Divisional Round: Buffalo at KC Sunday at 6:30

[YoloinOhio]

 

[MiltonWaddams]

1 minute ago, NickelCity said:

Do we have to wear the blue pants or can we go all white?

You’re a big boy now. You get to make your own fashion decisions.

[NickelCity]

1 minute ago, MiltonWaddams said:

You’re a big boy now. You get to make your own fashion decisions.

 

Finally!

[zow2]

4 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

Do we have to wear the blue pants or can we go all white?

 

Pretty sure they can wear all white.  And I'll be wearing my throwback standing Buffalo hoodie...and crack open my one Guinness beer at kickoff and sit in the exact same position in the same chair...just as i did last Sat night.  

[Wyobills89]

8 minutes ago, Mat68 said:

I think Siran Neal makes a big impact.  His size and athletic ability should give Kelce fits.  Like last time.  Do not allow the easy 30 to 40 yard passes.  Make them make the 5 to 8 yard passes.  I think Allen plays the way he did vs NE 3 more times this year and Buffalo gets the Lombardi. Make it no doubt.  Beat NE than Mahomes than imo Burrow and beat Brady or Rodgers for it all.  Allen becomes the face of the league.  

It will Def come down to who makes more mistakes. Give up the 5-8 yards all game long and hope we get some turnovers. Josh will have to be patient too. Limit mistakes, take what they give you. 

[stevewin]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

Just re-watched the game (again- I may never erase it from my DVR) and Gilliam was one guy who stood out to me when he was in - just going after people. One thing that is for sure, the blocking is awesome when guys are pulling and out in space - Morse and Brown especially.  The blockers get a head of steam they are all looking to obliterate people

[buffaloboyinATL]

20 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

Do we have to wear the blue pants or can we go all white?

Blue pants, red shirt. Enjoy...

(I gagged just typing that)

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by buffaloboyinATL

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Greg S]

22 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

Do we have to wear the blue pants or can we go all white?

 

At the uniform gridiron database web site the Chiefs already posted their normal home look red over white. The Bills uniform hasn't been posted yet.

[starrymessenger]

Most see next Sunday night as pretty much a 50-50 proposition. For sure it’s the biggest matchup of the playoffs so far and a treat for all football fans. To me it could well boil down to how well the Chiefs D-line is able to play, Frank Clark, Jarron Reed, and esp Chris Jones. If they are unable to bring big pressure on Allen the percentages swing big time 70-30 in Bills favour. 

[Dont Stop Billeiving]

13 hours ago, JayBaller10 said:

Chris Jones and Melvin Ingram weren’t there when we beat them earlier in the season, so you add in Frank Clark and Spag’s aggressive blitzes and I hope Daboll is coming up with a plan that relies on screens, slants, and other quit hitters. They’re not going to give Josh time to throw. 

Chris Jones is a monster, but I think our IOL is much better prepared to deal with him compared to last season (mainly because Bates >>> Feliciano and Morse is playing some of his best ball right now).

 

You make a good point about Spag's blitz packages and scheme (which I have a lot of respect for), but as far as Clark and Ingram go, those two guys have 5.5 sacks between them for KC this season. Clark was a big factor in that loss in 2020, but he doesn't look like that level of player anymore.

 

Frazier needs to devise a plan to limit Jones and stop him from wrecking the game; if we can do that, I actually don't hate the matchups for our offensive line the way that we're gelling at the moment.

[Artem Lipatov]

I feel this rivalry KC - Buffalo, Mahomes vs Allen will be every year in AFC playoffs. Like Brady vs Manning.

Are you worried to go without your CB1 against Mahomes? It's a hard task to beat KC in Arrowhead 2-0 in one season. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

I love that we get KC again in the playoffs. All offseason and the regular season was to beat KC in the playoffs. Here we are.

