Game week thread - Chiefs at Bills

[90sBills]

3 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

The the Chiefs are 3rd in the AFC West and only hold that spot because the Jaguars had a bye week and had they played and won they'd hold it? Or the Chiefs have a 2-2 Conference record which is the worst of those teams in the playoffs now? I won't doubt the Chiefs have been good these last 3 weeks but if the Bills do beat them this weekend it's going to hurt their chances quite a bit. Granted Denver's lost Surtain for a spell which may make their games against them coming up easier but Chiefs got hurt last night with Bolton and Pachecho going down too. 

Giving history I’d take my chances with KC over the Jax the rest of the way to make it. 

[Sestak4ever]

If our line holds up I think we can get Cook some nice runs. Washington backs last night didn’t look they were running to the holes and there were missed blocking assignments. Not that it’s ever happened to us, but ball placement for Washington by the officiating crew was brutal.

[zow2]

Playing KC in this era is like playing the Patriots back in the Brady era (great Coach/QB/TE combo, great D coordinator).  The difference is they are not in the AFC East and the Bills happen to be really good too. It's frustrating.  I mean they had kind of a down year last season and still got the #1 seed and made the Super Bowl.  

 

 

 

[TheFunPolice]

every year we say "a 10 or 11 win team will be left out" and by the end there's a 9-8 team as the 7 seed. 

[Billsfanatic8989]

The last four years have shown that the results of these regular season games mean absolutely nothing. Because of that, I can't see this as being anything more than a week 9 AFC game. Nothing more. 

[Don Otreply]

Get the job done!

 

GO BILLS!!!

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

1 minute ago, zow2 said:

Playing KC in this era is like playing the Patriots back in the Brady era (great Coach/QB/TE combo, great D coordinator).  The difference is they are not in the AFC East and the Bills happen to be really good too. It's frustrating.  I mean they had kind of a down year last season and still got the #1 seed and made the Super Bowl.  

 

 

 

 

They went 15-2, started 9-0, and benched their starters in week 18.  They had 2 losses - @Buffalo, and the super bowl.  I'm not sure that would qualify as a "down year"

[TheFunPolice]

All this talk about the Wild Card race leaves out the fact that because of scheduling weirdness these teams in the hunt will all be playing each other in the coming weeks, sometimes twice. 

 

For example, Jags still have the Colts twice, the Broncos and the Chargers. 

 

All these teams won't be able to have 2-3 losses for long. 

 

[90sBills]

1 minute ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

They went 15-2, started 9-0, and benched their starters in week 18.  They had 2 losses - @Buffalo, and the super bowl.  I'm not sure that would qualify as a "down year"

Everyone talked about them during last season like it’s a down year despite the results. I think they have a better team this year regardless of records. 

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

Just now, 90sBills said:

Everyone talked about them during last season like it’s a down year despite the results. I think they have a better team this year regardless of records. 

 

Yeah - stats are king in football.  They won a lot of tight games though, and i think some of their season long stats are a bit affected by the week 18 game where they had less than 100 yards of offense and were shut out.  

[zow2]

2 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

They went 15-2, started 9-0, and benched their starters in week 18.  They had 2 losses - @Buffalo, and the super bowl.  I'm not sure that would qualify as a "down year"

 

It’s relative to them. They went 11-0 in one score games and scraped by in a few. The team, especially the offense and the way Mahomes is playing is definitely better right now than last year club.  But yea, in the end the W’s are all that matter. 

[boyst]

4 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

Giving history I’d take my chances with KC over the Jax the rest of the way to make it. 

The entire remaining schedule is bonkers. 

 

At work we went through all of the games remaining and predicted winners and losers. In many scenarios the broncos & Colts had a good chance at the one or two seed. The top of the AFC is tough, the bottom not so much. 

 

Where teams like the Patriots have the fourth place schedule remaining they have a couple tough games against the buccaneers, the bills, and I even count the Falcons as a tough game.  The Ravens are a x Factor. Another loss or two and I can see them checked out by week 16 when I face the Patriots.

 

The Chiefs have us, the Broncos twice, the chargers,colts, steelers. That's at least two more losses snuck in there, without the factor of that weird raiders lost they always seem to endure. 

 

The Chiefs in third place in their division have a harder row to hoe.

 

The Steelers have the colts, lions, us, and Ravens twice.  They got 3 more losses 

 

Chargers: Steelers, jags, Chiefs, eagles, broncos.

 

Broncos: Packers and Chiefs twice 

 

I fully expect the playoffs to be 1 2 3 with the colts, broncos, Steelers... And no particular order. Whoever wins the AFC East before, it depends if the Patriots beat still in the match. 

 

At this point I would say the Bills and Chiefs are wild card with whoever else squeaks in, at this point the Ravens. 

[90sBills]

Just now, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Yeah - stats are king in football.  They won a lot of tight games though, and i think some of their season long stats are a bit affected by the week 18 game where they had less than 100 yards of offense and were shut out.  

It’s more than stats. They didn’t have their top guys for all or most of the year. They had to battle every week just to eke out wins. Credit to them that they were able to make it to the Superbowl that way. They’re a lot more full strength this season, especially the offense. 

[Billsfanatic8989]

1 minute ago, zow2 said:

Playing KC in this era is like playing the Patriots back in the Brady era (great Coach/QB/TE combo, great D coordinator).  The difference is they are not in the AFC East and the Bills happen to be really good too. It's frustrating.  I mean they had kind of a down year last season and still got the #1 seed and made the Super Bowl.  

