SNF: Detroit @ Kansas City (no Bills stuff in this thread please)

[MJS]

56 minutes ago, loyal2dagame said:

Unfortunately, the rumors of Kansas City's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

As most of us here have been saying all season long.

[The 9 Isles]

 

[Special K]

32 minutes ago, The 9 Isles said:

 

 

It looks like the Pats are back to getting the same special treatment.......

[SaulGoodman]

3 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

Eh they're going to be 3-3, beating a Lions team missing its top 2 CBs and that made several self-inflicted errors. I don't think we need to pretend KC is more than what they are. They're a very very well coached team that isn't going to beat themselves, but they also have a few critical roster deficiencies which means all of their wins are going to be tight. And unlike last year they don't have the magical ability to pull every single one of them out at the end.

 

I'd still bet on them to win their division because LA and Denver just don't look up to the challenge, but I'll be very surprised if they're the #1 seed.

 

Probably won't get the 1 seed due to a brutal schedule, but this is a better team than last year's, and could ultimately become their best in several years. 

[RobbRiddick]

What a surprise, the Chiefs are looking great again. Can't see anyone in the AFC beating them in the playoffs. And now with Rice back they'll get better and better. I say save the rest of the teams from injury and just put the Chiefs in the Super Bowl now. Everyone else is basically screwed until Reid retires

[Sierra Foothills]

9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Break some kneecaps ya Motown freaks

 

Mostly due to injuries, their kneecap biting wasn't up to par tonight. The Lions have really been bitten by injuries 2 years in a row.

 

8 hours ago, Brand J said:

What tree is the Ben Johnson offense from? Love the creativity I see out of that system. 

 

Good question and it's hard to say.

 

Obviously one of his mentors is Dan Campbell whose greatest influences are Parcells and Payton but Ben Johnson also worked for Mike Sherman, Joe Philbin, and Mike Mc Coy so he also comes from the Walsh/Holmgren tree.

 

I think the creativity largely comes from Campbell. It's really impressive that after only 4 years, he's had 2 Coordinators get Head Coaching jobs.

 

Campbell is a great Head Coach IMO.

 

8 hours ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

These rules just get dumber and dumber.

 

The thing about that illegal procedure call is if you ask "what is the spirit (intention) of the law?" it's "to slow things down so the officials don't become confused" which is to say that there's no good reason Goff shouldn't be allowed to go in motion... he was already set under center. He shouldn't have to re-set again IMO.

 

8 hours ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

I was thinking about a recent thread:

"Officiating college vs pros"

By Ethan in Cleveland 

 

@Ethan in Cleveland

 

8 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

I asked AI

 

AI Overview

 

The name Xavier has several pronunciations, but the most common in English is "ZAY-vee-er" or "ZAV-ier". In its original Basque region and Spanish, it is often pronounced closer to "Sha-vee-ay-r" or "Ha-vee-air," while in French, it's pronounced "Zah-vee-ay". Another pronunciation, sometimes used in the US, adds an "ex" sound at the beginning, making it "ex-ZAY-vee-er". 

 

Quit playing with yourself!

 

8 hours ago, SirAndrew said:

I agree, rules and as someone else pointed out, QB mobility these days. Guys like Dan Marino and Jim Kelly aren’t escaping. 

 

If measured by the standard of Brady and Manning, Goff is an excellent QB. His only flaw is a lack of escapability.

 

8 hours ago, muppy said:

Mahomes get squished :-))) but recovers his own fumble before 😞

 

8 hours ago, Stads said:

How does Mahomes always seem to get those fumbles back?

 

Honestly, because he's a great football player... more so than Brady IMO.

 

7 hours ago, HappyDays said:

He was covered but it was their backup nickel Maulet and he got dusted. Detroit's backup CBs have been targeted and exposed in this one.

 

Yeah, Detroit's lost 5 CBs so far this season. Their effort was great but the cards were stacked against them.

 

7 hours ago, muppy said:

I've never thought about it. I definitely don't root against them

 

I might say Green Bay if forced to choose

 

7 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

Grew up in that area, them getting one before us? No thanks.

 

I grew up on all of the Lombardi Mythology and between that and the small market thing and the idea of the team being owned by the community, I've always been a Packers fan (secondary to the Bills). That said, the Pack has 4 Super Bowl wins and the Lions have never even been to one.

 

After the Bills, the next team I'd like to see win one is definitely the Lions.

 

6 hours ago, Fleezoid said:

When I was a kid I asked for new Adidas and I got sneakers from the K-mart bin.

 

Liberty Shoes in the Airport Plaza. Fake vinyl Adidas + Williamsville = Fail.

 

5 hours ago, stevewin said:

For back to school shopping each year we used to go to Champion factory outlet for clothes, and were told to get all irregulars which were cheaper.  It was a big find as you endlessly went through the bins to find something that someone couldnt tell was obviously messed up when you wore it

 

I'll never forget my first pair of real basketball shoes - white Chuck Taylor high top Converse in 6th grade.  Before that I swear some of the cheap sneakers I had to wear seemed like they were plastic on the bottom 😛

 

Yes, Champion Factory Outlet in Transitown Plaza... early 70s...

 

Can you imagine today's NBA players wearing Chuck Taylor's?

 

Talk about foot injuries.

 

6 hours ago, HappyDays said:

Alright now that we're in the postgame time where Bills talk is allowed... Not a bad week for us all things considered. Ravens lost and their season looks to be just about over, especially with Pittsburgh winning again. Bengals continue to show no life. KC won but so did Denver and LA so KC remains in 3rd place, and 3-3 is as good as we could have reasonably hoped for. Saints lost again so hopefully they will go into fire sale mode and hopefully we are the beneficiaries of that. Only result that really hurts is Indy pulling out a close one. They remain the biggest threat for the #1 seed IMO.

 

Things I would have liked to have seen:

• Jets beat the Broncos
• Cardinals beat the Colts
• Dolphins beat the Chargers
• Saints beat the Patriots
• Browns beat the Steelers
• Seahawks beat the Jaguars
• Lions beat the Chiefs

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Sierra Foothills

[GunnerBill]

5 hours ago, SaulGoodman said:

 

Probably won't get the 1 seed due to a brutal schedule, but this is a better team than last year's, and could ultimately become their best in several years. 

 

This is the best offense they have had in a number of years. Once Rice is back especially. Hollywood, Worthy, Rice, JuJu and Thornton is their best wide receiving corps of the Mahomes era, even if it isn't quite like having prime age elite Hill and Kelce as they did 4 or 5 years ago. 

Edited 1 hour ago by GunnerBill

[Ralonzo]

 

Yeah, that's what "Mr Run His Mouth After Every Snap" said. You think you hate the Chiefs enough but you don't.

2 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

Yeah, Detroit's lost 5 CBs so far this season. Their effort was great but the cards were stacked against them.

 

Something was stacked against them, all right.

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

Was it just me, or did the Lions look an awful lot like the Bills against the Chiefs last night? Their offense featured tons of short throws including multiple WR screens thrown behind the line of scrimmage. And the Lions secondary was playing so far back there were some replays where it looked like they didn’t have eleven guys out there. Ugh! 

[dave mcbride]

9 hours ago, DapperCam said:

For anybody wondering about that Kelce catch earlier. Here you can very clearly see his right hand completely come off the ball when it hits the ground. Would have been an easy no catch call on review.
 

 

Not to justify the reffing, but that is a catch in my book. His left hand had total control of the ball all the way through, and the fact that it hit the ground is irrelevant given the Bert Emmanuel rule. Players make one handed catches all the time, and that’s basically what Kelce did there.