[1/26/25 GAMEDAY AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Bills @ Chiefs 1st Half Thread]

Just now, Believer said:

29 and in his prime.

 

Go Josh.

 

It’s your time!

He's 28

[1/26/25 GAMEDAY AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Bills @ Chiefs Gameday Thread]

8 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

It strikes me as a bit daft that Bills-Chiefs is at 6.30pm Eastern when the NFC game isn't starting until 3pm. There's not much room for manouver if the former goes to OT. I guess Bills-Chiefs could get pushed back in that scenario?

The game time flips based on where it was last year, I believe. Last year the AFC game was first and the NFC game at 6:30. This year it's reversed. I'm pretty sure it flips again next year but not entirely sure

[1/26/25 GAMEDAY AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Bills @ Chiefs Gameday Thread]

11 minutes ago, Sharky7337 said:

Teddy bruschii all in on the chiefs 

He hates the Bills. If we played Niagara Falls High School, he would take NFHS to win

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

I don't think I'm gonna be able to sleep tonight 

[Meanwhile, over at Chiefs Planet....Keeping it classy]

13 hours ago, Buffalo ill said:

One of my best friends from childhood is a Chiefs fan.  He had a Derrick Thomas jersey when we were kids.  He has been nothing but respectful to me at least, when he could be holding the outcome of recent playoff games over my head.

 

He is also the only chiefs fan who doesn't make me want to garrote them and leave their carcass for the feral dogs.

Do you talk to him about the refs? What's his angle on it?

[Belichick believes Kelce is the Chiefs offense]

14 minutes ago, Rubes said:

 

Chiefs fans online are begging McD to guard Kelce the same way he did last time. They think Worthy and Brown will feast all day.

 

If it comes down to that, then whatever. Guard Kelce with your life

[What is so encouraging]

5 minutes ago, nosejob said:

Houston and the Rams.

I am gonna be pumped to see what they do with this defense in the off season!

And we still won 13 games and would have been 14 had we needed the NE game to end the year. We still could have had 14 wins and still not got the 1 seed. What does that tell you? It's hard to get

[Belichick believes Kelce is the Chiefs offense]

People a couple days ago were suggesting not doubling Kelce every play. I specifically said, if they don't, it would be a huge mistake. This is still Mahomes go to guy. Shut him down and let Mahomes take his chance with the other WRs

[What is so encouraging]

27 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

Since the 2019 season the Chiefs have only had the one seed half the time. Ravens x2 and Titans x1. Bills have to sneak in their at least once and get the one seed. 

Yes, I'm not just referring to the Chiefs. I was referring to the Chiefs this year. Other than last year, I'm pretty sure every team in the one seed has won 13 games a season. That's hard to do every year. Even the Chiefs only won 11 games in the regular season last year and got the 3

29 minutes ago, nosejob said:

I'm excited for it being the priority this offseason. We should be unbeatable from here on out.

If not for the end of game " strategy" ....twice, we absolutely would have had the one seed.

Which end of game strategy are you referring to?

[What is so encouraging]

31 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Never take these situations for granted, they don't come around all the time no matter how good you might think we will be in the future.

 

Injuries happen, other teams become better as well and Cincinnati won't likely have another down year, so they will be in the mix again.

 

You have to take advantage of the opportunities you have in front of you RIGHT NOW.

 

Dan Marino probably thought he gets plenty more chances at a Super Bowl ring after getting there his rookie year.

 

Guess what? He never got back there...the rise of Kelly and the Bills kept him out several times. The closest they got was a beat down at the hands of the Bills at home in the AFC Championship game that they lost 29-10, which was a decade after his first Super Bowl appearance as as rookie.

 

And this was during a time with no free agency when it was much easier to keep teams together.

He didn't make the Super Bowl as a rookie. It was his second year. No rookie QB has ever made a Super Bowl. Jayden Daniels would be the first ever if he goes

 

[What is so encouraging]

25 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

I'll say one thing, no way this team, with Josh Allen, should be going three consecutive years without an AFC title game appearance. And when will the Bills finally get the 1 seed? It hasn't been going to the Chiefs every year. 

You see the team in front of them that's getting the 1 seed, right? We even beat the Chiefs head to head in the regular season to claim it from them and still didn't get it because they kept winning

[Brady and McD on same page?]

26 minutes ago, T.E. said:

LMAO, they would've played it exactly the same way regardless of the deficit. Have you watched a Sean McDermott defense in a playoff game before?

Yes, and have you noticed they have made changes on the type of defense they have played this season? It's not just zone all the time anymore. 

[Brady and McD on same page?]

2 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Maybe.

 

what I wouldn’t say is Baltimore was incapable of getting 99 yards when we have proof they got 88. 11 yards ain’t making or breaking. 

Again, they got 88 with the Bills having an 8 point lead and the Ravens needing a TD and a 2 point conversion just to tie it. If they have to go 99 down 5, there is no way McDermott and Babich aren't bringing more heat. They wouldn't be just rushing 3 and dropping everyone in coverage 

[Brady and McD on same page?]

6 minutes ago, FireChans said:

They drove 88 yards with the game on the line immediately after.

I think they would have played differently defensively if they had to go 99. For instance, on the Lamar TD pass to bring it within 2, the Bills only rushed 3. If they only had a 5 point lead instead of an 8 point lead, I think they play that completely differently 

 

 

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

2 hours ago, Dillenger4 said:

We win by two scores easy. I called it vs Denver and I called it vs balt (that we win). KC is not good. They snuck in with a bye and vs a cheap, decimated Texans team. KC almost lost to Carolina and Denver this year. They are not good. kermit has had his days and is trending down. Bills win, with ease, by AT LEAST 2 TD's. We are the much, much better team.

