**** Official Chiefs VS Patriots AFC Championship Game Thread ****

[007]

To hell with all the superstitions. Go get that Lamar Hunt trophy. The time is now.

Bring it home Chiefs!!!

January 20, 2019
5:40pm CST kickoff
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, MO

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Why is everyone so concerned about Gronkowski. 5 catches in 1 month. Just don't put a total scrub on him and we should keep him contained. Much more concerned with the 2 headed beast of Michel and White.

I don’t get it either. I think it will look something like this:

[Hammock Parties]

We need Berry against their running game.

Sorensen and Lucas are trash heap run support.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I’d like to be able to provide extra coverage toward Edelman and having Berry on Gronk makes that easier.

Eh. He had 3 catches in the first game and 1 was on Shaw and 1 was on Parker. The "Patriots are washed up" talk is really silly, but Gronkowski is the one exception there, and even the Patriots brass knows it. That's why Belicheck wanted to ship him out of there before the rest of the league caught on.

[Luvva]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Make no mistake about it, regardless what gets said here over the next few days, most of us absolutely RESPECT the Patriots, even if we don't particularly like them.

Most of us WANTED this matchup. The Chargers? Meh. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Patriots ARE the best. They've proven it over and over. When the Chiefs beat them, it will be earned.

Finally, some honest reality from this site. Could not agree more. Two good teams, vying it out in KC under tough weather conditions. Either could win, based on all the metrics.

Reid is a great coach and has elevated his team to the pinnacle of competitive performance. Should be a great event to watch and hopefully will be a clean, no-excuse decision. Thank you God, for allowing me to be here to witness yet another game for the ages.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Seriously though—the Chiefs told us last week that Berry’s heel became sore after the first day of practice and we didn’t hear about him playing after that.

Now, this week they were willing to cut Parker, he’s a FP in practice, and people within the organization have told Rapoport that they’re confident about his health heading into Sunday. How could that be if he missed last week because he was sore after the first practice?

It might sound a little crazy but I’m really beginning to wonder if they sat him out intentionally again.

[AJKCFAN]

100 hours to go before the Lamar Hunt Trophy Presentation....

[RunKC]

So what is our plan on defense? Gotta stop the run. That’s the priority above everything else. Gotta think we will have Edelman doubled the entire game.

I’m thinking on a lot of early passes he will drop at least one OLB into coverage to take away the zone in the middle of the field for slants and pick routes that Brady does.

I know people will be pissed, but Brady gets the ball off on those plays in at the most 2 seconds. Pass rush won’t matter on those plays.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Seriously though—the Chiefs told us last week that Berry’s heel became sore after the first day of practice and we didn’t hear about him playing after that.

Now, this week they were willing to cut Parker, he’s a FP in practice, and people within the organization have told Rapoport that they’re confident about his health heading into Sunday. How could that be if he missed last week because he was sore after the first practice?

It might sound a little crazy but I’m really beginning to wonder if they sat him out intentionally again.

I'm guessing he got one of those shots that can only be administered once or twice.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by RunKC

So what is our plan on defense? Gotta stop the run. That’s the priority above everything else. Gotta think we will have Edelman doubled the entire game.

I’m thinking on a lot of early passes he will drop at least one OLB into coverage to take away the zone in the middle of the field for slants and pick routes that Brady does.

I know people will be pissed, but Brady gets the ball off on those plays in at the most 2 seconds. Pass rush won’t matter on those plays.

That's why you have to play press man and have the personnel to do it. Disrupt his timing and make him wait another half second for someone to come open.

At this point Brady seems like Alex Smith - deluxe version. Does he ever throw bombs any more?

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Luvva

Finally, some honest reality from this site. Could not agree more. Two good teams, vying it out in KC under tough weather conditions. Either could win, based on all the metrics.

Reid is a great coach and has elevated his team to the pinnacle of competitive performance. Should be a great event to watch and hopefully will be a clean, no-excuse decision. Thank you God, for allowing me to be here to witness yet another game for the ages.

What do you know about "honest reality"?

Originally Posted by Luvva

No...under those circumstances, you dump it off before the D is in your grille. He was attempting to deliver the ball downfield, ergo, one should assume he saw an open receiver. Luck looked slow, mentally, in the decision-making area. And the rest of the Colts weren't much better.

That fumble by KC on a return which bounced 4-5 yards UPFIELD, towards where the Colts should have rushing.....but no Colt within camera range, and recovered by the Chiefs...? Their TE, Ebron, dropped at least two gimmes, stopping the Colts in their tracks! The four points AV missed!

And still the Chiefs struggled to stay ahead in that game? They better plan to step it up a couple of notches this week or it will a long day for them and their fans.

[Hammock Parties]

Mark Sanchez (4) has more road playoff wins than Tom Brady (3).

[Angry fan]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

We need Berry against their running game.

Sorensen and Lucas are trash heap run support.

How healthy will he be?

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by stevegroganfan

Mahomes using players like Kelce/whoever may beat the Patriots this upcoming Sunday but as a fan of the Patriots, Hill is the player on the Chiefs offense I fear the most.

I've liked everything else you've posted on here but this one. Give it a few seasons and you will hate, fear, and respect Mahomes just as so many teams now do with Brady. You're making a mistake minimizing his skillset by citing a strong supporting cast. Chiefs fans saw him in week 17 at Denver last season making offensive afterthoughts like Anthony Sherman and Albert Wilson look like Eric Dickerson and Jerry Rice...in his very first start. The guy makes magic happen. Period.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by RunKC

So what is our plan on defense? Gotta stop the run. That’s the priority above everything else. Gotta think we will have Edelman doubled the entire game.

I’m thinking on a lot of early passes he will drop at least one OLB into coverage to take away the zone in the middle of the field for slants and pick routes that Brady does.

I know people will be pissed, but Brady gets the ball off on those plays in at the most 2 seconds. Pass rush won’t matter on those plays.

Contain the run and put a bracket over Edelman.

We'll be fine

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

I've liked everything else you've posted on here but this one. Give it a few seasons and you will hate, fear, and respect Mahomes just as so many teams now do with Brady. You're making a mistake minimizing his skillset by citing a strong supporting cast. Chiefs fans saw him in week 17 at Denver last season making offensive afterthoughts like Anthony Sherman and Albert Wilson look like Eric Dickerson and Jerry Rice...in his very first start. The guy makes magic happen. Period.

Exactly.

Secured the lead, hit the bench.

Bray comes in, loses the lead.
Mahomes comes back in, drives us down and wins the game like a seasoned vet.

the throw to rRobinson?

as the back up.
in cold weather.
on the road.
in Denver

Feels like Christmas in January.