Nice tap out.

Embrace it.

Yep. Gonna make it all the sweeter when Hopalong Mahomes beats them on Sunday.

Like I said before the last home underdog in the conference championship was Philly in 17 against Minnesota...Philly won 38-7...the Chiefs aren't normally in this role and this should be good.

I still have my doubts he can pull it off, but if it's going to happen, the rest of the team playing with an edge is going to play a big role.

That's how you win games like this.

Is that a wishful interpretation of his quote on your part, knowing that your loser owner Mike Brown has a history of blowing up relationships with past franchise QB's such as Boomer Esiason and Carson Palmer and running them out of town?

If Burrow wants a Deshaun Watson-type contract, are you confident that your cheap ass owner will be able work something out with him?

Very confident for both sides to be reasonable because Burrow, like every QB, wants weapons around him.

Yet the only QB in recent memory that actually took less money than the market could get was Patrick Mahomes.

Keep hoping.

Weapons are nice, but the defense is a critical aspect of success. Bengals defense is allowing only 18 points per game in the last 2 seasons of playoffs. I am curious to see how long they can keep that strong defense going over the years. If they can hang on to the DC, that would be pretty huge for them.

Like I said, if the defense keeps playing the way it has, their DC is going to get a HC job sooner rather than later. They simply won't be able to keep everybody. Good teams rarely can because everything they have and do becomes a hot commodity.

I’ve got a feeling the Bengals are about to get humbled. They barely beat a Ravens team that was playing a backup QB, winning at Buffalo was impressive but if we’re being honest the Bills were a house of cards whose cracks had been showing for several weeks. The players are acting like they just won the Super Bowl. Eli Apple smoking a cigar like his overrated ass didn’t cost them a Super Bowl last year.

Homie your franchise owner is broke, he doesn't have the liquid cash to offer huge guarantees

He turns 57 years old in August. I think ageism is a pretty bad trend in the job market these days. I don’t know if other teams will give him a shot as HC, especially if they believe he is just riding the coattails of Burrow.

Yeah, I can see that.

The only teams that would hire an almost 60 year old DC for a head coach would be Denver or Vegas.

ROFL

And all of that is fine. Regardless of anything else they have earned it until proven otherwise. KC wins Sunday and all that noise goes away.

lol what?

I told you their fans were insufferable pricks

???

Do you understand that owners have to put money in escrow for huge contracts right?

ESPN is all Bengals all the time. I hope the Chiefs are watching.

Shrug.

They're the defending AFC Champions.

Beat them, return the crown, and they'll be lip locked on Chiefs cock for the next two weeks.

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You aren't aware of how deadass broke your loser owner is compared to other owners in the NFL?

How long have you been a Bengals "fan"... 5 minutes?

I wouldn't. The guy is a douche. When pricks like him show who they really are personality wise, Im that much more thankful for Mahomes.

You nailed the comparison btw.

:hmmm: the people have spoken.....

https://i.imgur.com/riYsYug.jpg

To be fair, they also had a WIDE open TD that was simply dropped...had to settle for 3 instead of the 7.

They also got a critical sack on Mahomes forcing the long missed FG.

The game was close, but let's not pretend the Bungles got lucky.

There was also the 4th down play that Dunlap was able to kill near the goal line. Cincy got too cute on that one with a reverse handoff type of play and Dunlap did an amazing job to kill the play. This was very close to the Chiefs goal line.

KC has to find a way to be sharper. Can't have 2 drives ending in fumble or missed field goal in the 4th quarter. Hopefully the defense with a strong home crowd behind them can do better than allowing 430 yards with only 1 punt for the Bengals offense.

I would like to see Mahomes stay focused on picking up first downs instead of trying to force the deep shots. If it's 3rd and 5, throw it 6 yards instead of 30-40 yards. Keep the drives alive, which ultimately leads to KC points and also keeps the Cincy offense on the sidelines.

Justin Reid sparked some fake outrage for the Bengals to rally around earlier this season when he tried (and failed) to say Hayden Hurst is not a physical tight end.

