We are on to Kansas City...

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Patriots Game Plan: the Key for the Pats Defense Against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs | CLNS Media

 

[RobertWeathers]

Sometimes too, the difference in personnel is ONE guy. Remember the 06 Colts? They had an embarrassing run defense that year. Dead last in the league I think? They get Bob Sanders back, and suddenly no one can run on them in the playoffs at all. There's no one like that coming back for the Pats this year, but there are several guys who could be difference makers if they get healthy (Sanu, Cannon), keep progressing back from injury (Wynn, Lacosse), or turn a corner mentally (Meyers).

You could count Harry there too, but he may have just too big a hole to dig out of after missing half the year. Point is, it doesn't take much in this league to go from good to bad or bad to good.

14 years later and I still can't believe how much Bob Sanders added to that defense in the playoffs.

 

[Triumph]

The Pats will win.

They are due.

 

[Sicilian]

14 years later and I still can't believe how much Bob Sanders added to that defense in the playoffs.

Right? What an infuriating thing to watch that was.

 

[Sicilian]

The Pats will win.

They are due.

It's been two weeks since they had a win. They're HUNGRY

 

[Uptown]

True.

 

[Hyped]

We are 2-2 against winning teams...and we have not beaten a winning team since week 4......

 

[Uptown]

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Perhaps Tom should have watched it with his (paraphrasing) "I've got a great immune system" comment during last week's plague.

 

[Sicilian]

Perhaps Tom should have watched it with his (paraphrasing) "I've got a great immune system" comment during last week's plague.

As someone who has yelled a lot at other cars while in traffic, I can attest that one can sound sick if they've been screaming a lot... and Tom did his fair share on Sunday.

 

[Uptown]

 

[RobertWeathers]

Right? What an infuriating thing to watch that was.

Regular Season Rushing: D 5.3ypc & 173ypg
Playoffs Rushing D: 4.1ypc & 82.8ypg

....and we ran all over them the 1st 1/2 in the AFCCG and 2nd 1/2- zip b/c Sanders started torpedoing himself into Dillon, Faulk and LoMo

 

[RobertWeathers]

We are 2-2 against winning teams...and we have not beaten a winning team since week 4......

Dallas was a winning team. So was Philly when we played them.

 

[Sicilian]

Every body missing for them helps us a little bit, but it seems like that offense doesn't change much running back to running back. After Hunt it was Williams. Now it's the other Williams and McCoy. Mahomes, Kelce, and the speed at WR stirs the drink, the RB's are just the ice cubes.

 

[PatsFan2]

Every body missing for them helps us a little bit, but it seems like that offense doesn't change much running back to running back. After Hunt it was Williams. Now it's the other Williams and McCoy. Mahomes, Kelce, and the speed at WR stirs the drink, the RB's are just the ice cubes.

Yep seems like they can plug anybody in at RB.

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[maust]

Well I don't know about anyone else but I certainly breathed a hella big sigh of relief when I saw Kessler has been removed from the injury report. I've been sweating that one all week

 

[FCB02062]

Talking heads on NBC sports were saying KC offense "taken a step back" and not "as fast" as year. Hope it's the case as it seems speed has given Pats real issues, esp out of backfield. Also apparently Watkins has sucked for quite some time this season. Really need this one Sunday; don't want the division/bye coming down to that Buffalo game...

 

[SBLIII]

Talking heads on NBC sports were saying KC offense "taken a step back" and not "as fast" as year. Hope it's the case as it seems speed has given Pats real issues, esp out of backfield. Also apparently Watkins has sucked for quite some time this season. Really need this one Sunday; don't want the division/bye coming down to that Buffalo game...

KC offense can go off at any time. They have the best QB in football. Hardman and Hill can take it to the house at any moment. Not sure what those talking heads are smoking.

 

[Kontradiction]

So, if I’m understanding this thread correctly, the Chiefs suck and this should be an easy blowout win for the Pats?