Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Pass rush needs to rebound in a big way.
Lamar gives up sacks. Gotta put him on the ground.
He took ten more sacks than Mahomes this year but attempted 140 fewer passes.
Pass rush & rushing defense both need to be stronger against Baltimore. I'm not sure you can count on the KC offense to light up Baltimore's defense, which is healthier and better than Buffalo's defense. [Reply]
As long as we have Bolton and Tranquill and the D-line healthy I think we can stop Baltimore's running game. Gay would help but Chenal isn't much of a drop off.
Because we will play them differently than we played Buffalo. There will be a lot less 2-high looks. We will need a healthy Edwards to stick his nose in, though. Conner can't do that. Maybe you get Reid to do that this game if Edwards can't go.
For me this game all comes down to blocking Baltimore's front seven.
They might be too confident after beating the shit out of a very young team with zero playoff experience and now they are gonna have to face the defending Champs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I think shitty weather helps us. Mahomes can throw in anything. Jackson not so much.
I think Jackson is pretty good but not good enough to win when the box is stacked AND McDuffie and Snead are blanketing their receivers AND it's raining [Reply]
In some ways, our strengths match up very well with Baltimores strengths.
Our CBs against their WRs
Our DL against their OL
Our LBers against their running attack
Kelce + Gray against their safeties and backers
The speed and athleticism of our LBers against Lamar’s ability to scramble
My concern is the matchups with our WRs against their corners. Gonna be interesting to see if they get Humphrey back. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
I think Baltimore has had some rough games in the rain this year. Maybe even lost a home game in that situation.
They played the Rams at home in the rain and beat them, but it was actually a shootout and probably one of their worst defensive games of the season. [Reply]