Thursday Night Football: Chargers (10-3) @ Chiefs (11-2) on FOX/NFLN 8:20 ET

[Dr. Strangelove]

Aside from the Chiefs narrative, I think we need to give a little credit where it is due. Still a long way to go but the Chargers look like a different team then in years past. Anthony Lind really seems to have a good relationship with those players. Rivers looks hungry to get the "yeah but" tag off of him. That throw on 4th & 8 to Travis Benjamin was one of the nicest passes I've seen. They came back with their 2 best weapons sidelined, yet the guys behind them came up big. And that defense is legit. They gave up 28 pts but stepped up and made stops in crunch time. I know it's way too early to crown anybody but they are as good as KC and appear to be better than anyone else in the AFC. Tough couple games coming up for them. The WC 5 seed is a tough road though but these guys are playing like a team eyeing the big prize. They will be a tough out in the play-offs for sure. If they can overtake the Chiefs, they are in great shape.

 

[wingsauce7]

What's really funny is that the Chefs couldn't win a home game in Decemberrrr, with cold, wind and rain against the Freaking CHARGERS!.....who play in SoCal. LMAO!

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Eh. Teams don't get to earn the 'dominant defense' label until they make the Super Bowl in this day and age. But there are good defenses out there.

With the rules as they are now...what JAX did LY is pretty much dominant.

Good DEF typically travels...and if you haven't seen my previous rants on this topic...it's been directed more towards the contenders. I'll give you CHI especially @ Soldier Field in JAN, and BAL.

 

[Clayton]

With the rules as they are now...what JAX did LY is pretty much dominant.

Good DEF typically travels...and if you haven't seen my previous rants on this topic...it's been directed more towards the contenders. I'll give you CHI especially @ Soldier Field in JAN, and BAL.

Yeah, many of the contenders are flawed defensively but is that really all that different than normal? Lots of good offenses make the playoffs and lots of good offenses lose in the playoffs.

 

[Rex Racer]

Its really weird to see some threads like 'the Chiefs need Kareem Hunt' and 'Mahomes is going to get killed out there' at the same time people are talking about how there isn't any defense.

If there were no good defenses then why is Mahomes getting chased around like he is covered in bacon?

Because he doesn't read the defense all that well and that causes him to hold onto the ball too long.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Yeah, many of the contenders are flawed defensively but is that really all that different than normal? Lots of good offenses make the playoffs and lots of good offenses lose in the playoffs.

Good point there...maybe it's me, but I feel like there were more complete teams in years past. LY, PHI had a stout DEF and a pretty good OFC. MIN, same thing.

This year, aside from CHI and BAL which I think are legit contenders but it will take better OFC production for them play in the SB...all the top contenders can score, but they will have trouble stopping the other team.

 

[Clayton]

Good point there...maybe it's me, but I feel like there were more complete teams in years past. LY, PHI had a stout DEF and a pretty good OFC. MIN, same thing.

This year, aside from CHI and BAL which I think are legit contenders but it will take better OFC production for them play in the SB...all the top contenders can score, but they will have trouble stopping the other team.

Philly and Min were complete teams until you saw Nick Foles and Case Keenum.

I think the teams playing this year are way better than the ones last year.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Philly and Min were complete teams until you saw Nick Foles and Case Keenum.

I think the teams playing this year are way better than the ones last year.

People strongly underestimate variance, and weird alignments like Keenum mitigating an awful OL because he can do well in PA and outside the pocket.

People talk about the brain-drain in Philly, are we suuuuuure about that? Really, really sure? Or were they just good at a bunch of noisy stuff and regressed the following year + injuries. Just thinking out loud as I am already seeing the 1+x≠2, so it must be the coach preventing x =ing 1 type logic.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Lucky lager.

Horse piss......

 

[Judge Fudge]

Horse piss......

There was only one bottle of Bluebuck and i'm not a asshole.

I'm ok with Lucky.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Meh, still gonna win the division, most likely.

Maybe not after you lose to Seattle....

 

[Hank Kingsley]

You got to see why some of those DBs are DBs and not wide receivers.

 

[CaptainStubing]

Maybe not after you lose to Seattle....

yep, i think chiefs kingdom will be in full panic mode if they lose in seattle next weekend. chinks in the armor starting to show after starting out 9-1.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Maybe not after you lose to Seattle....

Let's wait until it's over for that to happen, chief.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

There was only one bottle of Bluebuck and i'm not a asshole.

I'm ok with Lucky.

My brother buys it because it's cheap.

But you can buy Carlsberg or DAB or Kozel Euros in 500 ml cans for less $ per millilitre.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Let's wait until it's over for that to happen, chief.

Yup, like last night's game where your chickens were prematurely counted in the first half.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Yup, like last night's game where your chickens were prematurely counted in the first half.

They were not- silly goose. Been a fan of this team too long.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

They were not- silly goose. Been a fan of this team too long.

I guess I scanned the thread to quickly just now, could of sworn I read confidence.

Myself, I was just sitting there watching the game last night, not rushing to post here every 2 seconds.... I don't get how so many do just that.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I guess I scanned the thread to quickly just now, could of sworn I read confidence.

Myself, I was just sitting there watching the game last night, not rushing to post here every 2 seconds.... I don't get how so many do just that.

I have a self-assured demeanor, so that would be an easy conflation. I sometimes say I feel good about the game in that I feel good about a 70% chance to win. Unless it's a truly garbage team, I try to keel back on outright arrogance.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

You're inviting a tie which could only help the Chiefs. You get one drive, maybe 2 with these OT rules.

May as well control what you control, and go for 2 against what you know is a bad Chiefs D; with no Berry in the 2nd half as he was on a pitchcount.

By electing to go to OT, you're essentially saying you're OK giving the best offense, ST's, and a big-ass legged kicker the ball in an OT that is potentially sudden-death. That's fucking crazy to me.

Gotta believe you can get it done... 1 play can go sour real quick, Chargers rolled the dice and it paid off, but it's a risky thing... I"m not a fan of it personally, and if they do that in the playoffs in a close game and they lose it's gonna be painful ...