[Process]

 

[wjag]

18 minutes ago, stevewin said:

Just re-watched the game (again- I may never erase it from my DVR) and Gilliam was one guy who stood out to me when he was in - just going after people. One thing that is for sure, the blocking is awesome when guys are pulling and out in space - Morse and Brown especially.  The blockers get a head of steam they are all looking to obliterate people

 

Yeah it's different this year too as the DBs can't cut them.  So you get two big OL running down hill with a freight train QB following and its fun to watch.  Unless it is happening to you...

[Warcodered]

1 minute ago, Artem Lipatov said:

I feel this rivalry KC - Buffalo, Mahomes vs Allen will be every year in AFC playoffs. Like Brady vs Manning.

Are you worried to go without your CB1 against Mahomes? It's a hard task to beat KC in Arrowhead 2-0 in one season. 

Oh yeah, as nice as the Bills talk about KC, in the last two games things have gotten pretty chippy don't think these teams like each other much at all.

[BillsfaninSB]

3 minutes ago, Process said:

 

  Not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing. 

[JESSEFEFFER]

17 hours ago, djp14150 said:

Is romo all that better?

 

I think Nantz/Romo have done all of 4 Bills games since Josh became QB1.  2018 vs. Vikings, 2019 vs. Cowboys Thanksgiving, 2021 AFC Championship and this season  vs. Tampa Bay.  Maybe I am missing some.  I'd say the reason for this is because they are usually in higher viewership 4 to 7 window.  They have been largely entertained by what they have seen and fair with their commentary, imo.  They talk like they have seen some of the Bill's games above and beyond the ones they covered.  Others talk like they are seeing the Bills play for the first time and are basing play descriptions solely on hearsay/reputation.  

 

 

[Mango]

1 hour ago, Boatdrinks said:

Well, Filthy is wrong again with more troll like pessimism’s. Actually he IS right about one thing. The October game means zero when it comes to this game. Not because of Jones being out or any of the Bills who missed that contest. It’s just a new game and all that goes out the window. What he doesn’t get is that it always the case. The previous game never matters , but he kept referencing the Monday night Pats game as if it was relevant to week 16 or Saturday nights beat down. 

 

Historically in playoff rematches, the team that won in regular season also wins in the playoffs. So maybe it is good that KC beat Pittsburgh? 

I will regroup on this in a week or so. 

 

[BillsFan4]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/17/fmia-wild-card-weekend-nfl-playoffs-peter-king/
 

Quote

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Not long before one of the great playoff games an NFL quarterback has ever played, a text message pinged into Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen’s phone.

 

So proud to know that you’ve risen to the level of being a Pro Bowl alternate!

 

The sarcastic barb came from Allen’s trusted offseason workout coach, Jordan Palmer. Allen, of course, was somewhat famously omitted from the AFC Pro Bowl roster this year when Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Lamar Jackson were chosen ahead of him.

 

Maybe Allen used a few drops of motivational fuel from the Palmer text. Maybe he just chuckled at it. My bet is the former.

 

Thought this was pretty cool to read.

 

There’s more good stuff from Peter king in the article. I always enjoy reading his FMIA articles.

[Coach Tuesday]

11 minutes ago, Process said:

 

That suits KC more than us - Spagnola likes his CBs to play handsy, it worked out for the Chiefs in last years’ matchups.  Bills need to figure out ways to get our receivers free releases off the line.  Chiefs will try to play press-and-pressure, disrupt Allen’s timing while wrecking his pocket.  Gotta be ready to counter that.

 

15 minutes ago, starrymessenger said:

Most see next Sunday night as pretty much a 50-50 proposition. For sure it’s the biggest matchup of the playoffs so far and a treat for all football fans. To me it could well boil down to how well the Chiefs D-line is able to play, Frank Clark, Jarron Reed, and esp Chris Jones. If they are unable to bring big pressure on Allen the percentages swing big time 70-30 in Bills favour. 

Agree with this but is the inverse true?  If they can generate pressure with their front four and press/mug the Bills’ receivers, do the odds tilt 70/30 their way?

Edited January 17, 2022 by Coach Tuesday

[TH3]

Just spent a couple minutes at the Chiefs fan forum….The pats posters are smug and confident….those guys just seem like a bunch of trash….

