Divisional Round: Buffalo at KC Sunday at 6:30

[eball]

12 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:

wish Allen and the offense would have save some of what they unloaded against the Pats for next week

 

What kind of an asinine statement is this?  Do you honestly believe teams can "bank" good play for future use?  Geez, dude, you just continue to distinguish yourself as either an elite troll or a complete moron.

 

Go read the Athletic article about the multitude of formations and personnel groupings the Bills used Saturday night.  That gives KC and all other future opponents so much to prepare for their heads will be swimming.

[Mat68]

This is Colts vs Patriots.  Before that Cowboys vs Niners.  These 2 teams are going to be battling each other for years to come.  Wanna be the man you gotta beat the man Woooo!  First, stomp out NE.  Now go and get past the Chiefs.  The Bills are a better football today than they were week 5.  Much of the talk is the KC was struggling and are better.  I think they are the same.  With the same flaws and strengths.  If Buffalo can stop the big play they win.  

[KeLLy1278]

Dreading this game.. Chiefs are a pain in the butt to play against.  I would much rather play Pittsburgh but oh well.  
 

The Bills need to play a clean game.  They do that and they’ll win.  No dumb penalties no turn overs please.  

[Bigvinny]

4 minutes ago, KeLLy1278 said:

Dreading this game.. Chiefs are a pain in the butt to play against.  I would much rather play Pittsburgh but oh well.  
 

The Bills need to play a clean game.  They do that and they’ll win.  No dumb penalties no turn overs please.  

 To be the best you have to beat the best. Ever since the AFC championship game Brandon Beane and mcdermott  have tried to build this team to beat the chiefs. This is the time. Sunday prime time. The whole world will be watching this game.

[What a Tuel]

12 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

Pretty much and this is where I still have doubts and wish Allen and the offense would have save some of what they unloaded against the Pats for next week because history has shown Allen rarely puts together back to back elite performances where it's been the norm for Mahomes.

 

One thing is for sure, if McDermott and Frazier paid attention tonight they better come up with the gameplan of their lives on defense to bring maximum pressure and take chances all night because only a fool would think Wallace and Jackson are going to be up to task and without White there are so many ways the Chiefs can kill you even if you take away one of Kelce/Hill.

Keep actively projecting Bills coming up short, one of these times you will be right and you will get your desired "I told you so" out of your system. At this point you aren't telling it like it is, you are actively rooting against the team.

[psuscott16]

Arrowhead is only 9 hours away. Very tempting to make the drive. 

[mannc]

20 minutes ago, Mat68 said:

This is Colts vs Patriots.  Before that Cowboys vs Niners.  These 2 teams are going to be battling each other for years to come.  Wanna be the man you gotta beat the man Woooo!  First, stomp out NE.  Now go and get past the Chiefs.  The Bills are a better football today than they were week 5.  Much of the talk is the KC was struggling and are better.  I think they are the same.  With the same flaws and strengths.

Cowboys-Niners is a good analogy…two heavyweights battling it out every year. The Chiefs aren’t going away, but neither are the Bills….some years will be our year, and some will be theirs.  I feel like this is one our years…

[SCBills]

23 minutes ago, Mat68 said:

This is Colts vs Patriots.  Before that Cowboys vs Niners.  These 2 teams are going to be battling each other for years to come.  Wanna be the man you gotta beat the man Woooo!  First, stomp out NE.  Now go and get past the Chiefs.  The Bills are a better football today than they were week 5.  Much of the talk is the KC was struggling and are better.  I think they are the same.  With the same flaws and strengths.  If Buffalo can stop the big play they win.  

Yea.. KC is the gatekeeper until someone takes them out.  Mahomes is the face of the league until someone takes him out.  
 

That said.. Who are these two teams right now? 
 

Are they the teams that beat the life out of NE and Pit?  Or are they the teams that finished with some uneven play?  
 

-Bills had the nice win in NE, beat some bad teams easily, but looked uneven/disinterested in those games.   

 

-Chiefs lost to the Bengals by falling apart in the second half.  Then should’ve lost to Denver if the Broncos don’t fumble late.  
 

