11/2/25 GAMEDAY Bills vs Chiefs 4:30pm Post Game Thread

[BillsFan130]

1 minute ago, DCofNC said:

4th and 17.  Forced FOUR defensive Time outs.
 

once again the failure of a coaching staff relies on Allen to score and miracles on D, they got both tonight.  

I'm not a big McDermott fan. But in no world did Reid out coach him today.

 

Was it perfect? No.

 

But if someone told you before the game that McDermotts defence with all those injuries held KC to 21 points and 305 yards, would you take it?

 

The answer should be yes without even a question 

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

It seems that a lot of this fan base simply doesn’t enjoy regular season football anymore, even the more impressive wins.  

[EmotionallyUnstable]

3 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

55 was making a big difference. Of course he goes down. 31 makes a monster difference as well. Just gotta get Bernard off the field. The addition by subtraction of losing white Tarron Johnson and Bernard is huge. 3 targets that look like they are moving in quicksand 

Seemed like we had a lot of guys lost in space in zones tonight. At some point, you gotta match. Those long developing conversions were so frustrating 

[Billz4ever]

2 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

like what? (Asking genuinely).

I wasn't thrilled with some of Brady's play calling and still hope Beane makes a move at WR, but McD called a pretty good game overall. Let Hairston get involved and had faith in Bishop who was playing out of his mind tonight.

[The Jokeman]

3 minutes ago, DCofNC said:

4th and 17.  Forced FOUR defensive Time outs.
 

once again the failure of a coaching staff relies on Allen to score and miracles on D, they got both tonight.  

And the Chiefs don't rely on Mahomes? I think the Chiefs used some defensive time outs top in order to get a chance at the end to win/have time left to tie but I know those don't count...

[appoo]

5 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

This is not To rip on McDermott as he does a good job of rallying them. But It's literally the same story year after year with McDermott though.

 

1. Usually starts the season good

2. Go through a 2-4 game "low" at some point 

3. Figure it out and rally.

 

We are at 3^ now after the pats and falcons loss.

 

Unfortunately #2 is the reason why the bills never get the 1 seed which is a major factor to why they haven't been to a Super Bowl yet under him.

 

 

 

 

 

That won’t matter because the defensive injuries and lack of weapons on the perimeter pretty much stops this team from making the SB. At this point I’m just gonna enjoy whatever this team can give 

[Shortchaz]

Great win.
 

 

critical thoughts:

 

I thought the officiating was in our favor, a few borderline calls that could’ve been called that weren’t  (especially roughing the passer in critical spots) 🙏.
 

The tipped pass on the intentional grounding was brutal for the chiefs. 
 

7 points in the second half was not great, thought we could’ve used the tight ends and cook more. 
 

solid game plan and execution with room for improvement 

[BillsFan130]

2 minutes ago, SageAgainstTheMachine said:

It seems that a lot of this fan base simply doesn’t enjoy regular season football anymore, even the more impressive wins.  

Ya it is was a great win today. They borderline dominated one of the best teams in football.

And the Chiefs were by far the healthier team 

[Scott7975]

22 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Can someone explain what happened on the 4th and 17 play? The coverage looked, ummm, a little suspect, 

 

DB got picked. Not much you can do there other than recognize the pick and swap assignments.

[ColoradoBills]

9 minutes ago, DCofNC said:

Do us all a favor and paint a big picture of my ass at the Super Bowl Parade, I’ll pose for you at media week.  This team is going no where with Mc D and the fact your sorry ass is comparing to the Jets shows how pathetic your standards are, lined right up with the owners of the Sabers.

 

You just subscribed to my "ignore" list with that post.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

51 minutes ago, Billz4ever said:

Josh has record comp % and Mahomes has career low and it was still a nail biter.

They also made two field goals and we missed one.  If we make our 50 yarder and they miss theirs-which has nothing to do with coaching-we win by 13.  Or Prater’s kick is three inches to the left and we win by two scores.

[frostbitmic]

16 minutes ago, I Am The Liquor said:

Fourth And Seven F&^*$*g Teen........

They had us right where they wanted us.

[Logic]

Hey all. I haven't been around here much lately, but this win has me pretty excited, so I thought I'd burn off some of my jubilant energy explaining why:

1. JOSH WAS JOSH! 23 of 26 for three scores and no turnovers. A franchise record 88.5 completion percentage. Poised, decisive, smart with the football, took intermediate shots when they were there, checked down when they weren't. There were lots of reasons for today's win, but Josh being Josh was certainly a huge one!

