Fantastic rebound as the Worm goes perfect during Div Wk. Purdy showed some of his rookie color missing a bunch of open receivers throughout the gm, scoring 0 TDs w/a 65% comp rate, & leading only 2 long FGs off Dak’s 2 INTs. McCaffrey, Mitchell & Kittle picked up the slack to score enough to cover the #, in a gm a lot of pro’s were going w/DAL. Thank goodness for Dak & McCarthy’s ineptitude. Tony Pollard getting hurt was a big deal too. Got lucky w/JAX as the score dictated a FG was the way to go against KC, & CIN was a breeze dog @ BUF. BIG surprise as a 3 Unit Teaser actually hit this yr!! Would’ve been a no-sweater if naught for NYG not able to score until the 3rd Q.
Playoff POW 1-1, Teasers 2-0, Overall 7-2
CIN +1 ½ are on a 10-gm win streak, 2 of them PO wins. They’re easily the hottest team in the AFC & now head to KC w/a 3-gm win streak on the line in this budding rivalry. It’s actually not a surprise that CIN has owned this matchup recently despite KC having the experience advantage. CIN’s “D” attacks @ KC’s weaknesses, starting w/the oline. Hubbard & Hendrickson are beasts on the edges & that’s where the pressure normally comes on Mahomes. The matchup on the rt side is most problematic & KC will have to help RT Wylie against Hubbard. Now w/a bad ankle, Mahomes’ mobility & plant leg creates an even worse matchup. Kelce has had some success against this CIN “D”, but they’re still overall 3rd best against TEs. CIN’s secondary is also very good, & now they don’t have to plan against Tyreek, as evidenced in their last gm in Wk 13, where aside from a long reception by MVS, KC’s receivers were held in check. That gm CIN was also w/out Hendrickson. CIN will have a tuff time against the run, as KC ran for 155, 139, 138 yds in the last 3 tilts. The focus on taking away Kelce & Mahomes has been a successful strategy so far. The true disadvantage comes w/CIN’s “O”. They racked up 475, 359 & 431 yds in the series, led by Burrow & his talented receiving corp. Chase, Higgins & Boyd are great as it is, but TE Hurst, RBs Perine & Mixon, & 4th WR Irwin (4 TDs) are utilized in the passing gm as well. KC’s secondary isn’t bad, led by McDuffie & Justin Reid, but they have a tuff time against this group. KC’s strength on “D” is obviously on the line, where All-Pro Chris Jones & Frank Clark helped KC lead the league in sacks. However CIN doesn’t flinch as they mixed short throws w/the run gm to help stave off this fearsome dline, & throw for over 350 yds each time. CIN also owns the advantage on STs as McPherson has a higher FG % (82.8) than Butker (75), & KC is one of the worse kick return coverage units, & CIN’s Trayveon Williams avg 22 ypr in his last 5 gms. Mahomes can have some head-scratching decision making in a lot of gms while Andy Reid can also make critical mistakes that cost the team. Amazing to say, but KC could be pressing here while CIN will be playing loose w/their uber-confident QB. Burrow is also 8-0 SU in gms w/40 degrees or lower temps, & Arrowhead will be in the low 20’s. I feel Burrow establishes his new role as best QB in the league w/this statement win & gets his team to another SB.
CIN 24
KC 20
7 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome. NFL coming to an end! Enjoy it while you can!
Playoff POW 1-1, Teasers 2-0, Overall 7-2
CIN +1 ½ are on a 10-gm win streak, 2 of them PO wins. They’re easily the hottest team in the AFC & now head to KC w/a 3-gm win streak on the line in this budding rivalry. It’s actually not a surprise that CIN has owned this matchup recently despite KC having the experience advantage. CIN’s “D” attacks @ KC’s weaknesses, starting w/the oline. Hubbard & Hendrickson are beasts on the edges & that’s where the pressure normally comes on Mahomes. The matchup on the rt side is most problematic & KC will have to help RT Wylie against Hubbard. Now w/a bad ankle, Mahomes’ mobility & plant leg creates an even worse matchup. Kelce has had some success against this CIN “D”, but they’re still overall 3rd best against TEs. CIN’s secondary is also very good, & now they don’t have to plan against Tyreek, as evidenced in their last gm in Wk 13, where aside from a long reception by MVS, KC’s receivers were held in check. That gm CIN was also w/out Hendrickson. CIN will have a tuff time against the run, as KC ran for 155, 139, 138 yds in the last 3 tilts. The focus on taking away Kelce & Mahomes has been a successful strategy so far. The true disadvantage comes w/CIN’s “O”. They racked up 475, 359 & 431 yds in the series, led by Burrow & his talented receiving corp. Chase, Higgins & Boyd are great as it is, but TE Hurst, RBs Perine & Mixon, & 4th WR Irwin (4 TDs) are utilized in the passing gm as well. KC’s secondary isn’t bad, led by McDuffie & Justin Reid, but they have a tuff time against this group. KC’s strength on “D” is obviously on the line, where All-Pro Chris Jones & Frank Clark helped KC lead the league in sacks. However CIN doesn’t flinch as they mixed short throws w/the run gm to help stave off this fearsome dline, & throw for over 350 yds each time. CIN also owns the advantage on STs as McPherson has a higher FG % (82.8) than Butker (75), & KC is one of the worse kick return coverage units, & CIN’s Trayveon Williams avg 22 ypr in his last 5 gms. Mahomes can have some head-scratching decision making in a lot of gms while Andy Reid can also make critical mistakes that cost the team. Amazing to say, but KC could be pressing here while CIN will be playing loose w/their uber-confident QB. Burrow is also 8-0 SU in gms w/40 degrees or lower temps, & Arrowhead will be in the low 20’s. I feel Burrow establishes his new role as best QB in the league w/this statement win & gets his team to another SB.
CIN 24
KC 20
7 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome. NFL coming to an end! Enjoy it while you can!
