Ten Things About Tonight's Game Week 7: KC 45 CINCY 10

[gblowfish]

10. It’s Midnight, just got home and brought all the stuff in from the car and put on my PJs. I had a big piece of chocolate cake and cold glass of milk before sitting down to write this somewhat abbreviated version of the Ten Things, because I’m going to have to get up in six hours to go to work. That’s the only bad thing about these types of National night games; it wrecks your entire day and night routine. Mrs. B and I met up with my pals Gary and Eric -the guys i go to Mizzou games with- and we went into Arrowhead at 3:45pm. Even with that, it took 45 minutes for us to get parked, and that’s three and a half hours before kickoff! So my advice to any of you who are coming for Denver next week: The earlier you can get to the stadium the better, because parking is just plain insane. Weather was perfect for tailgating, and we had some good whiskey, good sammiches and four different sides, plus cookies and chocolate cake. Tonight was one of those rare perfect games where everything just clicked, and the Chiefs came out of the gate and killed the opponent. Last game I remember a game that was this satisfying was the time we beat Buffalo in 1991 on MNF where Marty, DT and the Nigerian Nightmare whalloped Marv Levy 33 to 6.

9. Nights like tonight where the game is pretty much in the bag by halftime are rare indeed, especially after the trauma from our playoff collapse vs. the Tits last year. I can’t remember the exact stat, but we had lost something like six in a row to the Bengals, so we definitely owed them some payback. We got that and then some. Also I saw a stat where Marvin Lewis was something like 1-9 in National Night Games during his Bengals coaching career. How does that guy keep his job? He’s the poster boy for mediocre football teams. He’s just good enough to draft 15th or 16th every year. Their team looked like they were still shell shocked from losing to the Steelers last week, and they had absolutely no answer for our offense. None. We won the toss for the 7th consecutive game, and our defense has still not given up seven points on the opponents opening possession. That’s a hidden defensive stat that’s actually pretty impressive when you consider facing Phyllis, Rapitsburger, Jimmy G, Tommy Boy and the Redheaded Stepchild tonight.

8 Before the game, the lovely Mrs. B goes to the ladies room then goes and get herself a coke for the game. I wait for her by “the trophy.” That’s the case that has our one and only Super Bowl trophy at the entrance to section 119 where we sit. Tonight as I waited for Mrs. B, I just played fly on the wall and watched the fans pass the trophy. Some just reached out and touched or tapped the glass. Others stopped for a selfie with it. One guy kissed the glass….yikes, a window licker! Anyway, over and over the fans keep saying “someday we’ll have another one of those.” Man, it’s been 50 years. And I don’t want to be a Red Kool Aid Drinker, but barring a catastrophic injury to Mahomes, I think we have a realistic shot at getting there and winning sometime in the next three years. I really believe that. I saw the Chiefs win that first one when I was ten years old. I know a lot of you weren’t alive then. All I can tell you is, there is nothing as a football fan better than having your team win a Super Bowl. It's a life changing experience. I just hope I get to see us win one during what’s left of my lifetime. My dad was denied that, and that, my friends, was a Goddamn shame.

7. On game stuff, game ball to Kareem Hunt. He played like a man possessed. I think he’s felt snubbed by the NFL pundits because, he IS the incumbent NFL rushing champ, and he is a very, VERY bad man. Andy pulled him early after the Bengals cheap shotted him in the fourth quarter, but he managed 86 yards and a TD rushing, and 55 yards and two more TDs on pass receptions. Chiefs rushed for just shy of 200 yards. Spencer Ware had 59 yards and averaged nearly 7.5 yards per carry. That’s toting the rock, and that was done with not one but TWO backup players inside on the O-Line. Devey did an especially great job at center. Bengals got two sacks, but so what? If that’s all you give up to Atkins and Dunlap, that’s a very good night. KC offense rolled up 551 total yards of offense, and we actually dominated time of possession this game by seven minutes. That’s half of an entire quarter, and that means the Cincy defense was on the field a lot. Best offensive stat was third down efficiency. KC was 9-12 and you can’t do much better than that. Colquitt never saw the field except to hold for extra points.