Looks like the Bengals are returning the favor. Hope our guys embrace it and stay focused.

It’s coming…

So, I read that the Bunguls like to spread their right tackle out wide, making it harder for the DE to get around to the QB or shoot the gap between tackle and guard. When are we going to figure out how to counteract that?

Lol, let 'em. Let them talk all they want. Let Andy and Pat stick it up their ass on the field when they whip these guys on Sunday.

All the money coming in on Cincy, Bengals players talking smack all over the place, everyone saying we have no chance with Pat being hurt, 3 straight losses to them going in. Safe to say we haven't been underdogs to this extent in a very long time.

If we can't beat them with all this extra motivation, welp...

Since the stripes adorned the helmets for the first time in 1981

So you were a fan through all zero Super Bowls! Amazing!!

Heres a quick interview with Cincys fearless and fearsome DC

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**** everything man

give me a goddamn arrowhead coronation and then our version of 55-10

DO IT

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To be fair... That was the worse non call pick play by Chase that you will ever see...

That's on the field during a game where it should be..Do you have any interviews of him being cocky other than the Superbowl parade?

Until they have more rings than us they should shut up. Nobody cares about wins. Only Championships. They can shut up about Burrow as well. He has no rings, No MVPs but does have a SB loss to a Rams team that just shit the bed the following year. They should be happy they finally beat the Browns.

Exactly.

No surprise noted dimwit BWillie doesn't understand being fired up during a game versus giving calculated interviews afterward.

No one ever questioned that he's a 'competitive prick' on the field. That's very different from a me-first arrogant asshole.

BWillie probably can't follow this though.

The only guy we have that really talks shit off the field is Frank Clark.

But with his coverage grade and the way he sets the edge, he’s ****ing earned it.

Yeah, and there's a big difference in doing it first and then throwing some shade, as opposed to this Burrowhead thing and just throwing around smack before a game, or definitely putting yourself ahead of the team. Mahomes would never do that off the field.

And don't care about the cigar thing for that reason... if people don't like Mahomes counting his touchdowns or Burrow smoking a cigar after a victory, well, hopefully your team is better next time. :shrug:

Still bickering with the Bills too.

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See man, its all gonna circle back around on him real quick

We're going to end this shit

I mean I don't mind shit talking from the Bengals, but coming from such a shit player is kinda reeruned lol.

I really hate that team with their stupid ****ing whining about things that didn't even happen. I hope we beat the **** out of them. I hope Eli Apple gives up 5 TDs and that dumb shit Joe Mixon fumbles every snap.

If the Chiefs stomped the Bengals and lost the Super Bowl for whatever reasons, I would still be happy. The AFCC is the Super Bowl imo.

We have to get this monkey off our back, and shut up this incredibly cocky team and fanbase.

Didn’t Hardman clown him after the Bengals lost the SB last year?

Bengals at Bills in Divisional kicked off with Bills favored (-6)

The main reason the Bills got dominated was that Bills are not built to play on a snowy field compared to the Bengals.

The betting line movement in the AFC Championship is also based on the idea that the Bengals dominated the Bills not just the Mahomes ankle sprain.

Jags v. Chiefs was tied 7-7 when Mahomes sustained the injury. Jags had to kick FG and onside kick for a chance to tie and Chiefs won 27-20.

This game will be played at Arrowhead on the amazing grass field with undersoil heating.

I saw a tweet last week from Travis Hogan, head groundskeeper, and learned that they actually grow and mow that grass in January. That is amazing to grow grass outside in KC climate in January.

My point is the Bengals were 6 point dogs at Bills and their offensive line injuries added points to that number. Just because those backups had no problems with the Bills defense in a snow game does not mean the Bengals OL cannot be had in a game played on a quality surface.

Whodey is nobody this week apparently because the football world is completely giving no credit to how much the Bengals domination of the Bills depended on the snow and how that affected the game.