A close, epic game wouldn’t surprise me.  Also, one of these teams winning by a couple scores wouldn’t surprise me.  That being said, I think the scar tissue and our tendency to blow teams out in victories would make an easy victory to be more expected from Buffalo.  

[Success]

I didn't want the Pats match-up, and it turned out to be the best thing ever & exactly what I needed (and, I think, every other Bills fan).  I was so glad we didn't get the 1 seed and that the Chargers blew it so that we could have the game we did.  What a night.

 

I hope the same for KC.  It was not the match-up I wanted...but maybe it's the match-up I need.

 

[zow2]

4 minutes ago, Success said:

I didn't want the Pats match-up, and it turned out to be the best thing ever & exactly what I needed (and, I think, every other Bills fan).  I was so glad we didn't get the 1 seed and that the Chargers blew it so that we could have the game we did.  What a night.

 

I hope the same for KC.  It was not the match-up I wanted...but maybe it's the match-up I need.

 

 

I'm pretty much in that boat.  I was pissed all the way back to the Raiders/Chargers game when it didn't end in a tie.  Turns out NE was the best possible opponent. 

 

This KC game is a monster.  I'm at the point of thinking that if it's meant to be that Buffalo fans/Allen/McDermott/Beane/Pegula, etc.. are meant to win a Super Bowl, then here we are.  It will happen.  No matter who they have to play.  It's out of our control.  

[Norcalbillsfan]

1 hour ago, Dont Stop Billeiving said:

 

6) This was Greg Rousseau's breakout game and the best of his rookie year. Had a big run stop/TFL on a 3rd and 2 to force a punt and then had the tipped ball turned INT later on. Consistently held the edge

 

 

 

Before the chiefs game I said this is the reason we drafted Rousseau, let's see how he does. And it was an amazing game by him. He didn't have a ton of massive impact plays but it was what he did to mahomes game. There was 2 plays that showed me how much an impact he had. 

1. Mahomes breaks out of the pocket, Hughes has the edge, mahomes dips his shoulder to make Hughes stutter step and mahomes gets around Hughes for a first down.

2. Mahomes breaks out of the pocket, squares up to Rousseau, immediately back pedals and throws the ball off his back foot out of bounds.

Mahomes respects Rousseaus speed and reach, he knows he can't shake Rousseau and out run him. Just Rousseaus presence keeps one more thing in the back of mahomes mind when he's in the pocket.

Edited January 17, 2022 by Norcalbillsfan

[Mat68]

Win this game.  Bengals win.  AFC Championship game in Orchard Park.

[Since1981]

Remember, Beane designed off-season for KC. 

—harmed us vs Colts (bye,bye)
—helped us at KC

 

D is made to stop (SLOW) KC. we are missing 27, but the rest is purpose built to slow KC so 17 can stay ahead. 

[Dr. K]

My most immediate question is how Dane Jackson will hold up against those KC perimeter receivers. He's been vulnerable to double moves among other things.

 

If you compare the Bills D now to the Bills D in the game earlier this season, we were without Matt Milano then but had Tre'davious White. Now we're without White but have Milano back. If I had to choose, I'd rather have White than Milano.

 

On the other hand, the Bills D in general has been playing well lately. It's going to be a toss-up, I think, with the weight on the offense to score whenever they have the ball, TDs instead of field goals, and not turn the ball over. 

Edited January 17, 2022 by Dr. K

[flyingant]

The Bills should pipe in the tomahawk chant during practice this week, like they piped in Renegade when they played the Steelers a couple years ago.

[Mango]

3 minutes ago, Dr. K said:

My most immediate question is how Dane Jackson will hold up against those KC perimeter receivers. He's been vulnerable to double moves among other things.

 

If you compare the Bills D now to the Bills D in the game earlier this season, we were without Matt Milano then but had Tre'davious White. Now we're without White but have Milano back. If I had to choose, I'd rather have White than Milano.

 

On the other hand, the Bills D in general has been playing well lately. It's going to be a toss-up, I think, with the weight on the offense to score whenever they have the ball, TDs instead of field goals, and not turn the ball over. 

