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But if the defense had been healthy, it would likely have stopped more drives, and the Bills could have won in a walk. Even with Gabe out and Diggs, Harty, and Sherfield useless, Allen was amazing. If only he could catch the beautiful passes he threw--and kick and punt, too. And coach. We need more Allens!

I was about to point out how sad that is, but who knows? Maybe these two are budding superstars. As you say, they're certainly the best two receivers on the team, young as they are, better than their much higher paid teammates.

I thought he did a good job overall. Should have adjusted when the Chiefs stacked the box (or appeared to) in the fourth quarter. My only other criticism is that he kept going to Diggs instead of Shakir. One dropped passes, didn't get open, fumbled, and dropped passes, and the other caught everything, ran well after the catch, and was clutch. Brady should have recognized the changing of the guard even before the game. All those targets to Diggs were wasted. The guy is washed. I wonder if they could have done better if they had ignored Diggs and focused on Shakir, Kincaid, and Cook.

Agree. Plus, if Allen had connected on that TD throw, not one person--I mean that literally, like even some weird fan in his basement in Peoria--would think, "Wow, he took a real risk there. Definitely should have thrown to Diggs on the crosser. What a bad decision maker!" The fact is, Allen played pretty much any quarterback in history could have played, given what he had to work with. He was patient, accurate, smart, resourceful, and he used all his gifts, just like in the 13-second game. The team around him just wasn't good enough, again. Did anyone else shine besides Shakir?

The skewed narratives have already begun. NFL.com says Allen was "far from perfect" in the game and "misfired several times downfield" when the game was on the line. The writer emphasizes his longest completion was 15 yards and implies it was his fault. No mention of the receiver drops, the choke play of Diggs, the fact that he played his heart out, leading the team in rushing, patiently taking what the defense gave him, hitting clutch pass after clutch pass, and driving the Bills into field goal range to tie the game. All we're going to hear this offseason is how Allen can't win the big one, that he's a turnover machine, and the Chiefs own him. Going to be a long time until September.

Between Diggs and Miller, that's more than a $40 million investment. Both were non-factors in the biggest game of the year. Or net negatives since they kept more effective players on the bench.

I came to post the same. Diggs is nothing more than a very expensive possession receiver at this point. Shakir may be special, but he should be a terrific third receiver at least. Set at TE. So you need at least one big-time receiver. In hindsight, Beane's failure to sign Hopkins sank the season. You had the best QB in the league and , outside of Shakir and Kincaid, you made him throw to bunch of street free agents and washed-up chokers.

Diggs choked. Bass choked. Sherfield choked.

That's so depressing.

Will you forget Diggs!

Need another one of them long drives resulting in a TD.

Brady needs to adjust. The swing passes and runs up the middle are no longer working. Slants, reverses...anything but the same thing.

The pass rush hasn't gotten remotely close to Mahomes all game.

Exactly. You have one player on this team who is a champion. ONE. Go for fourth down if you want, but give it to Damar Hamlin with the game on the line?

McDermott.

A ten point game.

And....that's the game.

Please, not another incredible game by Allen wasted by a lame defensive effort. That would be just wrong.

I don't think it's Mahomes or even this offense. Any team could drive on this defense, with their injuries and the way they're playing. I don't think I've ever seen a worse defensive effort in all these years watching football. I mean, this is epic. They're not only scoring every drive, they're scoring quickly every drive. The only silver lining are the two field goals, which happened before Reid adjusted to McDermott's duct-tape defense.

Could this be the ONE time the defense stops the Chiefs? Doesn't seem that much to ask.

Not having that timeout is going to hurt later in a game this close.

The Bills defense being embarrassed in front of a national audience. McDermott almost literally could not be doing a worse job. If he's going to let them score, at least blitz him just in case they sack Mahomes once in a while.

Well, thank god for the adjustments they made at halftime!

So what adjustments will the Chiefs make?

Yeah, they look as bad as they ever have. No pass rush or coverage downfield. It's not even Mahomes playing particularly great; they look like they couldn't stop a high school quarterback. If they're going to just lie down, maybe they should take some risks, jump routes, go for the turnover.