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Narratives change pretty quick in the NFL. It's really a game-to-game thing. 2 weeks ago, Mahomes never got rattled, and Allen did. Crazy how that can change depending on what kind of D you're facing. Mahomes looks infinitely worse than Allen did, or ever has.

This is some hard medicine for KC fans. They thought Mahomes was invincible. ALL QB's are affected by pressure. No one is immune to it.

I'd give up all of my worldly possessions, move to the far east, and dedicate the rest of my life to god as a monk. Because I'd be convinced I did something absolutely horrific in a previous life to lose like this, and see Brady make that same face I've seen since I was a much younger man.

Bucs D - clearly - is MUCH better than ours, and were all season. I was probably most worried about the Bucs if we had made it to the SB. They have an '07 Giants vibe.

They should try an avant-garde, spoken word kind of halftime. Like Shatner doing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

To me, it shows definitely why after the AFCCG, it was way too simplistic to say Mahomes was cool while Allen looked harried. There's a reason for that. Pressure on the QB. All QB's react negatively to it.

Well, yeah.

Alright. I'll try for that.

Patriots fans are LOVING this. They feel like they're winning another SB. Just a reminder.

So - is anyone still rooting for the Bucs? This is a no brainer for me. Brady to Gronk TWICE? No thanks. The Bucs may as well be the Pats.

I can't wait until Brady retires, so that Super Bowls don't make me sick anymore.

Re: the bolded...you seein' a few now? I think he'll come back. But this is how he looks w/ the kind of pressure in his face that Allen had all game against KC.

I used to like Romo. But man, is he in the tank for Brady.

Dumbest penalty in SB history?

See that? Mahomes misses guys when he gets pressure, too....

Maybe one of the teams can win on a really bad call, like Rams/Saints a couple of years ago - so everyone thinks that no one really won.

H.E.R. can really shred....

That seems....surprising. Not me. There aren't even a couple.

Thanks for the reminder on Gronk. I was already there, but go Chiefs, 100%.

Based on which QB's any of us would trade straight-up for Allen. Not a long list.

I'm a Bills fan AND a football fan. Rightfully respecting Brady's accomplishments is literally the hardest thing that I do.

I still like Mahomes, and Reid. But it's a challenge to root for that whole team today, and that fanbase. Oh, well. Gotta do it. It's either them, or he who shall not be named.

10 years ago, I kept telling my kids, "No worries - Brady has 2-3 more years tops at this level." Deal w/ the devil. He even looks like he's in his 20's.

Give me a break. All you need to see is the all-22 for both guys - and the announcers pointed it out repeatedly during the game. Mahomes' receivers were wide open much of the night. The Bills banged-up crew was not - they were blanketed. Love the hot take, though. Allen rarely got rattled all season. We'll see how big the "mental difference" is as time progresses. I don't think it's the differentiator that you make it out to be. Not that this is surprising. Clearly, you and I disagree about Mahomes/Allen, and Chiefs/Bills. That's fine. But this IS a Bills board, and guess what? We're allowed to have some hope in a QB who has gone from 50 to 60 to 70% accuracy over 3 seasons, and is obsessive about improving his game. I'd probably be more open to your arguments if we were a few weeks or months into the offseason. But much less so less than 2 weeks after a painful AFCCG loss. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I'm from the school where it's a tad impolite to come in as an opposing fan's board right after that to try to ensure that Bills fans don't start believing TOO much in their team or QB.

Pressure on the passer can be funny that way....