AFC, NFC Championship Games Recap

[@chaunceydepew5857]

Worthy's arm was between the ball and the defender. If anything, it was simultaneous possession. Which, of course, goes to the offense

[@teacherl8330]

To be tied with the Chiefs in the 4th, in a must-win game, is a death sentence. Period.

[@dfp_01]

Or to be up by 10. That's a pretty tough spot to be in as well

[@Phoun]

Now that Brady is gone. Yes it is

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

It looked like Allen was going to get the first down from the angle he was going in but he got turned sideways and was a tiny bit short.

[@teacherl8330]

That draft pick cost them a trip to the Superbowl. You think it but don't say it. It is true, to a degree.

[@digitalstatictv]

You sure aren't kidding!

[@Chiefs555]

Mahomes or Worthy? Which draft pick

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

Spags had a GREAT gameplan against the Bills. Confused the Bills protection, every receiver was double covered, tush push was well scoutsd and countered (they had a DB ceash down the line and grab Allen's legs to stop him from driving), the Bills refused to adjust, and ensured the Bills were in 3rd and 4th all the time. The Chiefs offensive game plan was great as well. Everyone was open. The Bills had no answers. The Bills were out coached (again, sigh, the announcers even could predict it) didn't adjust, and out played all game. Bills recievers can't catch. At least Allen had some big throws in crunch tine, despite having a rough start and having receivers drop everything

[@Observeman24]

Like most people, I really wanted Buffalo to win. However, people should stop acting like Chiefs vs Eagles is a bad Super Bowl matchup. It's gonna be a hell of a game. Even if the Chiefs win 3 in a row and a lot of people hate it, I wouldn't be surprised if in 20 years when Mahomes, Reid, etc. are retired that people look back at this ERA nostalgically... I've seen the same thing happen with the Brady and Belichick Patriots.

[@Observeman24]

If I'm Buffalo.... I don't know exactly what to do. McDermott is a good HC but Reid out coaches him all the time. I'd go hard at the valuable positions: WR, CB, EDGE and look for high end players there to try and put the team over the top.

[@e2rqey]

From the moment the Bills let Xavier Worthy go to the Chiefs, I knew this was going to happen.

[@ThenISaidHey]

Allen had his back to the line to gain and the ball never got to the sticks. ...geez more "refs play for the Chies" crap.

[@PowerfulWarrior69]

For real

[@TheMattTrakker]

Except you could see that he did...

[@ThenISaidHey]

@@TheMattTrakker I didn't see it! (the ball cross the line to gain ) but if you are correct then those assuming that Buffalo would have won if not for that call must also assume that early in the 4th quarter the Bills could have salted the game away on a none scoring play where they still had half the field to go and that Patrick Mahomes would have had no answer for it..."critical moments" is the latest buzz phrase about the internet to describe the Chiefs/Refs "partnership" Does 13 seconds ring a bell?

[@sy12]

Play calling was the difference in bills/kc. Bills kept doing exactly what they were showing and kc kept calling plays that had bills scrambling to catch up to the play. Even with those calls bills had their chance but just like last year a huge drop of a miraculous pass from Allen. I’m not a fan of either team but I feel for Allen. And Jayden’s teammates robbed him of any chance of staying in that game. But credit to Philly for punching those balls out. You can’t make those mistakes when you’re clearly the inferior team. Not the Super Bowl I was hoping for but both teams deserve it.

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

I agree it was a catch tie goes to the receiver didn't even think he should challenge it because I knew he was going to lose because the ball just brushed the ground and didn't move.

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

When I saw it at first I thought he was going to make the first down but the chiefs closed in, and I thought he was just short or they were going to call it short because it was hard to see if the ball went over and the rules and the way they judge spots. By the rules supposedly they could not reverse it because the ball was hidden plus the ref closest to the ball gets ruled over the other ref even though the furthest ref had a more clear view of the ball.

[@xcwilliams7980]

Why do you keep saying definitely had the 1st down, but then say you can't see the ball?

