I did not expect KC to blitz that much, and no way did I think there CB were gonna be so good in coverage.
- Buff36

The playoff standard of officiating pass coverage was a large help to them.

Bills needs:

Pass rusher / D line
Running back
Guard
- Sabretooth9

Agreed
Maybe RT as well if Ford is staying at guard & we lose Williams

And I’d like an upgrade over Wallace at CB2 ideally

Also.... are we keeping Milano & Hyde?
Those could be holes we need to fill as well

The playoff standard of officiating pass coverage was a large help to them.
- kingcong39

Yeah, but they were all over us, and think they should have started Stills, Davis had no affect on that game last night.

5 takeaways

It’s not the goalies.
Small sample size but its not the goalies.
Sorry the Bills lost but it’s not the goalies
We have two tough good goalies so it is not the goalies
Thanks for the opportunity to say it’s not the goalies
- Camel

Ullmark stops letting in a beach ball or two a game maybe you have some merit

He did, but that's what good defenses do: force the quarterback to make bad throws. Two years ago, and even last year, more often than not, Allen would do that even when defenses weren't playing that well. He would almost bail them out at times. That wasn't the case last night. He simply faced a team that was playing much better than both he and the rest of his offence was. It sucks, but it happens.
- buffalofan19

I disagree
Allen made bad throws when guys were open as well

Tennessee too. And he wasn’t great vs Baltimore last week either.
But yeah, Allen took a huge leap forward this season

Now the question is:
Can Allen stay at that level, does he take a step back, or does he get even better?

As the team is currently built- we go as Allen goes
And when he struggles, we likely lose.
We got lucky against the Ravens, bc the defense played so well.
We got thumped by the Chiefs bc Allen didn’t play well, and they’re just a better team.

Hopefully Allen continues to play at a high level,
and Beane & McDermott learn from their AWFUL mistakes made this past offseason, and can build that Defense back up so it doesn’t get shelled by KC next year- bc we’ll see them again at least once, probably twice
- jdfitz77

The Bill's lost that game for several reasons, not just Josh having a bad day.
KC's defensive gameplan was superb, and the execution was nearly flawless.
-They had such tight coverage on the WR's that very little, if any separation existed. Tough to have success throwing into tight windows time after time.
- the pass rush stressed Allen, to the point he had to fail out many times, and was pressured/sacked quite a bit. Josh did himself no favors with the added sack yardage he gave them by running backwards while still in their grasp.

Bills Defensive gameplan was lacking
- constantly yielding 10+ yards to Kelce and Hill killed them.
- add in the multiple big plays..game over

Bill's conservative decision on 4th downs by taking FG's played into KC's plans...bend, hold them to FG's

Josh did not have a vhf good game, I think largely because the D coverage was the best he has seen all year.

The Bill's lost that game for several reasons, not just Josh having a bad day.
KC's defensive gameplan was superb, and the execution was nearly flawless.
-They had such tight coverage on the WR's that very little, if any separation existed. Tough to have success throwing into tight windows time after time.
- the pass rush stressed Allen, to the point he had to fail out many times, and was pressured/sacked quite a bit. Josh did himself no favors with the added sack yardage he gave them by running backwards while still in their grasp.

Bills Defensive gameplan was lacking
- constantly yielding 10+ yards to Kelce and Hill killed them.
- add in the multiple big plays..game over

Bill's conservative decision on 4th downs by taking FG's played into KC's plans...bend, hold them to FG's

Josh did not have a vhf good game, I think largely because the D coverage was the best he has seen all year.
- IonSabres

Good Post Ion, say one thing I was not expecting there CB's to play that well.

The Bill's lost that game for several reasons, not just Josh having a bad day.
KC's defensive gameplan was superb, and the execution was nearly flawless.
-They had such tight coverage on the WR's that very little, if any separation existed. Tough to have success throwing into tight windows time after time.
- the pass rush stressed Allen, to the point he had to fail out many times, and was pressured/sacked quite a bit. Josh did himself no favors with the added sack yardage he gave them by running backwards while still in their grasp.

Bills Defensive gameplan was lacking
- constantly yielding 10+ yards to Kelce and Hill killed them.
- add in the multiple big plays..game over

Bill's conservative decision on 4th downs by taking FG's played into KC's plans...bend, hold them to FG's

Josh did not have a vhf good game, I think largely because the D coverage was the best he has seen all year.
- IonSabres

I didn’t say we lost “JUST bc Allen had a bad day”
But when he plays great, we win
When he doesn’t, we struggle

Yes, of course there are other factors involved

But this team wasn’t built to win by playing great defense, or running the ball....
it was built to win on the success of Allen’s arm
And last night, Allen obviously was not successful

I disagree
Allen made bad throws when guys were open as well
- jdfitz77

Okay, so he missed Beasley on a couple of underneath routes. I still don't think it was enough to change the outcome of the game.

I didn’t say we lost “JUST bc Allen had a bad day”
But when he plays great, we win
When he doesn’t, we struggle

Yes, of course there are other factors involved

But this team wasn’t built to win by playing great defense, or running the ball....
it was built to win on the success of Allen’s arm
And last night, Allen obviously was not successful
- jdfitz77

It seems as though your post is pointing to Allen sucked and missed guys who are constantly open. In that regard I disagree.
His bad day was a result of a superior defensive game plan...his Wideouts could not get separation.

KC's Receivers and TE's were open by alot underneath, like 3 -5 yards open consistently.

Had the tables been turned, you would be looking into the cost of SB tickets.

