Chiefs Chiefs' Timid, Depleted Offense Needs to Wake Up Ahead of Divisional Round - Page 14

oaklandhater · 01-09-2016, 08:03 PM

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...visional-round

n paper, the results from their Saturday Wild Card victory over the Houston Texans indicate that the Kansas City Chiefs are a force to be reckoned with entering the NFL's Divisional playoffs.

The Chiefs, after all, are coming off a 30-0 first-round win, extending their winning streak to 11. On the road against a division winner, that sure looks impressive.

Most lopsided road playoff wins
Year Game
1940 Bears 73, Redskins 0
1968 Colts 34, Browns 0
1987 Vikings 44, Saints 10
2015 Chiefs 30, Texans 0
1975 Cowboys 37, Rams 7
1978 Cowboys 28, Rams 0
1943 Redskins 28, Giants 0
Pro Football Reference

But don't be fooled, because this was the type of game in which the real winners were the rest of Kansas City's competition in the AFC.

The Chiefs were actually extremely lucky that the Texans didn't show up on Saturday.

Houston's best defensive player, J.J. Watt, wasn't a factor even before leaving with a groin injury, the Texans turned the ball over five times, and the Kansas City offense was buoyed by a way-too-easy 106-yard kickoff return to start the game.

Quarterback Alex Smith didn't have to break a sweat.

Against the Denver Broncos or New England Patriots, he won't be so lucky.

The Chiefs offense—which scored two touchdowns against a toothless Texans defense in the second half but went out of its way to keep Houston hanging around before that—lacked energy before and after losing star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin to a knee injury in the third quarter.

That injury looked serious, which means Andy Reid's team—already without stud running back Jamaal Charles and starting center Mitch Morse—may not have its regular-season touchdown leader the rest of the way.

They're not out of hope. Kansas City's opportunistic defense—which ranked third in football in terms of points allowed in the regular season—still had to unwrap the gifts Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer was throwing their way.

According to the ESPN broadcast, this was the first shutout we've had in the playoffs in a decade and the third-most-lopsided playoff road shutout win in NFL history.

Worst home playoff passer ratings this century
Quarterback Year Rating Result
Brian Hoyer 2015 15.9 Lost to Chiefs
Shane Matthews 2001 17.9 Lost to Eagles
Donovan Mcnabb 2003 19.3 Lost to Panthers
Matt Cassel 2010 20.4 Lost to Ravens
Rich Gannon 2000 22.0 Lost to Ravens
Pro Football Reference

But Smith will have to do more next Saturday, and he'll likely have to do it without his only receiver who had more than two touchdowns this season.

Against Houston, especially in the first half, we saw far too many of those overly-conservative, short-of-the-sticks third-down plays the Chiefs have become famous for. And it was a flawed performance beyond that.

Smith missed on a wide-open deep ball that should have been a first-half touchdown and had an uncharacteristic interception in the first quarter, and they also settled for long field goals rather than gambling on 4th-and-1 twice, which actually defies logic and precedents and can cripple an offense under more difficult circumstances.

Next week, they'll undoubtedly face more difficult circumstances.

You'd be crazy to argue that a team that hasn't lost since the middle of October can't rise to that occasion, but Saturday's performance wasn't nearly as impressive as the final score might indicate.

"Confidence and momentum are real", Smith told Evan Washburn on CBS Sports following the game. And on Saturday, confidence and momentum were enough to beat a Texans team that did everything in its power to lose.

The Patriots will likely have more than 112 net passing yards next week, and it's been seven years since New England has turned the ball over as often as Houston did Saturday.

Denver's dominant defense will likely feast on an offense lacking its best two players, and the Broncos have lost just three home playoff games since 1997.

Pick your poison.

Hate to rain on a parade 22 years in the making, but if the depleted Chiefs want to keep rolling and resisting the law of averages, they'll have to be much better in the Divisional Playoffs.

**Mav** · 01-09-2016, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Oh hell look at the Alice Smiff ballwashers dragging themselves out of the shadows...

Um. Pretty sure I've been here, oh I don't know, for three years now. But that's cute. A donkey fan coming on to a Chiefs web site to admonish us "Alex smith Ball washers. ". Lol. How awesome.

vailpass · 01-09-2016, 09:54 PM

Niners leeches acting like they're part of the KC struggle are prime MU candidates for a week or so imho...

vailpass · 01-09-2016, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mav

Um. Pretty sure I've been here, oh I don't know, for three years now. But that's cute. A donkey fan coming on to a Chiefs web site to admonish us "Alex smith Ball washers. ". Lol. How awesome.

