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yes, i’m sure goodell is willing to risk sports bribery indictments, wire-fraud charges, conspiracy counts, racketeering investigations and class-action lawsuits from every fan, gambler, and broadcast partner in america, all so that the league’s 32 billioniare owners can secretly agree to tilt a few holding calls in favor of the kansas city chiefs, so they can go to an afc title game or beyond for an eighth straight time. sounds totally plausible. maybe eventually they'll get really creative and make the Jets, Giants or Cowboys relevant for the first time in a decade too.

unlike previous years, the chiefs will enter the playoffs having expended a lot of energy. chargers in brazil, eagles, ravens (when they were good), lions, at giants SNF, at jaguars MNF, still have games left vs commanders MNF, bills, colts, at cowboys (thanksgiving), broncos (twice), chargers. the only remaining true layups are at titans and at raiders in the finale.

The Bills are: a) the current Super Bowl favorite at 5.5-to-1 b) the current AFC East division favorite at -300 (risk $3 to win $1) c) the team with the best odds of making the playoffs in the entire league at -2000 (risk $20 to win $1) d) the team with the 2nd best odds, behind only Tampa Bay, of having the most wins in the entire league (+550) e) the team with the highest updated regular season win total at 11.5 (over -165) f) the team with a QB with the third-highest MVP odds (risk $1 to win $3) g) the team the 12th easiest remaining schedule in the league so far Let's get back to reality.

Expect any Bills starters in the finale? Will Josh get a series?

brutal for chargers/slater.

What are we thinking for playing time vs the Giants? Will Josh play a series? Will starters play?

maybe if he had drafted mcconkey instead of coleman.

the full updated statement from worthy attorney (different from the first statement w/ more details):

As Rashee Rice will soon find out, Worthy committed this crime in the worst state of the 50 states. In New York, this would be a slap on the wrist Class A midsemeanor. In Texas, it's a third-degree felony. Also, the family member can't simply drop charges, and especially not if it's a woman. It will be up to the state. He has a very long offseason ahead and I'd say a certain suspension. The Chiefs will be without Worthy and Rice week 1, in all likelihood. Hollywood is unsigned. Smith-Schuster is unsigned. Justin Watson is unsigned. Mecole Hardman is unsigned. That means the Chiefs Week 1 offense, as it stands currently, could consist of: QB - Mahomes Left tackle - Empty Hole Left guard - Empty hole (All Pro Thuney out, likely 2nd year draft bust steps in) Center - Creed Humphrey (elite) Right guard - Trey Smith (very good) Right Tackle - Jawaan Taylor (terrible) RB - Isaiah Pacheco (has fallen off a cliff, always injured) WR - Skyy Moore (draft bust, sat out most of 2024) WR - Niko Remigio (special teams player) WR - Justyn Ross (practice squad) WR - Tyquan Thornton (who?) TE - Travis Kelce (washed)

Out of all the Chiefs players, he would have been the last person I thought capable of doing this. Seemed like the nicest guy. Which in fairness, in a locker room consisting of Kareem Hunt and Rashee Rice, and Charles Omenihu, he still might be, at least comparatively speaking.

I would bet a lot of money that Josh Allen and Buffalo's offense will outperform Mahomes and the Chiefs' offense the next two years and potentially the next three years. Reason: Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown at tackle for Buffalo; while the Chiefs counter with an empty space and Jawaan Taylor, who is dog poop. Having two elite tackles is a cheat code. The Chiefs are learning that the hard way. In 2022, when the Chiefs signed Orlando Brown (and got a good season out of him), and had very solid Andrew Wylie at right tackle, Mahomes put up an MVP season and 5000 yards without Tyreek and crap receivers. The last two years, with endless rotation of scrubs at left tackle and Turnstile Taylor at right tackle, the Chiefs offense has been good but nothing anywhere close to their level from 2018-2022. Unless something crazy happens, the KC offensive line gets worse, not better, in 2025.

Anybody have the data that's informing these decisions? Why the 30? Why the 35? Why not, say, the 32 yard line? Because that would look weird? This all seems so completely random to me. To think you could score a go-ahead TD, kick off wrong (touchback = 35 yard line, non landing zone = 40 yard line) and have the opposing team such as the Chiefs (with Butker's leg) be 15-20 yards away from realistic field goal range is crazy to me.

The Bills have predominantly picked at the end of rounds also which is always dismissed/overlooked. The Chiefs always get unanimous praise for their drafting (particularly the 2022 draft), but they've had some whiffs too. Clyde Edwards was a late 1st rounder. FAU the DE was a late 1st rounder. Skyy Moore 2nd round. Their left tackle from BYU (2nd round) looks like a bust. When you're picking #30-#32 every year, your first rounders are really early 2nd rounders and your second rounders are basically early 3rd rounders. Degree of difficulty much higher picking in the 1st round a guy that everyone else in the entire league passed on.