let me get it off my chest. The Bills were terrible in almost all aspect of the game. Bass I guess gets a pass (but the PAT could have been an issue).... The defense I'll let others address, but talk about pathetic. You know Kelce is getting 12-15 targets a game and absolutely no effort to disrupt him off the line or be prepared? Heck the Bills did okay vs. Andrews last week and Knox was covered during the game. Every pass was simple for Mahomes with plenty of separation and easy reads), while Allen had so few easy ones. Mahomes made one great pass and that was it. So let's look at the offense. The O-line was manhandled by KC. KC had all of 32 sacks during the season and to the untrained eye if looked like they had Donald, TJ Watt, Kalil Mack, JPP..... rushing Allen all game. Terrible performance. From the first drive on you could tell things just seemed off. KC has the worst Red Zone defense yet the Bills again made them look like the #1 team in the league.. Last week vs. Balt an easy TD to Diggs and this week Allen is backing up instead of some misdirection or a quick hit to a receiver (or a QB draw). I saw no movement or creativity. Yes 8 more points and could have been a different story. KC 5 for 5 Red zone, Bills 2 for 5 (or 6). Daboll didn't have a single play call or alignment that looked at all unique or had KC perplexed. Allen yes made a few bad throws, but he also made some spectacular reads and passes. If they couldn't go long, take advantage of the underneath and get in his face when on the bench. Sure running game was non-existent, but then maybe Allen should too have run it more if the pass wasn't there. Even the long balls were into coverage and no separation. I am a fan and maybe miss some nuances, but they seemed completely lost out there and that is on the coaching. Please no comments about how fast KC's defense is and how tough they played, they are in general a middle of the road defense that bullied & manhandled the Bills. I really was shocked that they had their way.

The point was he could have ran more as once he broke containment he had open spaces. Maybe this was the game for some QB runs (vs. scrambles)?

Huh???? He was a dumpster fire the first half as I recall.....

Then Josh could have run for 150.....

Not on Defense. KC is a middle of the road defense that frankly Cleveland was able to block (fumble out of the endzone was huge). Baker was sacked once and I don't remember unrelenting pressure. The Buffalo defense is another story, but the Offense was suspect and Allen was under pressure. Seemed they read every play. Won't be surprised if we hear that they knew the plays being called.

No they are not. They are an okay D, but the worst red zone defense in the NFL, who shut the Bills down 4X's there (and the Bills are one of the best red zone offenses). https://www.lineups.com/nfl/team-stats/defense

KC is not a good defense. No idea what happened with play calling, but it was disastrous.

The O line disappeared along with the play calling. Redzone yesterday was just awful. The Chiefs D is not the Steel Curtain, but yesterday you could have fooled me.

Has anyone ever cleared concussion protocol quicker???? But remember it was a PINCHED NERVE......

I'm going with this one!!!!😜 http://nflweather.com/en/game/2020/ conf-championships/bills-at-chiefs or this (40% chance of rain and even then next to nothing). https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/mo/kansas-city/date/2021-01-24

No it was a very catchable ball and hit him in the #'s (though he had to go down to catch it. And this was in the first two drives and changed the game almost immediately. All retrospect, but need to point it out....

That last drive was pathetic. Should have been automatic an extra 10-20 yards. The whole game seemed to be mistake after mistake. Should never have been close. The biggest issue (though glossed over) imo was this was the one SB with only a one week gap and that affected the Bills significantly. They were too high on their horse, ill prepared for the media and all the commitments that week & also heard had too much fun & late nights prior. The Giants knew what to expect and were in it prior. Two weeks and they would have been better prepared.

Yes the anxiety will rise, but the first two were home games coming off an unbelievable run down the stretch that had me nervous in different ways. I went through the 4 Superbowls and yes the losses were difficult, but here there was 25 years of built up frustration, losing years and a lot of mediocrity. Just rehashing the 4 Playoff appearances prior to 2021 really played into it too. 2000 - Flutie Fumble at the 3 with :17 seconds left and lose 24-17 2001 - Rob Johnson starting (no doubt Ralph Wilson made that decision & I was 100% a Flutie backer) and being terrible, but still the game won until the Music City Miracle 2018 - 3 friggin points (yep McD didn't know offense back then😜) 2020 - Blow the lead, sitting on it, then missed penalties, bad breaks & Watson converting a third & 18 in OT on an underneath pass. So this year as said vs. Indy it was finally winning & then last week it was Allen vs. Lamar national debate that had me riled up.

I completely agree. As well as the D played, just too many third down conversions both Playoff games (& 4th down). Two vs. the Ravens stood out, flipped field position & cost the Bills points 1. 2ND & 30 from the 1 yard line and allow an easy 12 yard completion and then a 20 yard one for the first. 2. Huntley's first play from scrimmage and he runs for 19 yards. Instead of a kick from the end zone, a 55 yard boot to the 24. Vs. Indy they were 9-17 on third downs and 2-4 Fourth Downs. Vs. Ravens 7-17 on third downs.

No..... Was tongue in cheek about the Chiefs having the last possession. Up 10-14 with less then 1 minute & I will then be able to exhale. Houston was up 24-0, Tennessee was up 17-7, SF 20-10 & 2018 NE was up 14-0 (though they did win in OT).....

Not if we just scored to go up 10-14!!!!!😜 This year I have 100% confidence in the coaching staff not to milk a 3 or 7 point lead anytime in the game. Prior three years McD would have leaned on the defense (though thought he did vs. NE this year).