2. Bills defense held Pat Mahomes to his lowest ever completion percentage of 44! Defensive line harassed him all game long, the coverage units did their job and married well with the pass rush, and #15 never looked comfortable, and the final score and stat output showed it. This was a HOT passing offense coming in, and the Bills defense stifled it in a big way. That leads me to...

3. Pass rush! Bosa, Hoecht (yes, the injury is mega discouraging, but what a day he had), even AJ Epenesa at times. The defensive line did a fantastic job today.

4. Cole Bishop played the game of his career! He seems to be arriving. Can't help but feel like the steadying presence of Jordan Poyer is helping. Maybe it's just all the reps he's been getting. Whatever it is, he was a PLUS PLAYER for the Bills in a big way today, and was a major and direct contributor to the win!

5. Max Hairston: You just got your NFL INT wings, young man! Hanging with KC's speedy WRs downfield all day long. Gave up NO big plays that I can recall. This kid belongs, and his speed alone changes Buffalo's D.

6. Joe Brady called a good game. Used all of his tight ends, got productivity out of Shakir, stuck with the run when he should, got a bit more aggressive when he needed to. Nice day from him.

 

7. Offensive line: my goodness! The displacement they got on some of those run plays was downright ridiculous. Wow. Sign Aaron Kromer to a lifetime contract, please, even if you have to put in a "no beach chairs" proviso.

8. James Cook. I said not to pay him. I was wrong. WRONG wrong. The engine that makes the Bills offense go.


Today's win was HUGE. Not because it was the Chiefs. We all know that doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. No, today's win was huge for AFC seeding, for confidence for this young team, confidence for the fan base, and for an overall team boost heading into the second half of the season. With the Colts losing today and Daniel Jones falling back to earth a little bit, the one seed is still there for the taking. At the very least, the AFC East is still there for the taking.

Big day from Joe and Josh, big day for the D, lots to be encouraged about. Was everything perfect? No. But this is the NFL. That's rarely the way of things. OUTSTANDING win!

GO BILLS!!!

[EmotionallyUnstable]

Just now, Scott7975 said:

 

DB got picked. Not much you can do there other than recognize the pick and swap assignments.

They could have been stacked better. Playing at the same depth like that on a long down and distance allows those guys to clear you out. They should have been leveled better in alignment presnap 

[CaliBills]

7 minutes ago, DCofNC said:

4th and 17.  Forced FOUR defensive Time outs.
 

once again the failure of a coaching staff relies on Allen to score and miracles on D, they got both tonight.  

And yet the chiefs still lost regardless of the “poor coaching” of the Buffalo bills.  Must of just gotten lucky  

[TH3]

Here’s all you need to know…..Chiefs are “in the hunt”😝😝

[TBBills Fan]

7 minutes ago, Psautcsk said:

I think it was because Hoecht was injured on the previous play. I am fairly confident if he were in that play is not successful.

That certainly could be true. Probably is given what he adds for us. But we aren't getting him back this year so we gotta figure out who messed up on the field too

[fergie's ire]

I'm seeing a lot of criticism of McD's time outs.  I kind of get it because those are timeouts that might have been needed for a Josh drive late.  However, I think in the particular circumstance, I think the timeouts were really smart.  The D is still learning the more aggressive style and they are moving a lot of players around which is tough when the crowd noise is super loud.  Yeah...ideally you don't want to be confusion on D pre-snap, but there was.  When that happened pre-snap against Baltimore, Derrick Henry was dribbling Bishop post-snap.  If Mahomes snapped it with the D out of position, bad things would probably have happened....and I think it was smart for McD to call time out and avoid disaster.

[billsfan714]

I was ye of little faith going into this...best Ive seen the D play all year.  Gotta tip your cap to the effort, and seeing some of the hitting was a welcome site.  Hoecht sucks with the achilles but were 6-2.   Im very happy.

[Billz4ever]

Just now, Johnny Bravo said:

They also made two field goals and we missed one.  If we make our 50 yarder and they miss theirs-which has nothing to do with coaching-we win by 13.  Or Prater’s kick is three inches to the left and we win by two scores.

As bad as Mahomes comp % was, they converted several 3rd and longs and that 4th and 17.  That's what kept KC in the game.  Plays like that seem to always plague this team.  We probably win by 3 scores if they stop giving up first downs on long down and distance.