Game Thread: AFC Championship Game: New England @ Kansas City 6:40 Eastern Time on CBS

[Used 2 B Hu]

Will be interesting to see if Belichik uses a similar defensive scheme to the one from yesterday. That was a thorough dismantling of the Chargers' offense. I kept thinking it was a re-run of the Denver playoff game in Foxboro when Tebow was the QB

 

[RP-29]

If they can play as well as they played yesterday they have a very good chance.

They need the run game to work and they need to limit the KC at least some of the time.. LOL

The Pats' OL dominated yesterday. They look like a championship team at the exact right time of the season while KC, NO and LA have all already peaked. I expect NE to add another Lombardi to the case.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Lol @ me going to this game

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Impossible to predict. Just spectate.

 

[SteelersPride]

Sent him a PM inviting telling him and told him not to tell you that he was going.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[PatsFan2003]

The Pats' OL dominated yesterday. They look like a championship team at the exact right time of the season while KC, NO and LA have all already peaked. I expect NE to add another Lombardi to the case.

I like it!!

 

[Gatorchip]

Chiefs offense played like crap in the second half. And with the cheaters playing so well yesterday, I'm not all that confident in a win for the Chiefs. Sure is exciting though!

 

[flyingelvis]

Chiefs offense played like crap in the second half. And with the cheaters playing so well yesterday, I'm not all that confident in a win for the Chiefs. Sure is exciting though!

The Pats only put up 3 points in the 2nd half. Both games were garbage time in the 2nd half so not fair to judge. They both earned wins in 30 minutes of football.

 

[Gatorchip]

The Pats only put up 3 points in the 2nd half. Both games were garbage time in the 2nd half so not fair to judge. They both earned wins in 30 minutes of football.

Admittedly, I didn't watch the 2nd half of the Patriots game. But I did see a lot of visible frustration for Mahomes. It is concerning.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Wish this could've been at the razor. Oh well we'll see if they can find some magic. NE was a terrible road team this year.

Pat's D is gonna need to play well, on O I think the Pats are gonna have success, KC played good D against the Colts but some of that was on the Colts, they were just sloppy all game long.. . KC's D isn't that great, they're 31st in total defense, 31st in pass defense, 27th against the run... That's not a good defense... Pats have a very good chance in this game if there D can do enough to slow down KC's O ...

 

[LambeauLegs]

Lol @ me going to this game

It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs fans plan for this game as there have not been many frozen tundra games over that way. The worst I was at was the NFC championship game in Favres last year that they lost before the Giants went on to beat the Pats. It was like -5 without the wind factored in.

 

[Shanemansj13]

This is scary for KC. Brady and the Pats arent favored.

NE gets back to another SB. Book it.

 

[PatsFan2003]

It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs fans plan for this game as there have not been many frozen tundra games over that way. The worst I was at was the NFC championship game in Favres last year that they lost before the Giants went on to beat the Pats. It was like -5 without the wind factored in.

Was that the game where Coughlin's face was bright red? Yeah that looked cold as hell.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

What is one thing the Patriots have not done more or less at all the last few weeks?

Throw to Gronkowski.

I think that when KC least expects it, they will do just that.

I think Gronk has a big day and not just blocking for the run.

They've lulled the league to sleep on him. He's done, etc.

 

[YankeeRebel]

Pats 38
Chiefs 31

 

[redseat]

The Chiefs speed at WR will be a difficult matchup for pats D but no Hunt in the backfield helps. He absolutely destroys the pats D.

It helps but they still have Williams who can run just like Hunt. Patriots must keep Mahomes in the pocket and say "F it.. Run it down our throats, but the passing game won't beat us"

 

[flyingelvis]

What is one thing the Patriots have not done more or less at all the last few weeks?

Throw to Gronkowski.

I think that when KC least expects it, they will do just that.

I think Gronk has a big day and not just blocking for the run.

They've lulled the league to sleep on him. He's done, etc.

Probably depends on whether Eric Berry plays and can be effective. The dude is Gronk's kryptonite.

 

[CaptainStubing]

It helps but they still have Williams who can run just like Hunt. Patriots must keep Mahomes in the pocket and say "F it.. Run it down our throats, but the passing game won't beat us"

7 DB's like the chargers tried ..... ?

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Probably depends on whether Eric Berry plays and can be effective. The dude is Gronk's kryptonite.

They will just keep Gronk in to block, and suddenly spring him on them.

I can smell it.