6. We were all pretty hard on Bob Sutton and the Queefense this week. I went in to my seats earlier than usual tonight, and noticed that after warmups, Sutton came to his sideline position about 20 minutes before kickoff. That’s unusual. So he must have been pretty amped up for this one. Giving up only 10 points to the sixth ranked offense in the NFL deserves praise. Mixon only had 50 yards, and he’s a quality back. Ron Parker got the first pick six of his career, which was the definite dagger in this one. In the third quarter, KC scored all 14 of their points in a nine second span. That’s the sledgehammer to the head.

5. Special teams didn’t get a lot of chances because when the Bengals weren’t blowing fake punts, they were punting away from Tyreek. Blowing up the fake punt was big. Even if the protector wouldn’t have fumbled the snap, I don’t think he would have made the first down. Just a head scratching decision by Marvin. Maybe he thought he needed to pick up an extra scoring chance to keep pace with Mahomes, but then later he’s kicking a field goal when he’s down by a ton in the third quarter. So who knows what he was thinking? I don’t know how Cincy fans have put up with the guy so long?

4. There were a couple things I saw that I had never seen before. The run where Hunt hurdled a defender, landed and then KEPT GOING was Walter Payton-esque. First time I can remember Hunt doing that. Also, i don’t know if you noticed or not, but the play that put Burfict out of the game was when he was trying to lay out Hunt, he bounced off and hurt himself. He limped off the field and he was done for the day. Another thing I don’t ever remember seeing before was a star QB helping to push a running back over the goal line. Mahomes did that on Hunt’s rushing TD in the second half. That’s why his team mates LOVE him. He’s sees himself as one of the guys, and not a diva or special in any way. I hope that quality stays with him, as it makes him who he is. The other thing I’d never seen was Eric Fisher leading the crowd singing Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” during the final two minute warning in the fourth quarter. The guys were enjoying themselves and why not? They certainly earned it. I had no idea Fish was a big Neil Diamond guy…

3. Other odds and ends: Zombo played pretty well. He was having a lot of conversations with Dave Toub on the sideline. I think Toub is glad to have him back for special teams. Allen who we brought back for O-line depth has some serious muffin tops bulging out over his belt line. Looks like beans and rice didn’t miss him in Houston. Dude needs shed a few LBs and covert those love handles into some muscle. Helpful to have Eric Murray back. Scandrick was having a tough time staying with AJ Green, but that happens to a lot of corners who are better than Scandrick. Green’s about all Cincy had going for them tonight, and it just wasn’t enough to offset Hill, Harris, Kelce, Watkins, etc. Mahomes completed to eight different guys, and the scary thing is, they will get better as they get more experience playing with one another. Mahomes one pick was no biggie. It was under thrown to Tyreek who was triple covered. It was basically an arm punt. Tyreek dropped a sure TD but made up for it a few plays later when he Hokey Pokey'd into the corner of the end zone then did a back flip. Ozzie Smith would be proud!

2. Andy got his 200th win, and that’s a major accomplishment. After the game he was aw shucks about it, but that’s a very big deal. He’ll still need to win some hardware to make it to Canton. He’s been there once, which was one more time than Marty, but it sure would be nice to see a Chiefs coach other than Stram get some love from the Hall. Andy has a shot.

1. As I’ve said several times already this year, “Whatta Great Night to be a Chiefs Fan!” Please savor this and enjoy the ride, because this doesn’t happen very often. The sad thing about the NFL is once the playoffs start, its single elimination. Many times the best team does not end the year on top. But we have a very good chance this year as our offense is WAY ahead of schedule, and is Greatest Show on Turf good. The end of my night was really great as I caught my first souvenir of the year -a glove from Kareem Hunt, pic attached. And now we focus on the Donks who have had three extra days to prepare for us, but the Donks ain’t the Pats, and I want to beat them as bad or worse than the thumping we laid down tonight. I just hope there’s no complacency or hangover from this one. We need to beat the Donks and beat them bad. Enjoy this tonight, then on Monday, it’s back to work my friends….back…to…work.

[Buehler445]

Great read.

I was on the tractor most of the game but this one will be great to catch on DVR.

