NFL Playoffs

[CRA]

2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

Joe Bradys offense cost the Bills the game. 

I think specifically, Joe Brady not figuring out the short yardage game.  I think the rest of it was fine.  KC clearly figured out the their short yardage play from the jump of that game.   Buffalo seemed so sure it was their own auto yard getter they had no adjustment in the back pocket. 

almost feel like playcallers should just have the national broadcast running.  Romo from the jump was like yep, KC figured that out on film and made adjustment. 

all that being said, I think the refs still tilted the final result to the KC more so than Brady costing them the game if I had to pick between the 2. 

[fanpanther]

34 minutes ago, travisura said:

This was also the case for the vast majority of Brady's time with the Pats. When you're the face of the league, the calls go your way, no paying of refs required.

maybe its just an in the moment thing or better camera angles now so easier to see the terrible calls but I feel like Brady and the pats were always iffy calls and not every single game.  The chiefs I feel like the calls are blatantly bad calls that always go their way and always have a huge impact on the outcome of the game.  It could also just be in the current moment vs the past but I would love some website to do an analysis of not penalties called against each team but game changing penalties called that went far are against each team and directly impacted the final score.  Like the PI that keeps a drive going or the holding call that reverses a big scoring play.  Mainly it seems to be with the chiefs penalties that keep their drives going when otherwise they would stall.  

[t96]

54 minutes ago, CRA said:

I think specifically, Joe Brady not figuring out the short yardage game.  I think the rest of it was fine.  KC clearly figured out the their short yardage play from the jump of that game.   Buffalo seemed so sure it was their own auto yard getter they had no adjustment in the back pocket. 

almost feel like playcallers should just have the national broadcast running.  Romo from the jump was like yep, KC figured that out on film and made adjustment. 

all that being said, I think the refs still tilted the final result to the Bills more so than Brady costing them the game if I had to pick between the 2. 

The lack of play action was Buffalo's downfall. They were running all over the Chiefs for several drives, then the Chiefs adjusted and the Bills thought running it would just keep working. I didn't see a single play action play in the 2nd half, when it easily would've converted those 3rd and 4th and shorts that they got stuffed on. Also, on the final drive, they completely abandoned the run and called 4 straight passes, all telegraphed. 

 

Joe Brady really did a great job with the Bills' O all year, but man he fell flat on his face when it mattered most. That said, Reid and Spags have made a million coaches look stupid over the years, as much as some may want to blame McDermott/Brady, Andy and his crew are just better and there really aren't many (any?) who can keep up with them.

[fanpanther]

Just looking at a recap of all the playoff calls that were questionable for the chiefs during the playoffs its crazy, basically every game the refs have decided.  This article doesnt even list them all but so many terrible calls.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/27/sports/how-nfl-refs-got-off-scot-free-after-controversial-chiefs-bills-calls/

[djp14]

Apologies if this was already brought up, but I just realized that the Bills-Chiefs game had the same score as SB 38. Like the Panthers, the Bills whiffed on two 2pt conversions. And like the Pats, the Chiefs converted on their only 2 pointer. And now I'm depressed, just from thinking about it. 

[SCO96]

6 minutes ago, djp14 said:

Apologies if this was already brought up, but I just realized that the Bills-Chiefs game had the same score as SB 38. Like the Panthers, the Bills whiffed on two 2pt conversions. And like the Pats, the Chiefs converted on their only 2 pointer. And now I'm depressed, just from thinking about it. 

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 hour ago, djp14 said:

Apologies if this was already brought up, but I just realized that the Bills-Chiefs game had the same score as SB 38. Like the Panthers, the Bills whiffed on two 2pt conversions. And like the Pats, the Chiefs converted on their only 2 pointer. And now I'm depressed, just from thinking about it. 

Analytics is a hell of a drug.