Success

Allen is locked in. Need to get stops on D.

Is being a sports fan "fun"? Doesn't feel like it at moments like this.

Mahomes pick 6 to start the game. That's what my gut just told me.

Lions/Bills Super Bowl. Let's make it happen! One team gets their 1st.

We need both lines to be great today. Protect Allen, clear some lanes for Cook, get to Mahomes = Bills win.

The Niners will NOT scare me if we get to the SB. Obviously a very good team - but not what they are hyped to be.

So, we're gonna have to watch Gronk in every other commercial for the rest of our lives? Is that the deal?

Great game so far - Texans can win this. I have massive respect for the Texans, Stroud & Ryans - but they're not beating us in Buffalo in January, in their 1st AFCCG.

Texans struck gold w/ Stroud & w/ Ryans (imo). They'll be a problem for many years.

Love the shots of Stroud's mom. It would be hard being a parent of an NFL player. Fun, exciting - but hard.

The bolded is correct - but it's not as easy as it sounds there. Like, it's VERY far from being as easy as it sounds there.

I've been really happy for Singletary this year. The Texans have been a much better situation for him, and it seems like he's been able to really achieve his potential there. That last play notwithstanding.

I'm probably too confident right now. I'll actually be shocked if KC beats us. We're better, I think last year's Cincy debacle is still fresh on the players' minds, and we just ran through the toughest part of our schedule with every game being a must-win to get this opportunity. I don't think the game will be that close. I see a statement game, not unlike the Pats playoff game. A "changing of the guard"-type of game.

Dalton Kincaid.

When I think about the injuries, I'm not so much worried about the "out" guys. I'm concerned that some of the players might be playing pretty hurt, and thus less effective. But, everyone is pretty banged up this time of year. We've been playing up KC's relative health compared to the Bills, but they have a whole list of guys they cleared today who likely aren't 100% either. Our depth is great this year, too. Might be the best it's been in the JA era.

This game has potential to be surprising, in a good way. The Chiefs D is very good, but I don't think they're as formidable as many believe. They haven't been as good against the good teams - and they haven't been as good on the road. If the Bills can get off to a good start, I really feel like we could win by a wide margin. I also think that Allen is locked in right now. That long run last week felt like a statement of determination.

Love all our traditions - except this one. It's a sporting event. A FAMILY event. Enough of this one.

The Chiefs injury report actually isn't anything to discount. Not having Nnadi could be a big deal for our running game, and when they try to stop Allen on short yardage. They also have a bunch of guys who were cleared but have things like hammy's, obliques and calf injuries. They'll be limping around like we will.

I wouldn't change that decision for anything. That would have been a 50/50 game if it was played on Sunday.

I mean, really - what other GM would anyone want? What he did after we lost White, Milano and Jones, he was fantastic. And now we see a lot of draft picks really pan out - Bernard, Epenesa, Cook, Shakir, Kincaid, even Oliver is exceeding expectations. He's doing as good a job as anyone.

This needs to be a great game for the line. And when they get to Mahomes, they have to contain - without big passing plays, that offense is only really dangerous when he is able to break free of that 1st line of defense and rack up big yards.

I don't think so. I said before the season that this is the best roster Beane has put together - and I still think that's true. But we've been hit harder than most with injuries this year, and certainly much harder than our opponent Sunday. People can call that an "excuse" if we lose and it's brought up. It's just reality. How can we judge someone for the roster construction when at least a third of the starting roster is out?

Hopefully Dodson & Bernard.

Oops. Meant Dane.

Bummed about Benford - but we're still pretty solid at CB. If Douglas & Davis are starting, that's a very good tandem. And if Bernard can play & be effective, it's huge.