NFL conference championship Sunday

[Batman]

I'll never understand how a receiver (in this case a tight end) can just run straight to a spot in the end zone, turn around and be open enough to catch a TD pass.

Speed is not a factor. Putting a move on a defender is not a facor. How can a defense allow that?

Those things are factors, though. It basically amounts to, almost any receiver can get open for a second or two when they make their move. The difference is the quarterback being able to know exactly when that is going to happen and delivering the ball 20 or 30 yards down the field to have it arrive in that one or two seconds before the DB recovers.

 

[JC]

Let's see, wasn't there a starting quarterback who fumbled the snap on a PAT kick that cost his team the game? Oh yeah, Tony Romo. And it wasn't that long ago.

15 years ago would be my guess.

 

[MileHigh]

Easy call for DPI there.

 

[Chef2]

Easy call for DPI there.

Way early

 

[exmediahack]

Bengals have got to do a better job protecting him before he gets to do that. Already have four sacks, and about that many plays he had to abort because of pressure.

Chiefs are doing their part. At the interception, Chiefs up 13-3 with 2:xx left. Odds up to +650. They proceed to throw 3 incompletions and punt.

At no point after the pick should Cincinnati get more than 3 points in the first half. KC should have run the ball or had easy screen passes. Keep the clock moving. Go in up 16-3 (20-3 if a deep shot works). But NOT 13-6 or 13-10 as it's shaping up.

The Chiefs still don't get game strategy in these situations. This killed them in 2018 all season and killed them last year against Cincinnati.

 

[da man]

15 years ago would be my guess.

16, I think.

 

[MileHigh]

Chiefs are doing their part. At the interception, Chiefs up 13-3 with 2:xx left. Odds up to +650. They proceed to throw 3 incompletions and punt.

At no point after the pick should Cincinnati get more than 3 points in the first half. KC should have run the ball or had easy screen passes. Keep the clock moving. Go in up 16-3 (20-3 if a deep shot works). But NOT 13-6 or 13-10 as it's shaping up.

The Chiefs still don't get game strategy in these situations. This killed them in 2018 all season and killed them last year against Cincinnati.

Andy Reid in the playoffs.

 

[exmediahack]

Andy Reid in the playoffs.

Give back 6 or 10-point swings because of poor clock management and that'll cost you later. Saw it a year ago.

 

[qtlaw]

I give Mahomes huge credit. After seeing what happened to his ankle, how is he that mobile today? Amazing.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Mahomes looked to me like he might've been running out of gas on that three and out. Poor throws although it was the first time he felt real pressure.

 

[Webster]

Got the Bengals ML at +595 after the interception. Feeling cautiously optimistic.

 

[Webster]

At this point, the couple in The Ice Storm had better chemistry than Romo and Nantz tonight.