Let's talk about the goddamn Bills. Again. For ****'s sake.

[Direckshun]

Well the Bills are doing their thing once again of looking somewhat competent and making everybody think "are they for real this time?"

The answer is no. No they are not for real.

Look at their wins. All their wins have been against unimpressive dipshits. Two of their five wins have been against the ****ing Dolphins, an organization so haywire I'm pretty sure they just let Tannehill improvise instead of having a coach call plays. They had a legit win last week against the Jets, but the Jets have Fitzpatrick under center and the only reason a teammate hasn't broken his jaw yet is because his beard conceals it so well.

Last year, the Bills boasted a terrifying defense with an offense that was being held together by shoestrings with Kyle ****ing Orton under center.

This year, the Bills boast pretty much the same defense playing comprehensively worse under Rex "defensive genius" Ryan while sporting a sporatically explosive offense under The Hokey That Time Forgot: Tyron Taylor. Taylor is your typical quarterback from Virginia Tech: super athletic with roughly no idea how to play football in the NFL. His stats are surprisingly nice, which we'll get to in a moment, but watch him tomorrow on MNF against a real NFL coaching staff. He's going to evaporate once defenses figure out which palm he scribbled his playcalls onto.

That being said, as Chiefs fans during the Alex Smith era know, mediocre quarterbacks somehow confound NFL masterminds when they have even the slightest bit of athleticism. Expect the Chiefs to employ a spy in the form of Husain Abdullah because Taylor is legitimately lethal when he gets a seam to burst through.

As for his arm, the Bills have done a solid job surrounding him with good talent, and he's managed to complete -- get this -- 70% of his passes. 70%. I make my wife orgasm with less frequency, and I'm a goddamn stud. Well done, Tyrod. I literally have no idea how you do it.

Like I was saying moments ago, the Bills have done a really good job surrounding him with weapons. Sammy Watkins' stats aren't that great this year, as he's struggled waiting for Taylor to learn how to quarterback and EJ Manuel piss away every ounce of goodwill the city of Buffalo has mistakenly sheltered him with. Watkins still has great hands, though, and top-notch elite athleticism that, at one point, made him an elite pairing with Percy Harvin. Harvin has gone the way of Sanders Commings, however, and now the dependable Robert Woods mans the #2 slot. While Sammy Watkins is the tall, athletic dynamo that Sean Smith specializes in shutting down, Woods is the kind of shifty, speedy route-runner that has given Peters fits this year.

The Bills also have a Wes Welker type in Chris Hogan, and those types always seem to give the Chiefs fits on 3rd downs. After that, they have one-dimensional speedsters in Marquis Goodwin and Denarious Moore.

The most productive receiver the Bills have this year, however, is Charles Clay, who is going to have a very long afternoon in Arrowhead. Nobody limits TE production like the Chiefs, who boast not one but three TE shutdowns in Eric Berry, Ron Parker and Husain Abdullah. Clay is a big security blanket for Tyrod Taylor, and erasing him from the equation might screw with Taylor's wiring enough to force mistakes. Their passing game does not worry me, absent Bob Sutton forgetting to spy on Taylor's scrambling ability.

The Bills' run game is stout, though. LeSean McCoy is one of the league's best rushers when he's on, with the ability to seemingly teleport from one part of the line to another when the DL takes his hole away. Containing LeSean McCoy is a true team effort -- it requires hard work not just at the point of attack, but on the backside contain and at the second level, where Shady is one of the league's shiftiest. Do. Not. Sleep. On. McCoy. Their #2 RB is a huge truck of a running back in the gargantuan Karlos Williams, a guy who looks like Allen Bailey in a RB's body despite the fact that he's "only" 6'2", 230 lbs. He's averaging about 6 yards a clip. The Bills can pound the rock when they need to.

Which the Chiefs will need to be ready for. They've already got the league's #4 run defense, but this is a killer pair of RBs (along with a very good scrambler) and one of the few offensive lines in the league that's actually very good. Cordy Glenn at RT and Seantrel Henderson at RT are one of the league's best young bookends. Eric Wood is a sturdy center, and Richie Incognito will break down your DL with racist jokes. Louisville's John Miller is a powerful RG. Unlike last year's run game, which depended on a guy named ****ing Boobie, this year's Bills will plow you over if you don't watch your shit. Also, our passrush was totally negated last year by this line.

On the defensive side of the ball... I don't know, maybe you guys can help me out. I can't figure out why a team with almost the exact same personnel from last year's defense is underperforming so much. They're not bad... They're just not the world beaters that we're used to (I'm only using that phrase once this week).

Marcell Dareus is possibly the NFL's best defensive tackle. He's got Kyle Williams next to him, with Jerry Hughes and Mario Williams off the edge. Why is this not the best defensive line in football? Their sack numbers are very low, and other than Dareus, I don't see them on film and go "wow" like I did last year. This is still a shit ton of talent, though.

I really like Manny Lawson, but I struggle to be terribly worried about anybody else in their linebacking corps. Preston Brown is an nonathletic tackle-machine and Nigel Bradham sounds like a gay Bond villain. They better hope they work their ass off because this is the level of the defense Alex Smith spends all his time passing towards.