[Zerovoltz]

Hussy Ref crew.....fewest PI penalties called in the nfl this season.

[Process]

4 minutes ago, TH3 said:

Just spent a couple minutes at the Chiefs fan forum….The pats posters are smug and confident….those guys just seem like a bunch of trash….

If their message board is a good representation of their fanbase, they are the dumbest and most pathetic fans in sports. 

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, Warcodered said:

🤔

Hahaha.  “And No it does matter”. Can’t even s*** on his own team properly. 

7 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said:

Hussy Ref crew.....fewest PI penalties called in the nfl this season.

Getting the excuses ready!  
 

well done

[TH3]

2 minutes ago, Process said:

If their message board is a good representation of their fanbase, they are the dumbest and most pathetic fans in sports. 

No kidding….the trash is the best word I could come up with….

[Zerovoltz]

3 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Hahaha.  “And No it does matter”. Can’t even s*** on his own team properly. 

Getting the excuses ready!  
 

well done

I didn't quote that because I think KC is going to get jobbed by the refs...putting it here because Bills fans believe KC should get flagged more for physical DB play as in the game last year.

[bills6969]

14 minutes ago, TH3 said:

Just spent a couple minutes at the Chiefs fan forum….The pats posters are smug and confident….those guys just seem like a bunch of trash….

i spent about 3 minutes there and it was all I could stomach.   Couldn’t tell if it was a fan board for just high schoolers or if the average poster there is just stupid.

Edited January 17, 2022 by bills6969

[BigAl2526]

Weather forecast for KC next Sunday:  Daytime high in low 40s under partly cloudy skies.  Winds 10 to 15 mph.  I don't know that there's been a prediction of game time temps, but I would guess it will start in the mid to upper 30s and end up close to freezing.  Balmy compared to what the Bills just dealt with.

[Success]

3 minutes ago, Process said:

If their message board is a good representation of their fanbase, they are the dumbest and most pathetic fans in sports. 

 

I've been to boards all over the internet.  I definitely like checking the boards of our opponents before & after games.  Most are pretty standard, and you see the same kind of discussion we see here, give or take.

 

That KC board is toxicity personified. It is so far in the gutter - it's like 10 levels below other boards.  Just a rancid collection of spite, anger, arrogance & immaturity.  I won't even go there now; I like to keep my thoughts positive.

 

[NewEra]

Just now, Zerovoltz said:

I didn't quote that because I think KC is going to get jobbed by the refs...putting it here because Bills fans believe KC should get flagged more for physical DB play as in the game last year.

I know….. if KC happens to win and the chiefs hold our WRs all game like they did last year, you’ll have your clap back when bills fans complain about it:  “that’s great coaching, part of the game plan.  Spags told the DBs to play physical because they knew the refs rarely throw PI flags”.

[starrymessenger]

15 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

That suits KC more than us - Spagnola likes his CBs to play handsy, it worked out for the Chiefs in last years’ matchups.  Bills need to figure out ways to get our receivers free releases off the line.  Chiefs will try to play press-and-pressure, disrupt Allen’s timing while wrecking his pocket.  Gotta be ready to counter that.

 

Agree with this but is the inverse true?  If they can generate pressure with their front four and press/mug the Bills’ receivers, do the odds tilt 70/30 their way?

Not imo. The strength of the NE D is/was their secondary. Its better than the Chiefs’. Allen/Dabol dismantled it. So advantage Bills. Plus there are guys there to pick on ie Sorensen. So if the Chiefs front plays well, which they are doing now, I think it’s still pretty equal. If our O-line is again up to it Allen and Daboll will do to KC what they did to NE, so between 40-50 points. Give Allen that kind of time and he’s unbeatable. I’m really interested to see what Spags comes up with.

5 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said:

I didn't quote that because I think KC is going to get jobbed by the refs...putting it here because Bills fans believe KC should get flagged more for physical DB play as in the game last year.

Please. I guess you didnt see all the uncalled Chief holds against Steelers. At home at Arrowhead the refs should be the Bills’ concern.