[@tylersimmons6524]

Exactly. On the angles where you can see the ball (but they aren't at a good angle to determine the spot), you can see the ball is in his right hand the entire time. On the other angles, you can see the right side of his body/right arm never get to the line. It was actually an incredible spot by the one official.

[@TomDawson-vo7ey]

@@tylersimmons6524 They mention the official at the bottom who came in further. But he was the one that Allen had his back to. Like he couldn’t see the ball or anything whatsoever. Allen was facing the official at the top who came in and spotted it.

[@tylersimmons6524]

@TomDawson-vo7ey There is no way the guy on the other side of the field could see the ball through all the bodies either. His spot was a yard ahead of the first, he wasn't anywhere close on his spot. The overhead shot shows the ball was always in Allen's right arm and never crossed the midline of his body. On the sideline angle that gives the clearest view of how far Allen got, the middle of his chest never gets fully past the 40, and the top of the ball would have had to be clearly past the 40. At best, it was right at the marker.

[@Chiefs555]

They are Bengals fans. 😂

[@Chiefs555]

​@tylersimmons6524 he's the line judge. I don't think you understand how football works. Very casual thing to say. But I was new once I get your confusion 😂

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

Buffalo may have won but it looked like the runners knee hit the ground but it was actually on a defender and Buffalo rush up to go for it on 4th instead of waiting to see the replay.

[@Bongoinc69]

People have lost the plot about referees and the Chiefs. I'm far from a Chiefs fan, but they just execute better in these games. Whereas Josh Allen doesn't, he's not at that level and never has been.

[@dereksmidl8352]

Mahomes has made that same statement miraculous throw to tyreek a few times in his career and the chiefs just make that play

[@felixlara2945]

They have trackers on the ball they know where it is do they even really need to use their eyes to spot the ball anymore? Or are the trackers not accurate enough for that, i assume y'all probably know more about that

[@michaelbeale559]

Kinda felt like Saquon was trying to tiptoe the sideline and then flopped when he got hit... Saquon had just ran over the guy a few plays earlier, and now Saquon gets landed out by him? Suuurreeee

[@michaelbeale559]

I didn't even feel like the Eagles played all that great, I felt like Washington just couldn't get outta their own way. Almost every single time they had a chance to do something, it was a flag or they fumbled.

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

Congratulations Buffalo you almost beat the greatest team of all time.

[@HasekDaScudaDoodle]

Best part of ability is availability

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

"If Mike Tomlin had....." He did take him out ffs!

[@BXCDavid]

Standing on business. Told you the BIRDS COVER and smash the Commanders. 3/3.

[@teacherl8330]

Keep doing the same Bills, and expect something different! Insanity defined. Buffalo 3 times went to the Superbowl with the same guys, failing to adapt. Rinse and repeat.

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Should've been Ravens v KC Refs, Bills are the lesser team!

[@timedell2012]

Listening to Sam talk in circles is truly mind numbing

[@teacherl8330]

It was like everyone around Daniels was trying to lose... he was the best player on his team, continually..

[@Con27277]

I swear if a player falls down with the ball and isn’t touched, the chances of him fumbling right away when he gets up is 50/50. I cringe every time someone gets up really fast, it’s so stupid

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

"Can't see the ball" Apparently object permanence is a skill adults with ref uniforms lose. This is not a complaint about the narrative with the Chiefs. This is a generic "that is dumb logic the mfl uses" complaint.

[@dereksmidl8352]

Look chiefs are on a level that you have to play your best get a lucky break a turnover AND Mahomes and buttkicker both have to have off-days. That doesn’t seem like it will ever happen in a playoff game lol

[@mattbailey6417]

You're complaining about a bad call for a ball spot, when Buffalo didn't challenge it. Stop being a "refs love Chiefs" chump. Talk about why Buffalo didn't challenge it

[@robinghimire826]

U know they won't fam.

[@mattbailey6417]

​@robinghimire826 such a weak excuse to say a loser should have won

[@LateNightwithStudBuyers]

​@@mattbailey6417weak excuse for a comment. go listen to whatever local person just says all the things you want to hear, if all you want is confirmation of your beliefs.

