Chiefs at Bills: OPEN THREAD

Laddie Morse

Talk about having a game circled on your calendar. This is the Chiefs toughest game of the year, period. I wouldn’t have blamed any of the players if they had taken a game off earlier to focus on this one. However, the significance of this game is at an all time high. If K.C. wins — as I expect them to — then they will be 10-and-0 with 7 games to play and a three game lead + a head-to-head Conference win over the Bills. If the Bills win this game, the Chiefs would move to 9-and-1 while the Bills would move to 9-and-2 and be only one game back + holding the direct competition advantage over the Chiefs. IOW, they’d only be one game behind.

With the Bills being one game back with 6 games to play (for them), would not be too insurmountable. However, the next three games for the Bills would be a tough challenge having to face: the 49ers at Home, the Rams in LA, and the Lions in Detroit. In the meantime, over the next three weeks, the Chiefs will be facing the Panthers in Carolina, the Raiders at Home, and the Chargers in L.A.. You can also read “Life After the Bills.”

Chiefs Create Their Own Luck

Some think the success of the Chiefs this year is either accidental, lucky, or something that can be blamed on the refs. Here, Emmanuel Acho does a good job of explaining why the Chiefs have been successful this season:

Big Brother Reminder

Here, Chris Broussard says that the Chiefs are like the Big Brothers who will be reminding the Bills that they are indeed, their Big Brothers:

Under the Helmet

Here, the Chiefs, along with Leo Chenal, take a look back at last week’s blocked Field Goal which won them the game:

Injury Reports

Weather

The weather report is relevant because Highmark Stadium is an open air stadium.

Adapted from Weather.com – photo credit

Predictions

BTW, “Pop” is not playing in this game. Here’s Nick Wright’s reasoning that the Chiefs come out on top with a victory in this game:

Here are the NFL writers predictions who mostly think the Bills will win:

Odds makers: Buffalo is a slim favorite (-2.5). An over/under of 46 points has been set for the matchup.