Point about the Lombardi is compelling stuff. Long way from in the trophy case but it is exciting to be a legitimate contender.

[Easy 6]

Great job, gblowfish... that lonely trophy will soon have several friends

[GloryDayz]

Great job George. And some fun pics from last night's game. You're in one (I think).

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[InChiefsHeaven]

Thanks for writing this up so late...you are a young man at heart! I was up till like 11pm just because I could not sleep. I thought about turning it off in the 4th when it was pretty much decided, but I just couldn't.

I was surprised that the starters were in on that last drive, but I think Andy wanted a 50 burger. Ah well, nobody got hurt, but it would have SUCKED if someone had. Since Burfect was out (couldn't happen to a nicer guy) I guess it was as safe a bet as you could have.

Awesome job as usual! GO CHIEFS! I'll be making noise at Arrowhead next week!

[scho63]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

10. I had a big piece of chocolate cake and cold glass of milk before sitting down to write this somewhat abbreviated version of the Ten Things

When I read this, I could picture myself with a delicious moist piece of cake and an ice cold glass of milk. No matter how old you are, it still tastes great!

9. Nights like tonight where the game is pretty much in the bag by halftime are rare indeed, especially after the trauma from our playoff collapse vs. the Tits last year. I can’t remember the exact stat, but we had lost something like six in a row to the Bengals, so we definitely owed them some payback. We got that and then some. Also I saw a stat where Marvin Lewis was something like 1-9 in National Night Games during his Bengals coaching career.

Bengals were one of those teams that always give us fits the random times we play them. I was worried that AJ Green was going to go off but we did a real good job and he had a few drops that helped. Dalton really isn't that good and he missed quite a few. We also had good pressure for most of the game, something we have lacked in most games. We bitched slapped them tonight!

8 Before the game, the lovely Mrs. B goes to the ladies room then goes and get herself a coke for the game. I wait for her by “the trophy.” That’s the case that has our one and only Super Bowl trophy at the entrance to section 119 where we sit. Tonight as I waited for Mrs. B, I just played fly on the wall and watched the fans pass the trophy. Some just reached out and touched or tapped the glass. Others stopped for a selfie with it. One guy kissed the glass….yikes, a window licker! Anyway, over and over the fans keep saying “someday we’ll have another one of those.” Man, it’s been 50 years. And I don’t want to be a Red Kool Aid Drinker, but barring a catastrophic injury to Mahomes, I think we have a realistic shot at getting there and winning there sometime in the next three years. I really believe that.

I really believe we can make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since Joe Montana also! I also believe that we can be down by 20 points and Mahomes can bring this team back, something no one else could do in my opinion not even Montana as he was at the end of his career.

2. Andy got his 200th win, and that’s a major accomplishment. After the game he was aw shucks about it, but that’s a very big deal. He’ll still need to win some hardware to make it to Canton. He’s been there once, which was one more time than Marty, but it sure would be nice to see a Chiefs coach other than Stram get some love from the Hall. Andy has a shot.

Andy was all smiles after the game and really enjoyed this as much as any Chiefs victory I've seen. He is DUE as are the Chiefs!

1. As I’ve said several times already this year, “Whatta Great Night to be a Chiefs Fan!” Please savor this and enjoy the ride, because this doesn’t happen very often. The sad thing about the NFL is once the playoffs start, its single elimination. Many times the best team does not end the year on top. But we have a very good chance this year as our offense is WAY ahead of schedule, and is Greatest Show on Turf good. The end of my night was really great as I caught my first souvenir of the year -a glove from Kareem Hunt, pic attached. And now we focus on the Donks who have had three extra days to prepare for us, but the Donks ain’t the Pats, and I want to beat them as bad or worse than the thumping we laid down tonight. I just hope there’s no complacency or hangover from this one. We need to beat the Donks and beat them bad. Enjoy this tonight, then on Monday, it’s back to work my friends….back…to…work.

I'm enjoying this for sure because after all the beat downs, horrible seasons, miserable one-and-out playoff losses including having home field throughout the playoffs, we deserve this as much as any team in the NFL with few exceptions.

