DapperCam

Refs really tried that last drive, but weren’t quite good enough.

I might have taken a delay of game to give the punter room. This is the sort of game where neither offense is moving well. Field position is the name of the game here considering the elements.

Chiefs fans are ignorant, but that isn’t surprising.

Indoors…

Maybe I’m a coward, but I would have punted. 3-6 game and the ball is like a rock.

Mahomes buddy, your knee definitely touched.

Is there any chance this game won’t end in a controversial call in favor of KC?

Terrible call, through the body exactly like they teach you.

If I’m the Chiefs I’m running the ball all day. No need to throw against those good DBs.

Stroud just bailed from a clean pocket.

Ironically starting in the red zone probably screwed up KC’s first drive script they’ve been working on for 3 weeks.

Maybe that’s true (outside contain responsibility to flush Henry back to the middle), but he was standing right next to Henry and easily could have made a tackle attempt. I think we’ll see a lot less of that now that it’s a playoff game. Maybe shrinking from contact can be forgiven in a regular season game.

Anybody notice that last year all the infographics comparing MVP candidates show total turnovers, but suddenly now they are showing total TDs and INTs. Very curious.

McCarthy won the SB with the Packers and had 3 straight 12 win seasons with the Cowboys. Even this year he had the Cowboys playing hard with Cooper Rush. Maybe he won't take you to the next level, but he could elevate a team like the Bears to the playoffs.

It was a 3 score game at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Over 200 of those passing yards came in garbage time. Now, to be fair, the Bills may have gone into a soft shell a little bit too early and I hope they learned from that…

In Patrick Queen's defense, he had a terrible illness and got 4 IV bags before the game. I don't know who their backup is, but he probably shouldn't have even been playing. This weekend might come down to who really wants it more. Who is willing to get run over by Henry a few times to make sure he only gets 8 yards instead of 87 yards and a TD.

Rewatching the highlights of our first matchup. A few thoughts, with an eye on how we might play differently this time. Warning, this is sort of stream of consciousness. - Kincaid killed us with a drop on our first drive. We were moving the ball pretty well before that. - I think in a playoff game, now that we know how dangerous the Ravens offense is, we probably go for it at 4th and 2 at the 50 yard line. - Douglas majorly wussed out on the big Henry TD. He was in perfect position to get in the way and he 100% made a business decision there. - Hamlin also should have been in pretty good position to slow Henry down on the TD run, but he took his sweet time getting over there and by then Henry had the angle. - Two holding penalties on the same set of downs killed the Bills second possession. You can't recover from that. Didn't see a replay to see if they were bogus or not. - Bills 3rd possession was stalled out on a 3rd and 1. We probably tush push now. - A recurring theme this game is Spector and Cam Lewis getting picked on. Majority of plays seem to be targeting them. - They sent an extra blocker to take out Ed Oliver's knees most running plays. They were obviously trying to eliminate him. Not sure how he can counter that, or if other guys just need to step up. - Morrow wasn't on the field much, but he was noticeably slow and bad. Milano or Bernard in those same spots make stops. - I'm noticing Casey Toohill getting burned some as well. He isn't even on the roster anymore. - I just saw a defensive lineup against a big screen play that got a first down where they attacked the side of the field that had Toohill, Cam Lewis, and Spector. Just goes to show how different it will be. - Ravens 2nd TD targeted Morrow and it looked like was running in sand. - First drive of the second half the Bills stall out on 3rd and 1. We probably tush push now. - First big play of the second half for the Ravens, guess who it's targeting? Our buddy Spector. - Ravens convert a big 3rd and 11. The ball is placed between Cam Lewis and Spector. - 3rd and 14 and the Ravens convert on a screen pass, wtf. Not exactly sure what happened here. I think a LBer needs to get off their block to prevent this, or Von Miller needs to be a hair less aggressive. - Ravens 3rd TD targeting Williams in coverage on a wheel route. Decent chance Milano or Bernard can make the play there instead of being 3 steps behind. - Poor recognition by Allen, or maybe poor play design in 3rd and long on the next Bills drive. Ravens bring the house and there is no hot route, everything is down the field and all the WRs still have their backs turned. Allen has to eat it. - Bills get a fumble, huge! But on the next drive they are passing on 3rd and 2 and it's broken up. But Harbaugh is an idiot and gifts us a first down by called back-to-back timeouts. - On the next 3rd and long the Ravens only bring 4 rushers, but steamroll the Bills offensive line. Really bad blocking here. Okay, I'm not even going to do the second half. It's too upsetting to watch the Bills start to scratch and claw their way back into this game just to throw it all away on a trick play. TLDR; - Other than the first big Henry run, almost every big play for the Ravens was targeting a player that isn't even on the roster anymore, or isn't going to see the field much. - Bills seemed to stall out on 3rd and short a very unusually high percentage. I think they were trying to avoid the middle of the defense. Hopefully they have something figured out here... - DBs were making business decisions here. Hopefully that won't be true during a playoff game. - There was very little passing the ball down the field. Everything was around the LOS. Curious to see if that changes in the rematch (I think it will). - Cam Lewis, Williams, Morrow and Spector occupying the middle of the field basically ensured we had no chance of winning this game.

Bills play nickel defense like 90% of the time. I’m not sure you can just switch on a whim like that (although I’m reminded of Belichick doing things like that in the playoffs). It would be impressive if McDermott could install a totally different defense in one week.

I think he'll be a good rotational DE/depth NFL player. Not what Ohio St fans had hoped with a 5 star prospect, but I think he'll have a role. I think he'll go somewhere in the 3rd round. Maybe 4th.

Ha, what is even the point of opening the doors? There is no way that comes even close to simulating the conditions.

I think very cold temps with low/no wind would benefit us. We’re more used to the cold and are a better passing team (IMO). If it’s windy, I think that benefits the Ravens.

Why did the Bills lose the first game so badly? Take a look at the defensive snap counts for that game: Spector 96% Bishop 72% (rookie’s first NFL snaps) Cam Lewis 72% Carter 42% Morrow 28% Lewis, Spector and Morrow in particular I remember getting abused.

Bills getting zero respect from the national media. You’d think the Ravens are run away favorites, rather than the team the lost more games and has to come to Buffalo as the lower seed.

I’m agreeing, I don’t think it will make much of a difference.

Are we sure it helps Henry? It hurts more to tackle, but it also hurts more to be tackled. Henry is from Florida, went to college in Alabama, and has never played for a pro team North of the Mason-Dixon line. In a long career he’s probably had less than 10 sub-freezing games.