 

 

 

I don't believe the Chiefs would have made the SB 5/6 years with the Steelers, Colts, Chargers, Steelers, Jets (2009-2012), and Ravens (Lewis, Reed, OL, etc) in the conference. The AFC was much better back then. In otherwords, the Patriots faced much better teams/HC's. Tougher road. 

 

That's not to take away what the Chiefs have accomplished. You till need to beat teams in front of you.

 

 

[quincy]

9 hours ago, Ray Stonada said:

Anyone watching this game in London? I will be there and am thinking to try the Fitzrovia Belle,  the Bills’ bar. 

 

This in the first Buffalo Bills game of the season that will be on free to air television in the UK. 

 

In case you don't make it to the pub, any hotel/house should have this channel - 5Action. 

 

It is also on Sky Sports as well but that is a paid channel and this is probably what will be shown at the Fitzrovia Belle.

 

Channel 5 also has Pittsburgh/Indy beforehand but remember to switch channels after the first game. 

 

Enjoy your time in London! 

 

5Action

 

https://www.wheresthematch.com/nfl-on-tv/ - (UK TV NFL Listings for next 2 weeks)

[Billsfanatic8989]

6 minutes ago, boyst said:

The entire remaining schedule is bonkers. 

 

At work we went through all of the games remaining and predicted winners and losers. In many scenarios the broncos & Colts had a good chance at the one or two seed. The top of the AFC is tough, the bottom not so much. 

 

Where teams like the Patriots have the fourth place schedule remaining they have a couple tough games against the buccaneers, the bills, and I even count the Falcons as a tough game.  The Ravens are a x Factor. Another loss or two and I can see them checked out by week 16 when I face the Patriots.

 

The Chiefs have us, the Broncos twice, the chargers,colts, steelers. That's at least two more losses snuck in there, without the factor of that weird raiders lost they always seem to endure. 

 

The Chiefs in third place in their division have a harder row to hoe.

 

The Steelers have the colts, lions, us, and Ravens twice.  They got 3 more losses 

 

Chargers: Steelers, jags, Chiefs, eagles, broncos.

 

Broncos: Packers and Chiefs twice 

 

I fully expect the playoffs to be 1 2 3 with the colts, broncos, Steelers... And no particular order. Whoever wins the AFC East before, it depends if the Patriots beat still in the match. 

 

At this point I would say the Bills and Chiefs are wild card with whoever else squeaks in, at this point the Ravens. 

KC doesn't face Pittsburgh 

 

I'd be stunned if the first bolded happened. Like beyond stunned. 

 

Bills and Chiefs will win the division imo. 

 

 

[90sBills]

4 minutes ago, boyst said:

The entire remaining schedule is bonkers. 

 

At work we went through all of the games remaining and predicted winners and losers. In many scenarios the broncos & Colts had a good chance at the one or two seed. The top of the AFC is tough, the bottom not so much. 

 

Where teams like the Patriots have the fourth place schedule remaining they have a couple tough games against the buccaneers, the bills, and I even count the Falcons as a tough game.  The Ravens are a x Factor. Another loss or two and I can see them checked out by week 16 when I face the Patriots.

 

The Chiefs have us, the Broncos twice, the chargers,colts, steelers. That's at least two more losses snuck in there, without the factor of that weird raiders lost they always seem to endure. 

 

The Chiefs in third place in their division have a harder row to hoe.

 

The Steelers have the colts, lions, us, and Ravens twice.  They got 3 more losses 

 

Chargers: Steelers, jags, Chiefs, eagles, broncos.

 

Broncos: Packers and Chiefs twice 

 

I fully expect the playoffs to be 1 2 3 with the colts, broncos, Steelers... And no particular order. Whoever wins the AFC East before, it depends if the Patriots beat still in the match. 

 

At this point I would say the Bills and Chiefs are wild card with whoever else squeaks in, at this point the Ravens. 

It could very well unfold this way. My thoughts are the Pats will slip up and Bills overtake them for the division, even with a loss this Sunday. But both are in regardless. 
 

My thoughts on Balt have changed. The only way they’d get in is via a massive collapse by Pitt. Either case only 1 team will be from the North. 
 

It’s going to be fun watching how things play out. That’s why the NFL is the best sports league. 

[Johnnycage46]

15 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

They went 15-2, started 9-0, and benched their starters in week 18.  They had 2 losses - @Buffalo, and the super bowl.  I'm not sure that would qualify as a "down year"

 

I think the "down year" part is due to the historic close game record (similar to the Bills turnover margin last year...bound to regress). They certainly were 15 and 2, but not all 15 and 2 teams are the same. That's what I take from the comment.

[Billsfanatic8989]

23 minutes ago, Kenosha2Buffalo said:

why are there so many people saying games don't matter in the regular season? lol even if Superbowl or bust are your expectations, you can't get there if you miss the playoffs 😑. Huge game, always competitive.. should be fun

See Chiefs vs Bills regular season games in 2021, 2023-2024. And what happened later on. Bills beat them in 2022 too.

 

Because of that, this Sunday's result won't have much meaning long-term. At least not for me. We've been through this too many times.

[Taro Nimbus]

I expect this board to go nuclear if the Bills lose this game.    I had this as a loss coming into the season.   Chiefs are just too good right now.  If the Bills are gonna win, they need to force turnovers and capitalize off them.