[Dont Stop Billeiving]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

They were saving Diggs. Love that our WRs will actually be healthy in playoffs this year. Last year vs chiefs Diggs was playing with torn oblique, brown with an injured foot/knee, Beasley with a broken leg, and Davis with a sprained ankle 

100%, love that we were able to lessen the workload for Diggs and some of the starters this past weekend. Same thing with the defensive line rotation all season, you would have to think our d-line guys have more tread on the tires than most around the NFL.

 

And great point about the WR health compared to 2020. Plus not only are we healthier, but we upgraded from John Brown to Sanders and Davis/Knox/McKenzie all took that next step. A significant increase in offensive firepower compared to the 2020 Bills. 

[Zerovoltz]

2 minutes ago, NewEra said:

I know….. if KC happens to win and the chiefs hold our WRs all game like they did last year, you’ll have your clap back when bills fans complain about it:  “that’s great coaching, part of the game plan.  Spags told the DBs to play physical because they knew the refs rarely throw PI flags”.

...ah....ok....I understand what you meant now.

 

 

[Pete]

34 minutes ago, Mango said:

 

Historically in playoff rematches, the team that won in regular season also wins in the playoffs. So maybe it is good that KC beat Pittsburgh? 

I will regroup on this in a week or so. 

 

That’s great for us!  Let’s go Buffalo!

[Boatdrinks]

31 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

That suits KC more than us - Spagnola likes his CBs to play handsy, it worked out for the Chiefs in last years’ matchups.  Bills need to figure out ways to get our receivers free releases off the line.  Chiefs will try to play press-and-pressure, disrupt Allen’s timing while wrecking his pocket.  Gotta be ready to counter that.

 

Agree with this but is the inverse true?  If they can generate pressure with their front four and press/mug the Bills’ receivers, do the odds tilt 70/30 their way?

I don’t think it’s more advantageous to KC. Bills are a passing offense like the Chiefs and ticky tack calls would hurt the Bills defense. Seems like Husseys crew calls the actual penalties and doesn’t try to put “ his stamp “ on the game. Call it the same way for both sides and let them play. I d say most Bills fans would be good with that. 

[eball]

37 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

That suits KC more than us - Spagnola likes his CBs to play handsy, it worked out for the Chiefs in last years’ matchups.  Bills need to figure out ways to get our receivers free releases off the line.  Chiefs will try to play press-and-pressure, disrupt Allen’s timing while wrecking his pocket.  Gotta be ready to counter that.

 

 

I think actually having our receivers healthy for this game will counteract much of the "mugging" that went on last year.

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

KC is healthier and better than when we first played them, but our offense was all sputters and glops back then.  It was getting the job done, but nothing looked right to me.  
 

Today, I can't imagine a better tuned offense, and I am loving watching Singletary play more and more.  Great vision and patience!

 

I like our chances... a lot

[SCBills]

Wilbon (PTI) completely dumping on Josh Allen. 
 

“Just because he was great two days ago doesn’t mean he’ll be great next week”

 

”Now Josh Allen and the Bills are so great, ehhh, let’s not overreact”

 

It blows my mind, Allen has the weirdest dudes who won’t recognize how good he is.  

Meanwhile, other guys like Chris Simms wonder if Josh Allen is THE best player in the NFL.  

 

The polarization is crazy.  What it tells me is he needs to dethrone Mahomes to win over the last of the detractors. 
 

Edited January 17, 2022 by SCBills

[CincyBillsFan]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

Wilbon (PTI) completely dumping on Josh Allen. 
 

“Just because he was great two days ago doesn’t mean he’ll be great next week”

 

”Now Josh Allen and the Bills are so great, ehhh, maybe, let’s not overreact”

 

It blows my mind, Allen has the weirdest dudes who won’t recognize how good he is.  
 

Guess he just needs to keep proving them wrong.  
 

It is head scratching how there is this group of NFL "experts" and ex players that just crap all over Allen. It's weird but I suspect goes back to what these people said about Allen's prospects leading up to and after the 2018 draft.