Buffalo enters its game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stdium this Sunday needing a win to stay in contention for one of the AFC’s two Wild Card spots.
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But it’s not that unfair, either.
“I think both teams are desperate to win this game because we know what it means”, Ryan said.
The Chiefs will pit one of their strength positions against one of Buffalo’s best groups, led by McCoy.
As of right now the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs hold the two wild card spots in the AFC. Like Taylor, Smith has used his legs a lot more of late and the Kansas City offense has improved. Buffalo-WGR 550 AM; Toronto-Fan 590 AM; Rochester-WCMF 96.5 FM and WROC 950 AM; Syracuse-WTKW 99.5 FM and WTKV 105.5 FM.
The Bills (5-5) took the New England Patriots to wire last week, and they’ll likely provide the Chiefs a tough matchup as well. Charcandrick West leads the Chiefs in rushing with 373 yards and three touchdowns and Travs Kelce leads in receptions with 50 and three touchdowns. “Nobody wants to start the year the way we started”. So, the Bills will need to use tight ends, fullbacks, and whatever else to help keep Houston off the stat sheet, and from taking over this game. Those four victories have all come with the Chiefs in complete control of the game’s momentum in the second half. The Bills could be without its top pass rusher. Should they get their offensive playmakers more involved in the passing game, run the football as they have and couple that with a more opportunistic defense, they are sure to establish themselves as a threat to not only make the playoffs, but to contend. If that happens, Peters has shown good ball skills and could be a threat to create turnovers.
Which quarterback will manage the game better, Tyrod Taylor or Alex Smith? Watkins also believes that focus has to be at a peak level for everyone on the team, and not only during the practice week, but from start to finish in the game. Buffalo will be without Kyle Williams, Marcus Easley, and Mario Williams, while Kansas City has been missing Jamaal Charles, Phillip Gaines, and Allen Bailey.
Over the last five weeks, the Chiefs have 18 sacks and have forced 13 turnovers, while during their four-game win streak, they have outscored their opponents 139-30. There’s no question he’ll play, but just how much the injury will have an impact on his throwing ability remains to be seen.
“We know what we have to do and we know what we have in front of us, so we just have to go out and play the game and have fun”. Fittingly enough, it’s a team with Walsh ties (Kansas City coach Andy Reid worked for years in Green Bay under Mike Holmgren, who was Walsh’s quarterbacks coach for three seasons in San Francisco) and a quarterback with a similar playing style. Kansas City should be able to shut down the outside game, something that Buffalo can only open up with some nice runs and subsequent play action.
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It hasn’t seemed that way lately for the Chiefs who have outscored their opponents by 91 points during the winning streak.
