So, who'd we rather face in the playoffs?

[Dante84]

Assuming we don't **** up the next two weeks, it looks like we are pretty locked in at the #4 seed.

This means that we would play the 5 seed in the WC round. It looks like it would either be the Ravens, Titans, or Bills.

#3 Jags would likely play one of those three as well.

If Jags win, and we win, they go to #2 Pittsburgh and we go to #1 New England (assuming they hold the same spot here in two weeks).

If #3 Jags lose, the #6 seed goes to #1 New England, and we go to #2 Pittsburgh.

So my questions are:
1. Who do you want to face in the WC Round
2. Who do you want the Jags to face in the WC Round (to influence the next two rounds for us)
3. Who do you want to play in the Divisional Round (Pitt / NE)

[pugsnotdrugs19]

If the Chiefs were just winning the last two games in ugly fashion, where maybe the offense was struggling or the defense was struggling, I wouldn't be nearly as invested in the upcoming stretch of the season.

But for the past two weeks, they've dominated in all aspects of the game. Against division rivals. It's been very hard to find holes in their performance anywhere.

If they continue that, there is no reason they can't beat anyone in the AFC.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by MVChiefFan

I know it would probably be a death sentence, but man I would absolutely LOVE to knock the Steelers out at their place.

Yep... if we cant get that monkey off our back, we don't deserve to advance

[chiefzilla1501]

Buffalo

I think we can beat Tennessee. But if the Steelers have our number then I don't know that I want to be matched up against Lebeau, even though the Titans have less talent. Plus Reid is 3-1 against Buffalo and 1-2 against Tennessee - we haven't looked great against them.

[RunKC]

This year is an even better scenario for this team if you can believe that.

-The Steelers losing Shazier is monumental against a team like us. It really goes in our favor.
-The Patriots pass rush is still not that good compared to last year.
-Our run defense has improved significantly with Ragland and KPL.

The major problem is going to NE again and playing Gronk without Berry. That’s the worst part of this.

But this is such a good opportunity for Alex. Hunt, Hill, Kelce all healthy, OL is the same as it’s mostly been and it’s playing very well. It’s time for Alex to let go and start letting it fly.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by RunKC

This year is an even better scenario for this team if you can believe that.

-The Steelers losing Shazier is monumental against a team like us. It really goes in our favor.
-The Patriots pass rush is still not that good compared to last year.
-Our run defense has improved significantly with Ragland and KPL.

The major problem is going to NE again and playing Gronk without Berry. That’s the worst part of this.

But this is such a good opportunity for Alex. Hunt, Hill, Kelce all healthy, OL is the same as it’s mostly been and it’s playing very well. It’s time for Alex to let go and start letting it fly.

You bet... that's why I'm starting to believe that record/seeding means very little.

It's all about how well your team is playing, and how healthy are they when it matters most. The Chiefs haven't been healthy very often in January, let's hope they can stay that way this year...

Gronk will be a problem. But if I'm Sutton, I don't just double him every play. Their other guys will kill us if we did that. I think you have to mix your coverages up against them and try to get after Brady with 4 rushers.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by RunKC

This year is an even better scenario for this team if you can believe that.

-The Steelers losing Shazier is monumental against a team like us. It really goes in our favor.
-The Patriots pass rush is still not that good compared to last year.
-Our run defense has improved significantly with Ragland and KPL.

The major problem is going to NE again and playing Gronk without Berry. That’s the worst part of this.

But this is such a good opportunity for Alex. Hunt, Hill, Kelce all healthy, OL is the same as it’s mostly been and it’s playing very well. It’s time for Alex to let go and start letting it fly.

And don’t forget that Antonio Brown is hurt. Even if he plays, he may be a bit slow.

That’s what’s really killed us against the Steelers. We can’t overcommit to stopping the run, because of AB. Take him out, and we can play completely differently.

How many third and longs has he converted on that deep crossing route against us?

[58-4ever]

An Ideal Scenario:

Tennessee at Home
Pitt on the road (I think we finally get them)
NE in the AFC Champ Game (no avoiding this)

Carolina in the SB...

CHIEFS WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

If the Chiefs were just winning the last two games in ugly fashion, where maybe the offense was struggling or the defense was struggling, I wouldn't be nearly as invested in the upcoming stretch of the season.

But for the past two weeks, they've dominated in all aspects of the game. Against division rivals. It's been very hard to find holes in their performance anywhere.

If they continue that, there is no reason they can't beat anyone in the AFC.

Only 1 thing concerns me.

Chiefs are 15-2 the last 3 seasons with only the Denver game left to go to get to 16-2 in the division.

We own the division, not sure thats a great correlation going into the playoffs since we wont be playing a division rival.