This is such an awesome match-up. Even if I weren't a huge Chiefs fan I'd still really, really be looking forward to watching this game.

The Texans game was on the refs and the bullshit picking up that flag, and the Packers game was on Reid punting the ball to Rodgers with 4 min left on 4th and 3.

Something I'd love for a 49er fan to somehow defend, because Richard Sherman doesn't move, what is to stop the Chiefs from throwing Robinson out there on him and making their scrub CB's try to deal with Tyreek and creating a massive mismatch?

The Chiefs will know how to exploit Dee Ford. They know exactly who he is.

And if you take him out of the equation, the 49ers pass rush looks a bit pedestrian. In fact, the other 3 or 4 guys in the rotation produce TWICE a good with him on the field as they do with him out.

Sherman is slow as hell. I'd line up Hill against him time and time again.

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Yes, but both games also had key turnovers.

If we don’t fumble at the end of the half against the Texans, that game is a win. That fumble kept them in that game.

To be fair, Montana elevated the team in 1993, those two playoff wins were huge at the time.

Sucks that he got knocked out with a late helmet to helmet hit in Buffalo that he honestly never really recovered from...

Meth is a helluva drug

Picking up that flag was even more egregious- we were on the verge of blowing them out at that point. Score there and the game is over, well before the fumble.

The other thing is their DL is athletic but is very light....

Nick Bosa comes in at nearly 270 at end so he's about the only one that you go ok he's big for his position, look at the rest..

Armstead is 6'8 280
Buckner 6'7 280
Thomas 6'3 280
Ford is like 240

That is extremely light especially at the DT position, those are some long lanky dudes to be playing in the middle honestly.

I think Mahomes avoiding injury is important. Chiefs offense died in Colts/Texans games after his ankle got messed up in 2nd quarter of each game.

Does anyone think that SFs pass defense is much if any better than GB really?

I think GB has the better secondary, and their pass rush is right there with them. Their problem was they couldn’t stop the run against a team like SF to let their pass defense actually work.

And when KC played GB, with Matt Moore, their DBs couldn’t cover our receivers at all. Hill ran circles around Kevin King, a guy who is similar to a Richard Sherman in terms of body type and athleticism.

And again, that was with Matt Moore! And it wasn’t like we just exploited their bad run defense. We just threw it on them all night with pretty darn good success.

Kelce is a mismatch every single game, and that's why the Niners are going to have to commit valuable defensive resources to slowing him down in the middle of the field. In that Cover 3 shell, there's a natural soft spot in the short flats which I believe will be even softer because of the attention Kelce will draw. Who does that benefit most? Damien Williams. He's going to catch a bunch of passes in the flat unless the Niners adjust. Dude's been on a roll lately as well.

Exactly.

I think this is where the big disconnect comes in between the 49ers fans who have shown up here and been surprised KC is not more scared of their line.

Their whole success as a pass rushing unit is based on a player KC fans know extremely well and know how easy it is to exploit.

The 49ers have a big choice to make. Are they going to treat every down like a passing down and get Ford on the field, to maximize the effectiveness of their pass rush? And if so, how are they going to handle how easily he can be exploited in the run game?

Or are they going to use him like normal and take the risk of getting roasted for chunk plays on 1st down, 2nd and short downs because KC throws the shit out of the ball and their pass rush is average without Ford?

Just hope refs are ready to throw flags if this happens again.