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Originally Posted by bobbything
You guys are an excellent team. It's going to take KC's "A" game to win on Sunday. NE, not as dominant as previous teams, but has a wealth of experience on their side. That accounts for so much.
For me, looking at all the metrics, this really comes down to a really odd (and wide) split: home defense vs. away defense. KC's is night/day. And NE's is night/day. I don't know why. KC's defense is just monumentally better at home and NE's is not very good on the road. Some of it is probably schedule-driven but, that said, it is what it is.
I think both offenses are going to move the ball. Brady will do what he does. There will be confusion and mismatches all over. If our pass rush can get to him, and force one or two mistakes (if even just bad throws), I like our chances. Mahomes, if flushed out, seems to thrive. If the pressure comes from one side, it could be trouble for NE. If it comes from the middle, it's trouble for KC.
Again, I keep pointing to the home/road splits and I think this is what makes the difference. If we were in NE, I'd think the same thing.
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This is the most baffling part about all of this. Chiefs fans spend little to no time talking about scheme or personnel matchups, and instead they spend the entire time talking about NE's road performance this season. It's as if their hope depends entirely on the Patriots sucking and coming into this game as if it were some random regular season game in JAX or Tennessee.
If you believe that the GOAT coach, the GOAT QB, a team full of Super Bowl champions with a ton of playoff experience who is now healthy and clearly motivated and fired up about everyone thinking they suck, will come into Arrowhead and lay an egg in their biggest game of the season, you'll be disappointed.