It seems as though your post is pointing to Allen sucked and missed guys who are constantly open. In that regard I disagree.
His bad day was a result of a superior defensive game plan...his Wideouts could not get separation.

KC's Receivers and TE's were open by alot underneath, like 3 -5 yards open consistently.

Had the tables been turned, you would be looking into the cost of SB tickets.
- IonSabres

And this is my point. Josh Allen didn't lose because he reverted back to his old ways somehow. He simply just got beat. It happens.

Okay, so he missed Beasley on a couple of underneath routes. I still don't think it was enough to change the outcome of the game.
- buffalofan19

Led us to only 3 FG drives whil KC was pulling away
He played poorly
Yes, KCs defense played a role in that
But at the end of the day, Allen had a bad game and that hurt us

He had much more than some bad throws to Beasley as well
Threw into double coverage a bit, putting 2 balls right in KC defenders’ hands that we’re lucky weren’t picked off (for specific example), and held on to the ball in the pocket too long (when guys weren’t open) instead of running

Allen didn’t play well
It’s ok to admit that
He’s still a good QB

It seems as though your post is pointing to Allen sucked and missed guys who are constantly open. In that regard I disagree.
His bad day was a result of a superior defensive game plan...his Wideouts could not get separation.

KC's Receivers and TE's were open by alot underneath, like 3 -5 yards open consistently.

Had the tables been turned, you would be looking into the cost of SB tickets.
- IonSabres

I’m not saying there aren’t reasons Allen played poorly
But he STILL PLAYED POORLY

And bc of how this team is built, that killed us

I’m not saying there aren’t reasons Allen played poorly
But he STILL PLAYED POORLY

And bc of how this team is built, that killed us
- jdfitz77

He threw into tight coverage, because that was all there was on a high percentage of throws.
JC, Romo was all over it last night with several replays showing how tight it was.
On several plays he held onto the ball for such a period of time the rush finally got the sack on him...those are coverage sacks.
He was trying to make stuff happen that realistically wasn't there to be had, on any part if the field.
Did he miss throws, of course.
But sure, blame it all on Josh.

Allan did miss some throws. There were also some drops. And the protection just wasn’t there. Any time you get a free run at a qb it ain’t gonna be good.

We got thumped by the chiefs because the team didn’t play well... I had nightmares of “sticky coverage”....

Edit: we also had zero answer for Kelce or Hill....
- Gr8daygo

Otherwise known as "holding".

But that's not an excuse. Chiefs were coached better and played better.

He threw into tight coverage, because that was all there was on a high percentage of throws.
JC, Romo was all over it last night with several replays showing how tight it was.
On several plays he held onto the ball for such a period of time the rush finally got the sack on him...those are coverage sacks.
He was trying to make stuff happen that realistically wasn't there to be had, on any part if the field.
Did he miss throws, of course.
But sure, blame it all on Josh.
- IonSabres

Idk how many times i can say “I’m not blaming it all on Josh”
Reed moor dood

Do u think Allen played well?
Bc he did NOT
Are there reasons for that? Sure
But he still didn’t play well

Are there other reasons we lost?
Yep! Of course there are

We can go round & round all u like,
but at the end of the day it changes nothing...

Allen played poorly, and we lost

AGAIN- no, it’s not ALL on Allen
But Beane & McDermott didn’t build this team to win with defense or running the ball
Unfortunately, the only way we win games (besides the Ravens game last week) is on the arm of Josh Allen

Don’t get mad at me for that
I didn’t make the mistakes Beane & McDermott did in putting together this roster
Hopefully they learned from their mistakes

It was a fun ride, gave us something to do and cheer about in a horrible time,

Okay, so he missed Beasley on a couple of underneath routes. I still don't think it was enough to change the outcome of the game.
- buffalofan19

kc punted once, their first drive


that is why we lost IMO

Led us to only 3 FG drives whil KC was pulling away
He played poorly
Yes, KCs defense played a role in that
But at the end of the day, Allen had a bad game and that hurt us

He had much more than some bad throws to Beasley as well
Threw into double coverage a bit, putting 2 balls right in KC defenders’ hands that we’re lucky weren’t picked off (for specific example), and held on to the ball in the pocket too long (when guys weren’t open) instead of running

Allen didn’t play well
It’s ok to admit that
He’s still a good QB
- jdfitz77

And so did the offensive line

And so did our defense and its poor tackling

And so did our receivers for failing to get open, despite all the defensive holding their DBs did

And so did our coaches for failing to contain Kelce

And on and on....

I’m not saying there aren’t reasons Allen played poorly
But he STILL PLAYED POORLY

And bc of how this team is built, that killed us
- jdfitz77

he had 375 yards

mahomes had 330 yards

Both daboll and McDermott/ Frazier got massively out coached both times vs the chiefs.


The sad part is .... the defense didn’t even change their game plan from last game

It was a fun ride, gave us something to do and cheer about in a horrible time,
- Buff36

And they'll be back. Their window has opened, the sun is out, and it's time to make hay. Go Bills.

#inBeanewetrust

kc punted once, their first drive


that is why we lost IMO
- homiedclown

Ding ding we have a winner. Are defense had no answer for Kelce and Hill and they killed us.

Both daboll and McDermott/ Frazier got massively out coached both times vs the chiefs.


The sad part is .... the defense didn’t even change their game plan from last game
- Sabretooth9

the frustrating part

kelce 3 yards off the line of scrimage

no bills defender within 5 yards of him, all game long

Ding ding we have a winner. Are defense had no answer for Kelce and Hill and they killed us.
- Buff36

The answer (or at least part of it) was to hit Kelce coming off the line of scrimmage. They failed to do that.