 

 

This is my big question mark to this game. We have not had to really been tested in the secondary much since Tre went down. This is a big test. I like having Milano with Kelce, but would much prefer not to have to pick either/or. 

[Warcodered]

7 minutes ago, Dr. K said:

My most immediate question is how Dane Jackson will hold up against those KC perimeter receivers. He's been vulnerable to double moves among other things.

 

If you compare the Bills D now to the Bills D in the game earlier this season, we were without Matt Milano then but had Tre'davious White. Now we're without White but have Milano back. If I had to choose, I'd rather have White than Milano.

 

On the other hand, the Bills D in general has been playing well lately. It's going to be a toss-up, I think, with the weight on the offense to score whenever they have the ball, TDs instead of field goals, and not turn the ball over. 

If there is a defensive roster and coaching staff I'd trust to come up with and execute a gameplan against the Chiefs or really any offense it's the Bills.

[GottaRun]

1 hour ago, mjfbillsfan said:

Not sure this is right thread but any idea on where one should stay in KC?  Is rental car needed?  Looks like stadium a good ways from airport and not in downtown. There less than 48 hours but would like to grab some bbq or hit any major site.  Is there a Bills backer club or place to go Sat night.  This will be a heavy weight fight.  Go Bills. 

Join the Bills Backers of Kansas City facebook group.  They've got all the info for Saturday night.  Here's the main bit

[Steptide]

2 minutes ago, Mango said:

 

 

This is my big question mark to this game. We have not had to really been tested in the secondary much since Tre went down. This is a big test. I like having Milano with Kelce, but would much prefer not to have to pick either/or. 

There were a few plays Saturday where the bills secondary left some players wide open. The hunter Henry first down comes to mind and a few others. This game might see a team put up 50 points to win 

[Bigvinny]

9 minutes ago, Dr. K said:

My most immediate question is how Dane Jackson will hold up against those KC perimeter receivers. He's been vulnerable to double moves among other things.

 

If you compare the Bills D now to the Bills D in the game earlier this season, we were without Matt Milano then but had Tre'davious White. Now we're without White but have Milano back. If I had to choose, I'd rather have White than Milano.

 

On the other hand, the Bills D in general has been playing well lately. It's going to be a toss-up, I think, with the weight on the offense to score whenever they have the ball, TDs instead of field goals, and not turn the ball over. 

Addison might be out this time. He has a sling on his arm.

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

59 minutes ago, KeLLy1278 said:

Dreading this game.. Chiefs are a pain in the butt to play against.  I would much rather play Pittsburgh but oh well.  
 

The Bills need to play a clean game.  They do that and they’ll win.  No dumb penalties no turn overs please.  

I hope you don't think that we would've played Pittsburgh if they had won

22 minutes ago, Mat68 said:

Win this game.  Bengals win.  AFC Championship game in Orchard Park.

You figured it out! Lol

[HomeTeam]

We should not be afraid of anyone. We understand the challenge that KC presents, but we are not afraid of them.  I hope McDermott calls a smart yet aggressive game.

 

In the famous words of Mike Tomlin, "no time for blinking in this game, if you are prone to blinking, you better cut your eye lids off"

 

All gas no brakes.

[Coach Tuesday]

This is the week where cornerback depth is going to be tested.  

[No_Matter_What]

4 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Oh FFS....  they have given us the late Sunday slot. 11.30pm UK time. 

 

I would normally take the Monday off but I can't next week as I have to brief a Minister for a legislative debate the following day. 

Haha what a brag!

[wjag]

4 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Oh FFS....  they have given us the late Sunday slot. 11.30pm UK time. 

 

I would normally take the Monday off but I can't next week as I have to brief a Minister for a legislative debate the following day. 

 

Engage the Minister of Legislative Debate on who is a better QB, Allen or Mahomes.  Demand he watch the game and debate him while it is going on.

[MiltonWaddams]

Just now, wjag said:

 

Engage the Minister of Legislative Debate on who is a better QB, Allen or Mahomes.  Demand he watch the game and debate him while it is going on.

I’m not sure that the minister would want to be kept awake until an 11:30 PM start. 

[Bangarang]

A penalty for that? 

[Coach Tuesday]

Just now, Bangarang said:

A penalty for that? 

lol you watching the Sabres too??

