As massive media platforms continue to persist with NFL officials sending the Chiefs to the Super Bowl, here are a couple of stats of note from the AFC Title:
- Patrick Mahomes outgained Josh Allen on the ground, 43-39, including two must-have touchdowns, something nobody saw coming.
- The Bills were 9 of 20 on third and fourth down (45%) after going 10 of 17 (59%) in the first game.
- The Bills' defense allowed 30+ points to the Chiefs, which happened twice all season to NFC South teams.
- Steve Spagnuolo generated 16 pressures, and Allen was 4 of 13 on these plays.
And finally, the most important thought
I would imagine that ahead of the game, if you told the Bills they would have the ball down three with three timeouts and 3:33 on the clock, they would have signed up 10 out of 10 times. They failed.
Since Mahomes became starter in 2018, the Chiefs have been penalized for 911 more yards than their opponents. Only the Saints have a worse penalty yard differential (- 1,092 yards).
They also have 2nd worst penalty yard differential in the 4th quarter of games that were decided by 7 points or less since 2018.
I am once again begging NFL Twitter to stop telling themselves what they want to hear and actually know the facts.
Chiefs opponents have been called for penalties on 3rd down 17 times--below the NFL average
(I realize there are a lot of calls in this game making people mad, just responding to this point!)
Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston. Davante Adams to
Patriots.
Edgar Allen Poe once lived in Philly. Davante Adams to the Eagles.
Edgar Allen Poe once lived in NYC. Davante Adams to the Jets/Giants.
Edgar Allen Poe wrote "The Black Cat." Davante Adams to the Panthers.
Baker Mayfield balling out in Tampa as soon as the Browns mortgaged their future with the Deshaun Watson $230,000,000 contract is fitting and hilarious
this ain’t it
“If this is the best that they got, good luck in the postseason”
that’s not the best KC’s got, but was enough to beat you tonight which is all they care about
both these teams will only get better
talking wild after a Week 1 loss is dumb
crazy first half stat:
Lamar Jackson is averaging 0.8 air yards per pass attempt
0.8!!
of his 18 attempts, he's thrown just 2 passes more than 4 yards downfield
Patrick Mahomes has started 96 games
the Chiefs have only lost 3 of them by more than one score
3 of 96
by far the best rate of we've seen in NFL history
including the playoffs, only 4 of 114
at his worst, competitive
at his best, unbeatable
we are witnessing the greatness