Egg-****ing-zactly...

Sandy Vagina · 01-09-2016, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Oh hell look at the Alice Smiff ballwashers dragging themselves out of the shadows...

shadows? why shadows? have "we" not been here all day every day?

Do we talk a big game and then disappear for months like OTW58?

Is there a shadow needing to be hiding from after Alex was the QB of a team winning 3 straight seasons in a row? top 10 in rating and QBR? and now getting their first playoff win since?

What is wrong with you people? This is comically wild and insane!!! LOL

**Mav** · 01-09-2016, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Niners leeches acting like they're part of the KC struggle are prime MU candidates for a week or so imho...

Really? I love this. Get on my level for a second. I'm a Browns fan. No way I could understand the Chiefs struggle right? Look at the donkey tard come slink out of the shadows. Which was your original statement right? Which of course bitch slaps you back to reality doesn't it? Win or lose I've been posting here for three years. I've never had to come out of a shadow. Sure looks like you have because if you hadn't, you would realize with just a simple look at post counts I've been quite frequent here. How's that taste? Salty? Well stay off my nuts.

And miserable user? Why because we support the Chiefs no matter what. Great logic.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-09-2016, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mav

One would hope that a sane and sober individual wouldn't be capable of such a crazy meltdown. Maybe I was giving too much credit and you are just an unstable idiot who needs professional help.

If I only I was a fan of multiple football teams so that I could "rejoice" when one of my "teams" won.

vailpass · 01-09-2016, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

shadows? why shadows? have "we" not been here all day every day?

Do we talk a big game and then disappear for months like OTW58?

Is there a shadow needing to be hiding from after Alex was the QB of a team winning 3 straight seasons in a row? top 10 in rating and QBR? and now getting their first playoff win since?

What is wrong with you people? This is comically wild and insane!!! LOL

(insert image of stalker weirdo from Blades of Glory here)...

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-09-2016, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mav

Um. Pretty sure I've been here, oh I don't know, for three years now. But that's cute. A donkey fan coming on to a Chiefs web site to admonish us "Alex smith Ball washers. ". Lol. How awesome.

You're a ball washer and a Browns fan that lives in Wisconsin.

Suck it, Cheesehead.

**Mav** · 01-09-2016, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

If I only I was a fan of multiple football teams so that I could "rejoice" when one of my "teams" won.

True true. I mean cause I've ever had anything to rejoice over as a Browns fan.

vailpass · 01-09-2016, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

If I only I was a fan of multiple football teams so that I could "rejoice" when one of my "teams" won.

Ask SandyFreaks if, in the past, she's ever identified herself as a fan of any other NFL team. The prepared manifesto she has for just such an occasion, one which never answers the question, is amusing in it's disturbing craziness...

rabblerouser · 01-09-2016, 10:01 PM

Hey I bashed on Alex and Andy plenty during last year's shitshow and the 1-5 start.

I'm not surprised that things changed when :

A

Alex was given more autonomy at the line, so he could check out of bubble screens

And

B

Alex was forced by the Charles injury to do more than check down to 25 when things fell apart.

The reason for the turnaround is that simple - the offense could sustain drives and that gave the defense not only better field position, but more time to rest between drives, making them that much more effective.

Kudos to Andy Reid for doing something he's never done in 14 years :give a QB autonomy at the line.

**Mav** · 01-09-2016, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You're a ball washer and a Browns fan that lives in Wisconsin.

Suck it, Cheesehead.

Says the dumbass from California?

Sandy Vagina · 01-09-2016, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

(insert image of stalker weirdo from Blades of Glory here)...

that's it? that's what you got? LOL... pathetic!

Keep em coming.... place is getting quiet, and the entertainment needs juice!

KChiefs1 · 01-09-2016, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

Been saying this since the Ravens game Thank you media for finally saying something

Clay is that you?

**Lzen** · 01-09-2016, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

When the Ravens beat us in 2010, ten bucks says their fans didn't say, "Well, the Chiefs didn't even show up or try." That's what we did to Houston today. What the Ravens did to us in 2010.

We went into their house, let the game be closer than it should have been initially, and then wiped them out in the 2nd half. We picked on their ineffective QB, took advantage of all their mistakes (and there were plenty) and made the continually improving Patriot Way look like a hopeless cause.

We did that because we're that much better than they are. Yeah, Houston made a crap ton of mistakes. That's because they're not as good as us.

Houston definitely showed up and tried. They just aren't a good team or close to being on our level. And as much as people will hate to read this, Andy Reid and company coached a pretty damn good game. He put a clinic on for Bill O'Brien and his Patriot Way ****tards.