The Christmas Night Denver game I went to with you, the young guy next to me got like 4 souvenirs from players and staff. Glad to see you pick up one for a change!

I can see us SPANKING the Donkeys in our place. I'll be thinking of you next week and jealous of not being there. It should be LOUD and I'm going to try and have a meet up next week here in Phoenix/Scottsdale area.

Thanks for staying up late as it's hard to write much when your team plays to damn near perfection.

Kelce had a quiet game but he turned a few short catches into nice long gains, something he is one of the best at. He is also always doing his best on blocking assignments and never bitches, a sign of growing maturity. I think he sees the big prize at the end of the rainbow as opposed to thinking about his stats or getting stupid penalties. He really has turned himself around this year. Never even close to a bonehead play, something he isn't getting credit for.

Hunt is really something special and even Watkins and Demetrius Harris got in on the act.

Shocked Tyreek dropped one and glad he dropped it when it really didn't matter as opposed to when it counts.

Our Oline and Devey did a great job, especially Fisher.

Scandrick had a defensive hold on the first series and he got away with it, allowing a 3 and out.

Overall it was a really great performance on both sides of the ball for a change and seeing Ron Parker scoring a pick 6 on a pretty good INT was icing on the cake.

Thanks as always GB and I'll shoot you some REP when I get reloaded later today.

Now lets go kick some Donkey ass all over Arrowhead.

[displacedinMN]

Thanks GB.
Not sorry about Burfict. He is an asshole.

I did not get to see it. Had Phil Collins tickets since March. I got flexed out.
I will watch the replay.

[Dartgod]

Great write up as always George.

I did come down to your seats before the game. I was in the 2nd row and asked some guy that was standing in front of your seat if he was George. Turns out it wasn't his seat and was just down there hoping to interact with some Chiefs players. This was about 40 minutes before kickoff.

It was too crowded down there later to even try. Sorry I missed another chance to meet you. Maybe some day it will happen.

[TwistedChief]

It really feels to me like for the first time in quite awhile, the Arrowhead mystique is genuinely back. Obviously every primetime telecast has hyped Arrowhead as a "tough place to play" over the last several years, but our home and away splits haven't been markedly different.

This is obvious as I prepare to type it, but given how much our strength is tilted toward the offense, you'd think homefield advantage would be that much more important with a team built as such. The two worst halves we've had all year - by far - have been the first halves of the Denver and NE games, and both of those you can attribute to Mahomes getting comfortable but also coming to grips with the crowd noise. When they've been at Arrowhead, the offense has been in complete control and has had the ability to dictate their own pace. It's been a thing of beauty.

I think we'll beat anyone on the road in the playoffs, but at home, I know we will.

Pinch me... I'm dreaming.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Why does our running game always drastically improve whenever Mitch Morse is out?

[Bwana]

That was one of the best Chief wins I have ever seen, great game.

[Molitoth]

5. Special teams didn’t get a lot of chances because when the Bengals weren’t blowing fake punts, they were punting away from Tyreek. Blowing up the fake punt was big. Even if the protector wouldn’t have fumbled the snap, I don’t think he would have made the first down.

When the replay comes out, pay attention to what happens on the outside edges and the returner.

They lineup as if they are going to punt return, (which leaves the edges open)... but they motion into a punt block formation last second and blow it up.

It was like they KNEW it was going to be a fake. Would be interesting if they saw something on tape.

[Prison Bitch]

All I can tell you is, there is nothing as a football fan better than having your team win a Super Bowl.




Huh?

[SAUTO]

thanks for the write up george, great as always

[allen_kcCard]

I just had a revelation (not a good one) while reading this thread and being glad I won't have to wait to see the team again until the night game next week and that made me smile, and then...it hit me that there is a bye week coming soon and I'll have to wait two whole weeks while just waiting 7-ish hours longer was already causing discomfort.


While the bye week used to be a reprieve where I hoped they could fix some things, now it is going to be a horror to endure waiting to see these guys play again.

[Chiefnj2]

Good job George.

A question for those in attendance with a good view of the bench. From my limited vantage point at home, it looks like Kelce is a bit subdued this year. Is he animated at the game, or is he pouting a bit because he isn't being fed the ball in the redzone?