[NewEra]

3 hours ago, CapeBreton said:

Jerick McKinnon looked solid and dynamic last night. I hope Clyde Edwards-Helaire is back on Sunday, he is just not very good but they drafted him in the first round and have to play him. 

Agreed.  Mckinnon has speed.  I’m not worried about him much as a Rb.  I think they should hand off to Williams and throw short to mckinnon.  He’s pretty nasty in the open field. 

1 hour ago, KeLLy1278 said:

Dreading this game.. Chiefs are a pain in the butt to play against.  I would much rather play Pittsburgh but oh well.  
 

The Bills need to play a clean game.  They do that and they’ll win.  No dumb penalties no turn overs please.  

We wouldn’t have played Pittsburgh….

[Bangarang]

5 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

lol you watching the Sabres too??

lol whoops wrong thread 

[NewEra]

17 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

This is the week where cornerback depth is going to be tested.  

Other than OL play, cornerback is the position we need to worry about most imo.  Dane is susceptible to the double moves and Mahomes’ craftiness in the pocket plus the speed of the KC WRs could lead to a couple busted coverages.    

[BuffaloBillyG]

29 minutes ago, Bigvinny said:

Addison might be out this time. He has a sling on his arm.

Rub some dirt on it, spray it with Windex and sacrafice a bucket of KFC Chicken. We got the Chiefs to beat.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

3 hours ago, CorkScrewHill said:

Josh still throws some bad passes as well .. sadly the narrative is different. To the media Mahomes is a wizard and Josh is sugar-high. Even on remarkable similar plays. Mahomes yesterday threw a ball across the field within my opinion too much air under itand the announcer said only 1 QB could make that throw (i.e., Mahomes). @FilthyBeast has a point .. the Bills need to probably get to the Super Bowl to flip the narrative. Having stated that, we have a good chance to win or lose this game. It is a fairly evenly matched game. It will not be the end of this run if they lose, nor will it be the sign of the Chiefs demise if they win. Both teams have at least a few more years of dominance ahead of them barring an injury to two of the best young QBs in the game. I also agree with @FilthyBeast (I am going to go take a shower after finishing typing this) that if you strapped all the GMs up to lie detectors and said pick 1 and only 1 QB for the next 10 years most would pick Mahomes, with some electing for Josh, Burrow, and Herbert. That is likely the end of the list at least at present. Great company to be in.  Unfortunately they all reside in the AFC.

 

I truly hope the Bills win next Sunday (want that so badly), but if not, it has been a great couple of years and I will look forward to 2022/2023. Keep in mind 6 years ago we would have been thinking about how to once again spend our top 15 pick and debating whether we would ever break the curse.  This is a great time to be a Bills fan no matter what comes.

 

Some might pick Mahomes but they would be wrong and anyone who picks Herbert and Burrow over Josh is an idiot.

 

 

[Thriftygamer83]

Go in there, take care of business, and keep Mahommes off balance.  It's the best way to keep him in the practice of making mistakes.  We knew it earlier in the year.  I predict a blow out win at Arrow head say 38-0 with a stomping performance.

[RichRiderBills]

3 minutes ago, Thriftygamer83 said:

Go in there, take care of business, and keep Mahommes off balance.  It's the best way to keep him in the practice of making mistakes.  We knew it earlier in the year.  I predict a blow out win at Arrow head say 38-0 with a stomping performance.

 

We're not shutting out the Chiefs at home dude. More like 38-20. 

[Mynamemike]

4 minutes ago, RichRiderBills said:

 

We're not shutting out the Chiefs at home dude. More like 38-20. 

Not with that attitude we’re not! Bills win 42-0. 

[Dablitzkrieg]

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Magox]

2 hours ago, eball said:

 

What kind of an asinine statement is this?  Do you honestly believe teams can "bank" good play for future use?  Geez, dude, you just continue to distinguish yourself as either an elite troll or a complete moron.

 

Go read the Athletic article about the multitude of formations and personnel groupings the Bills used Saturday night.  That gives KC and all other future opponents so much to prepare for their heads will be swimming.

Do you have a link to that article?