It’s been a whole seven days since we’ve watched two juggernauts go at it. I’ll say a few things but this tilt kinda speaks for itself.
To The Game!
Bills/Chiefs:
-Can Buffalo stop Playoff Kelce? They held him to 2 catches for 8 yards in the regular season W but this guy has a streak of seven games with 100+ yards in the postseason.
-The running claim in these sorts of games is that turnovers matter but these teams just don’t give the ball away. Mahomes hasn’t thrown a pick since mid November and the Bills have committed the least turnovers of any team since 1950.
-Do the Chiefs have enough offense to keep up with the second-best scoring unit? Patty has connected on a paltry 12 deep passes all year long.
-Difference-makers Absent: Each team brought in a proven commodity at wideout to perk up the passing game but last week both Amari Cooper and D-Hop had 0 catches on just one target.
-When you take away the running game and the outside passing options something has to give and for the Chiefs they’ve been very vulnerable in the slot. When these two last met Shakir had eight grabs.
-Though Allen is just 7-5 in the playoffs he’s tallied 23 TD’s and had but 4 INT’s. Mahomes postseason record stands at an unfathomable 16-3. Two of those losses were in OT.
-Sean McDermott has yet to win a road playoff game.
-Spreading The Ball: In each of their wins Allen has thrown the ball to eight different players.
-Can the Bills get to Mahomes? He’s been battling a high ankle sprain since December and was taken down three times last week vs the Texans.
-X Factor?: Xavier Worthy has made tremendous strides since the beginning of the season to the point that he has a minimum of 4 catches in eight straight games.
-Will Chiefs DC Spags choose to blitz Allen? K.C. chose that sort of pressure at the fourth-highest rate this year. Trouble is, Allen was ranked 2nd in EPA per drop back vs the blitz.
Hold onto your hammocks, it should be one for the ages.