Love this post. !00% accurate.

01-09-2016, 08:03 PM
oaklandhater future chiefs fans Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oakland california Casino cash: $7468993	Chiefs' Timid, Depleted Offense Needs to Wake Up Ahead of Divisional Round http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...visional-round n paper, the results from their Saturday Wild Card victory over the Houston Texans indicate that the Kansas City Chiefs are a force to be reckoned with entering the NFL's Divisional playoffs. The Chiefs, after all, are coming off a 30-0 first-round win, extending their winning streak to 11. On the road against a division winner, that sure looks impressive. Most lopsided road playoff wins Year Game 1940 Bears 73, Redskins 0 1968 Colts 34, Browns 0 1987 Vikings 44, Saints 10 2015 Chiefs 30, Texans 0 1975 Cowboys 37, Rams 7 1978 Cowboys 28, Rams 0 1943 Redskins 28, Giants 0 Pro Football Reference But don't be fooled, because this was the type of game in which the real winners were the rest of Kansas City's competition in the AFC. The Chiefs were actually extremely lucky that the Texans didn't show up on Saturday. Houston's best defensive player, J.J. Watt, wasn't a factor even before leaving with a groin injury, the Texans turned the ball over five times, and the Kansas City offense was buoyed by a way-too-easy 106-yard kickoff return to start the game. Quarterback Alex Smith didn't have to break a sweat. Against the Denver Broncos or New England Patriots, he won't be so lucky. The Chiefs offense—which scored two touchdowns against a toothless Texans defense in the second half but went out of its way to keep Houston hanging around before that—lacked energy before and after losing star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin to a knee injury in the third quarter. That injury looked serious, which means Andy Reid's team—already without stud running back Jamaal Charles and starting center Mitch Morse—may not have its regular-season touchdown leader the rest of the way. They're not out of hope. Kansas City's opportunistic defense—which ranked third in football in terms of points allowed in the regular season—still had to unwrap the gifts Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer was throwing their way. According to the ESPN broadcast, this was the first shutout we've had in the playoffs in a decade and the third-most-lopsided playoff road shutout win in NFL history. Worst home playoff passer ratings this century Quarterback Year Rating Result Brian Hoyer 2015 15.9 Lost to Chiefs Shane Matthews 2001 17.9 Lost to Eagles Donovan Mcnabb 2003 19.3 Lost to Panthers Matt Cassel 2010 20.4 Lost to Ravens Rich Gannon 2000 22.0 Lost to Ravens Pro Football Reference But Smith will have to do more next Saturday, and he'll likely have to do it without his only receiver who had more than two touchdowns this season. Against Houston, especially in the first half, we saw far too many of those overly-conservative, short-of-the-sticks third-down plays the Chiefs have become famous for. And it was a flawed performance beyond that. Smith missed on a wide-open deep ball that should have been a first-half touchdown and had an uncharacteristic interception in the first quarter, and they also settled for long field goals rather than gambling on 4th-and-1 twice, which actually defies logic and precedents and can cripple an offense under more difficult circumstances. Next week, they'll undoubtedly face more difficult circumstances. You'd be crazy to argue that a team that hasn't lost since the middle of October can't rise to that occasion, but Saturday's performance wasn't nearly as impressive as the final score might indicate. "Confidence and momentum are real", Smith told Evan Washburn on CBS Sports following the game. And on Saturday, confidence and momentum were enough to beat a Texans team that did everything in its power to lose. The Patriots will likely have more than 112 net passing yards next week, and it's been seven years since New England has turned the ball over as often as Houston did Saturday. Denver's dominant defense will likely feast on an offense lacking its best two players, and the Broncos have lost just three home playoff games since 1997. Pick your poison. Hate to rain on a parade 22 years in the making, but if the depleted Chiefs want to keep rolling and resisting the law of averages, they'll have to be much better in the Divisional Playoffs.
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rabblerouser left blank intentionally Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Belize Nuts Casino cash: $4664897	Hey I bashed on Alex and Andy plenty during last year's shitshow and the 1-5 start. I'm not surprised that things changed when : A Alex was given more autonomy at the line, so he could check out of bubble screens And B Alex was forced by the Charles injury to do more than check down to 25 when things fell apart. The reason for the turnaround is that simple - the offense could sustain drives and that gave the defense not only better field position, but more time to rest between drives, making them that much more effective. Kudos to Andy Reid for doing something he's never done in 14 years :give a QB autonomy at the line. __________________ MY ADOPT-A-CHIEF : Jody Fortson Jr.
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