Blowfish's Pre-Game Speech: AFC Championship

[gblowfish]

I haven't left my house all day. I've been doing little busy work like paying bills on-line, applying white shoe polish to my multiple pairs of sneakers in various states of repair; doing laundry and such. I think I've just wanted to stay indoors as long as possible, as it's going to be a cold mofo tomorrow night at Arrowhead. Yes, Hell must be frozen over, the Chiefs are one game away from returning to the Super Bowl.

I don't remember the first Super Bowl much. I remember watching it with my dad, but I was only seven and didn't really understand. In 1967 we started going to games as a family. In 1969 I was fully invested and the Chiefs ruled my world. They have ever since. That was 50 years ago.

I was at the 1971 Dolphins game, and every playoff game in KC since then. We finally broke our streak of bad home playoff luck eight days ago. So it's a new world, and here's the way it stacks up as I see it:

Both sides of the coin, why we should be worried:

New England has been in the playoffs every year except two since 2001. That's 17 out of 19 years. In 55 playoff games they're 35 and 20. They've won five out of the ten super bowls they've been in. They're 10-4 in AFC Championship games. The current team includes the Pats all time passing leader, all time scoring leader and most winning coach. Last time we played them, we lost by three. Last time we played them, Michele ran for over 100 yards and Brady threw for 340, 1 TD, no picks. Gostkowski kicked five field goals. New England had NO penalties.

Here's the good news: New England has been a very average team on the road. Brady's last two games at Arrowhead, we kicked his ass. He got benched the last time he played us here. This is the first AFC Championship game EVER at Arrowhead; something fans like me have WAITED OUR WHOLE LIVES FOR. Mahomes has a whole season under his belt since that last game. We didn't have Berry or Houston on defense. We'll have both of them tomorrow. Gronk beat a guy off the street named Josh Shaw for the game changing play last time. He's not on the team any longer, along with Ron Parker, who was another defensive liability - gone. We don't have Kareem Hunt, but Damien Williams rushed for over 100 yards on the Colts last week. The Canadian Doc is back. Sammy Watkins will play.

And despite what the national pundit shitheads think, Arrowhead will be LOUDER THAN **** no matter HOW cold it is. The Lamar Hunt Trophy is sitting over in Arrowhead right this very minute, and guess what? We're going to be very motivated to never let it leave the premises.

If we lose, everyone will say "oh well...we finally got out over our skis, lost to the GOAT, lost to Hoodie...but we made progress." And yeah, all that will be true.

The year the Chiefs won it all, they were unlikely underdogs. They won on the road in terrible, frigid, windy weather in New York, having to beat the world champion Jets and Joe Willie Namath. Then they had to go to Oakland to play in the very last AFL game and win that game as heavy underdogs. They did both. This time, we get to play for all the marbles in our home. In front of our fans, with nothing to lose. I hope our guys come out loose, leave it all on the field, and go balls to the wall all day long. Last week was great. This week could be greater, and one of our finest hours.

See you at the yard, meat.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Hi George.

The goal line stand in Shea Stadium is still the greatest defensive stand in franchise history.

[htismaqe]

[ChiTown]

6. 2. Midnight.

CHIEFS!!!

[OnTheWarpath15]

[cabletech94]

i feel like running through the streets right now.

GO CHIEFS!!!!!!

[Prison Bitch]

They haven’t been “average” in the road. They’ve been garbage. 3-5 with an avg diff of -2.4, and playing a SoS (Sagarin) that I calc to be 20th. Making their diff even worse can League avg opponents. Two of their wins were vs lowly Buff and Jets and they lost to Miami, Tenn, Jax and Detroit


Sure it’s the Pats, sure they can win tomorrow. But they have proved to be really bad road warriors in 18

[KChiefs1]

George I was 8 when the Chiefs were in the first Super Bowl. The game that hooked me was the AFL Championship vs Buffalo two weeks before & I've been addicted ever since that January 1, 1967 game.

I remember that we had to watch channel 9 to see Lenny & Fred Broski(my mom loved him). The very first Chiefs game I attended was the Chicago massacre in 1967. Wild night. The crowd was in a frenzy & so were the Chiefs. Great night for the Chiefs & the AFL.

The 1969 season was epic & the playoffs were unbelievable too. Having a chance to beat the Jets & the Raiders was a perfect path to the Championship.

I'm having this thought run through my head the last week. The Chiefs lost their Super Bowl in Los Angeles & won their Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Is it just a coincidence that those are the two cities that are playing in the NFC to face the Chiefs?

I can't figure out which team to root for...LA(lost SB I) or NOLA(won SB IV)?

All I know is that my dreams have finally come true by drafting Mahomes & he has fulfilled everything I could have hoped for.

Now let's win tomorrow!

Go Chiefs!


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[displacedinMN]

Think positive thoughts.

Everyone is a Chiefs fan this week. Even the guy at the meat market today wants the Chiefs to win.

We have the mojo. The power of the universe is great!!!!!!!

GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

George I was 8 when the Chiefs were in the first Super Bowl. The game that hooked me was the AFL Championship vs Buffalo two weeks before & I've been addicted ever since that January 1, 1967 game.

I remember that we had to watch channel 9 to see Lenny & Fred Broski(my mom loved him). The very first Chiefs game I attended was the Chicago massacre in 1967. Wild night. The crowd was in a frenzy & so were the Chiefs. Great night for the Chiefs & the AFL.

The 1969 season was epic & the playoffs were unbelievable too. Having a chance to beat the Jets & the Raiders was a perfect path to the Championship.

I'm having this thought run through my head the last week. The Chiefs lost their Super Bowl in Los Angeles & won their Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Is it just a coincidence that those are the two cities that are playing in the NFC to face the Chiefs?

I can't figure out which team to root for...LA(lost SB I) or NOLA(won SB IV)?

All I know is that my dreams have finally come true by drafting Mahomes & he has fulfilled everything I could have hoped for.

Now let's win tomorrow!

Go Chiefs!


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My dad went to the "Chicago Massacre" too. For those who don't know what you're talking about, before and after the Chiefs lost to the Packers in SB1, the NFL was calling the AFL a "Mickey Mouse League" and Lombardi said the Chiefs were not NFL caliber. Our next game was a pre-season game in KC vs. George Halas' Chicago Bears. The Chiefs kicked their ass 66-24. The points the Bears did score were all in Garbage Time. And of course, the next time KC got a shot at the NFL in the Super Bowl, we kicked Minnesota's ass 23-7. This game will be somewhat similar in that we're playing one of the entrenched AFC dynasties of the last decade. This is Mahomie's first Championship Game vs. Brady, who's probably bored by the whole thing. David vs. Golaith. Let's sling that rock, baby...sling that rock.

[EPodolak]

You guys going to the stadium have a large responsibility, Pats last visit was one of the loudest games ever at Arrowhead. Make them leave deaf and defeated.

[SAUTO]

GO CHIEFS!

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by EPodolak

You guys going to the stadium have a large responsibility, Pats last visit was one of the loudest games ever at Arrowhead. Make them leave deaf and defeated.

That was the game we recaptured the noise record, wasn’t it?
It won’t be official, but tomorrow will be the loudest game in Arrowhead history. Raise hell out there, fellas.

[Jodi's Bareback]

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Jodi's Bareback

George left him speechless... I will be loud and proud. Go Chiefs!