[@MarkFowler-tu2cn]

The reason probably that McDermott didn't challenge it because at first glance it appeared his knee hit the ground when actually it was on top of the defender.

[@TheMattTrakker]

Yet again, the Chiefs get a game defining call that goes their way.

[@davidfoster2629]

Its getting harder and harder to watch these games without questioning the legitimacy of the outcomes. That catch was the strangest replay ruling I have ever seen in any sport. Inexplicable.

[@milleribsenalbeefan]

Generally when the ball is caught by both the defensive player and the receiver in this tangle-like situation NFL refs give the call to the offense on the field. That's like common knowledge as far as I know (tho I'm unsure if that's literally written into the rules or not, its just that they give it to the offense on the field). Replay review defaults to having the call on the field stand if nothing definitive is found. That was the dynamic underlying what happened there Now there's the whole thing with whether the ball hit the ground and that aspect is a whole mess unto its own, like Monson argues for it being live. I've seen the opposite take too with it being interpreted as dead ball

[@ASOXO]

​@@milleribsenalbeefanthe ball did hit the ground. There's no what ifs about it. It's an incompletion.

[@dalhimyers1712]

Stop watching AND whining.

[@Antwanh5]

@@ASOXOthat’s not the rule, though. The ball can hit the ground, it’s the point of control and if control is lost after the ball hit the ground.

[@LateNightwithStudBuyers]

​@@ASOXOyour thought is an incompletion, because you don't understand (or simply don't know) the rules.

[@alex170396]

Sam is lost with this refs bs

[@mRakmYaer]

Clearly didnt get the ball over the line. Dropped the ball four times, recovered every time. Chucking it into triple/quadruple coverage, lucky it didnt get picked. Chiefs could have won by three scores if they hadn't got so unlucky.

[@TheMattTrakker]

It's very easy to spot a chiefs fan

[@Laughforlifeent]

Is Sam a Bills fan? His vibe sucked during this pod.

[@davidscott2059]

Not mention of the Bills offsides that the call false start? Instead of short 3rd and 5 chiefs had 3rd and 15. Gotta show the terrible calls on both sides. Oh wait Chiefs won so it didn’t happen, sorry forgot the fix is in

[@nickfromCO]

Even if Kincaid had made the catch the refs had a flag out ready to toss on buffalo but they picked it up once it wasn't completed because they even know how it's starting to look and how people are talking. Nantz even said there was a flag on the broadcast but miraculously it was picked up. This league isn't legitimate and no amount of pretending it is will make it so. The Chiefs have been getting EVERY break and EVERY CALL or NO CALL that benefits them for years now. It's exhausting to watch and no longer worth it.

[@jrsachem9]

Idiot alert

[@freddiesimmons1394]

Flags get picked up all the time. Keep eating soy, conspiracy theorist

[@stpnwlf9]

No flag was even thrown on that play. Someone on the sideline told the booth there was a flag but the officials never threw one.

[@josephwestbrook9950]

Don't try to disillusion this person with facts. Just let them stop watching at this point and then maybe we can go back to actual football talk instead of everything just being the refs fault.​@@stpnwlf9

[@keith63ply]

You live in a fantasy land

[@WEEEEEHHHH69]

Remember when the refs gave the Bills a first down and then realized oh wait the Bills could get a 2 score lead, then decided to walk the ball back hahahah this league is a JOKE

[@alexanderswenton]

Its gotta feel bad to have to make excuses every year for why your team just can't beat the chiefs. So four playoff games, all rigged for the chiefs for four different years, huh? Dang the mental gymnastics, call the Olympics sign you up.

[@williamhager855]

@@alexanderswentonthe fuck you talking about? It was a first down. And btw that worthy catch wasn’t a catch. Funny how all the calls mahomo needs he gets.

[@josephwestbrook9950]

Which play was this? Why didn't McDermott challenge it?

[@ThenISaidHey]

nope

[@freddiesimmons1394]

the HC didnt challenge it. Maybe because he knew the call was right. How's your soy?