I want to be wrong but I just don't see this happening. Unfortunately people have been saying this about the Chiefs all season long and yet here they are. I listened to Bulldog on WGR say since at least the middle of the season that the Chiefs would lose their first playoff game. Yet, they win 15 games, they get a bye and win their first playoff game. They have gotten lucky all season. And people say every week that it's gonna run out. Again, here they are. I'll believe it when I see it

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

4 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

lol what is that supposed to prove? All three of those games are unquestionable losses if rice didn’t play.  He was a huge part in not losing any of those games.

 

I’d give your argument some partial credit because they went out and grabbed Hopkins because of the rice injury so it was mitigated a bit but I don’t think Hopkins has been nearly as good as rice would be been 

This is an assumption. My post is supposed to prove that the way those 3 games finished are no different than all their other games through out the season. Rashee Rice made no difference and they have won not having him since week 4. He doesn't matter. If they lost 6 games this year. Yes, you can make that argument. Winning 15 games and making the conference championship game is not a way to make that argument 

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5 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Rice was their leading receiver in all 3 of those games that he played straight through and averaged 96 receiving yards per game.

i think there’s only been 1 single game that any kc receiver has topped rice’s three game average for receiving yards and it was smith-schuster against NO  

And yet, it took a foot size too big shoe from Isaiah Likely, a bad PI call against the Bengals and a late no PI call against the Falcons their first 3 games to win those games. They didn't do anything anymore spectacular than they have done all season

 

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

28 minutes ago, Steptide said:

I mean, how true is this.... 

 

 

The sad part is this is something I can definitely see happening 

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

2 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

how bad would you feel if rice were coming back for this game?

because that's how good you should feel that he's out

It wouldn't matter to me because their offense wasn't all that much better when he played the first 4 games. They still struggled to win games

9 minutes ago, Logic said:

That's fine. We can agree to disagree that a team missing its WR1 isn't worth mentioning in terms of potential impact on a playoff game.

 

Don't you think Hollywood Brown is good enough to be their WR 1? 

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

1 minute ago, Logic said:

That's fine. We can agree to disagree that a team missing its WR1 isn't worth mentioning in terms of potential impact on a playoff game.

 

They have beaten good teams all season. Why would the fact this game has "playoff" in front of it matter as far as a guy that hasn't played since week 4 would have any impact?

Just now, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Ehh I think it’s made a difference in their offensive metrics despite finding ways to win anyway.  Of the 40 teams that have advanced to the superbowl in the last 20 years, only 5 have had a regular season net points under 60. 
 

Hopkins has helped but I don’t think he’s been as smooth of a fit as rice is 

They were finding ways to win in the 4 games Rice played lol. They still never scored 30 points in the 4 games he played

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

2 minutes ago, Logic said:

I don't think missing the best WR on your team can be discounted in terms of its impact on a game, even if he HAS been out all year.

In other words: Who would you rather face this weekend, the Chiefs WITH Rashee Rice or the Chiefs WITHOUT Rashee Rice?

Who do you think the Chiefs would rather face this weekend, the Bills WITH Khalil Shakir or the Bills WITHOUT Khalil Shakir?

I get your point, but I disagree.

I don't see why he should be counted when he hasn't played since week 4 and it's made no difference in the outcome of their season. They still won 15 games and made the AFC Championship game. I wouldn't even bring Rice up at this point 

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

6 minutes ago, Logic said:

Benford going into the weekend still limited and being listed as Questionable for the game was EXPECTED.

He wasn't going to magically clear protocol today and come off the injury report.

All indications are that he's in stage 4 of concussion protocol, and presuming there are no setbacks, I am cautiously optimistic that he will clear protocol and be active on Sunday.

Milano and Taron appear to be good to go, which is ENORMOUS news.

We may only be missing Taylor Rapp for this game. And while that's obviously not ideal, let's not forget that the Chiefs are missing their best wide receiver, Rashee Rice. Of those two players being out, I'd list Rice's absence as the biggest factor by far.

So yes, it's frustrating that we'll be missing our starting SS. I'm sure the Chiefs are frustrated that they won't have their WR1. Injuries are a part of the NFL, and being down only potentially ONE player in the AFCCG counts as a health win overall, IMO.

I don't think them missing Rashee Rice means anything. They have been missing him all season and it hasn't changed anything. The Chiefs are fully healthy for this game. They shouldn't be missing anyone

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

20 minutes ago, Beast said:

Not only is Rapp out but Benford won’t even be at practice according to McDermott. I didn’t catch the reason why he won’t be at practice.

 

Milano and Taron will be full go at practice.

So, Rapp out and Benford possibly out so we have to rely on Bishop and who? JaMarcus Ingram or Kaiir Elam this week? It was fun while it lasted

[LOOKING FOR SIGNS THATS IT'S TIME]

11 minutes ago, BLeonard said:

So, I went out last night for some cardio at around 2:30AM.  On my mp3 player, I have 80ish songs and I always set it to "random," so I have no idea what songs I'm gonna hear until they're on.  This is the list of what came up last night:

 

Three Six Mafia - It's A Fight
Ace of Base - The Sign
REO Speedwagon - Roll With the Changes
Joe Esposito - You're The Best
Billy Joel - This is the Time

 

Take that for what you will.

So, I just tried this and the very first song on random was "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz. I shut if off and will no longer be listening to anymore playlists

 

[AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs]

12 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

same here man (except I’m turning 38 in a few months).

 

The first season I really followed the Bills and actually kept track of their record and such was 1994… FML 🫠😂

For me it was 1993 that I started following them. I can still tell people the scores to some of those games without even looking it up because I was so embedded in them by then. I've been hooked ever since that season opener against the Patriots that season