Smith definitely won't be chucking it to the WRs this week. Hell Maclin might as well take this week off because Stephen Gilmore is an excellent corner with a complete game. Not only is he physical and energetic, he's also really good in run support. Meanwhile, the Bills have the NFL's OTHER contestant for NFL Rookie of the Year in Ronald Darby, Florida State's slightly undersized CB who is just a pisspounding firecracker. The Bills also boast a good-not-great safety corps in Aaron Williams, Corey Graham, Bacarri Rambo, and Duke Williams. Going deep will be very challenging, and we're probably looking at another game of dumpoffs and checkdowns by Smith.

Honestly, given how good that secondary is, the game might simply be decided by the Chiefs figuring out what exactly they've got in Spencer Ware. Ware showed an elusiveness and a power that is every bit as eye-opening by a Kansas City backup RB we've seen since Charles first started getting work in 2009. Charcandrick West is a good role-player, but he was always meant to be a 3rd down change-of-pace guy. I'm calling it now: I think Spencer Ware is going to be the guy John Dorsey thought he was getting in Knile Davis.

One thing's for sure, this is the best test our resurgent offensive line has seen. Fisher and gang have to bring every ounce of edge they brought to Denver because this is a playoff game. We will likely be competing with the Bills for a playoff spot and every yard in this game will be extremely hard to earn.

I think it will be a very low-scoring affair, and unless the Chiefs sleep on Tyrod Taylor (which I don't think they will), they should have enough firepower on both sides of the ball to keep this one in hand.

Chiefs win, 16-13. But it may take us overtime to do so.

[MMXcalibur]

Originally Posted by Stop, Chiefs

We're going to get our ****ing asses kicked.

Ever since you've been given a vacation, the Chiefs have started winning.
You being back in the fold dooms us all.

[Mother****erJones]

Originally Posted by Sorter

This isn't going to be Bills specific. I'm happy to do it if people want that instead of something about the Bills.

Bills piece: breakdown their defense and how Alex can exploit it.

[tk13]

The funny thing is both teams are in 2nd place again right now... so if these standings held, we'd play the Bills again next year. Another reason to win this game.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Strongside

This one is gonna be fun. There's even a chance of snow on Sunday.

I hope not. After getting our asses beat by the Raiders and Packers in the rain I don't trust this team to play in any sort of inclement weather.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

That's wrong.

The Chiefs beat the Bills at Buffalo in 2013.

I have been to at least 1 bills game for sure and we won it on a last second field goal at the end of overtime. Pitiful game.

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by eDave

Anyone else have a similar stretch like that?

we seem to play the raiders and broncos alot also

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I hope not. After getting our asses beat by the Raiders and Packers in the rain I don't trust this team to play in any sort of inclement weather.

TBH I dont want to sit in ****ing snow. So please god let there be no snow

[DaneMcCloud]

The Bills have one quality win this year: A win over the Jets on Thursday night.

They beat Tennessee by one point and lost to Jacksonville.

Taylor will struggle with the Chiefs pass rush and crowd noise. The Chiefs have been stout against the run and will be even better if Bailey can return.

[alanm]

Everything you spewed doesn;t mean a thing, Cause it;s the Bills. Chiefs hate the bills. Why do we always gotta play the Bills?

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The Bills have one quality win this year: A win over the Jets on Thursday night.

They beat Tennessee by one point and lost to Jacksonville.

Taylor will struggle with the Chiefs pass rush and crowd noise. The Chiefs have been stout against the run and will be even better if Bailey can return.

This is a game where you need Dee Ford and his speed to help contain Tyrod Taylor.

[Buzz]

My bad, looked up the history and that's what it gave me. I just know we don't do well against the Bills.

[Squalor2]

no sake. warm sapporo?

[RunKC]

Oh, and Peters vs Watkins is gonna be awesome

[O.city]

I particularly liked the orgasm part. Funny guy.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Sorter,

Break down Tyrod Taylor. His tendencies, his strengths, his weaknesses, what the Bills like to do with him.

We're already pretty familiar with all the Bills weaponry on offense and defense, except for him.

Originally Posted by Bowser

Yes, this. Also do their nickel offense and what tendencies they have in their 11 personnel (which I think they'll use a ton - spread us out and have Taylor take off running...)

Will do a post on the Bills offense.

Originally Posted by Mother****erJones

Bills piece: breakdown their defense and how Alex can exploit it.

Just based on the little I've seen off of the Bills this year and knowing it's Rex Ryan defense the Chiefs are going to get a heavy dose of 1 high coverage, C6 to the field out of base personnel, and Alex is going to have to make the right reads out of spot/snag, slant-flat, and stick. Same thing he has to do with most C3/C1 teams.

I am curious to see how they try to double Kelce if Maclin is out. Unlikely they're going to show/use thumbs (see Sully's post from a while back) since we don't use our #1 enough but if Maclin is out, then I'd expect at least few plays where the Bills try to take advantage of Kelce being the primary target.

Interesting note from the last game O'Shaughnessy was in was that when the Chiefs went 3X1 and ran "stick", they had Kelce as the flat/#2 to open up the Irishman. Wonder if they do the same thing with Harris.