It is kinda funny but if you took Apple off the Bengals they are still in the AFCCG. He’s the loudest person on that team and one of the least relevant starters.

A message to the Bengals fans and team on behalf of Chiefs Kingdom



nsfw

Bengals fans turned on Apple real quick after he lost the Super Bowl for them.

I’m hoping he gets torched again this week in a loss, so he’s remember as the guy who is the biggest reason the Bengals have 0 Lombardis instead of 2.

Fans of other teams won’t need to shit talk him on social media. His own fanbase will turn on him again, and it’ll be glorious.

If there is any behavior that is meaningless its what is said in a post game interview or to the media. Thats what image the player, his brand and agent have decided they want to portray. On field behavior is much more accurate of a persona of a person. And dont get me wrong, I love that Mahomes is cocky. All the best were. Jordan, Brady, Bonds. All competitive pricks. All great.

Its like a first date. You don't send yourself to a first date. You send your chief representative. There isn't anyone more fake than how someone acts publicly after thought & reflection.

They kind of already are. If you check the Bengals forum, there are more than a few that are sick of his shit and want him gone next season. A beating would seal the deal for everyone.

I love it! Burrow is a damn good Quarterback. No ego, just a good player!

Patrick could learn a thing or two from Joe. :)

That’s a landslide.

Joe Burrzero rings

OMFG. You have dropped some real knowledge here, dude.

I've actually met Mahomes and had drinks with him. And I've shared before that he's far, far more edgy in person than he ever is at a podium, which is no surprise to literally anyone. We all know that he's been coached up extremely well having grown up with a father as a professional athlete and now being in Chiefs organization under Andy Reid.

The point is that there's a public persona and a private persona. The public persona is what you're putting out into the world that represents the team, organization, and city. And how you want people to view you.

There is a very big difference being cocky behind close doors in private and going out of your way to be cocky in a press conference to the world. It speaks to "getting it" and the vibe you're deliberately putting out there. The guy who doesn't care if he's labeled like that is probably far more cocky than the guy who treads lightly.

Mahomes has been class at every turn in these more scripted situations. Is he competitive on the field? Absolutely. But he's never said anything that's been remotely as me-me-me as those Burrow comments and the guy has actually won a SB and an MVP.

So **** off white knighting Joe Burrow.

they're 3-0 against us and beat us last year at home, they deserve to talk some shit.

it will just make our win on sunday all the better IMO

The lengths people will go to be reeruned on the internet... LMAO :facepalm:

I like how everything revolves around being at an event for a few hours with Mahomes as if you know the guy closely. Patrick Mahomes wants to rip your heart out and eat it. He wants to destroy everything in his path when he competes. You can see it in how he plays football. Hes just a winner. He's not a complacent loser like Kirk Cousins, who may be the nicest guy in the world.

All Im saying is everything anyone says publicly after thought and reflection is bullshit. Now that might make them smarter than other guys who are off the cuff, but you really dont know a person until you've lived with them or been friends with them for years.

And I'm not white knighting Joe Burrow. I don't like the guy. He's smug. He's an asshole. I just find the entire idea of what someone says at a press conference to be the end all be all is routinely not who they are at all. Plenty of charismatic and charming fellas who would murder you in your sleep if they could. You can definitely see who people really are on the field. Ndamukong Suh, Grayson Allen...piece of dog shit. Dirty player. Lebron James...whiney bitch. Tom Brady....huge cheater. Luckily for Mahomes it's just fiery, great leadership stuff but make no mistake he knows how good he is. He's cocky, he's confident. He ****ing should be.

OJ Simpson. Who didnt love OJ? In movies. Great at the podium. We all loved him. He's a ****ing psychopathic killer.

There's a whole lot of projection going on in this thread.

That's all. That's my post.

Frank Clark talks just as much shit as almost any of the Bengals players. It is what it is. They didn't say anything too bad.

Chiefs just need to use it as motivation and get to work.

All of this. They have earned the right to talk smack. It’s just funny that the ones most responsible for beating us three straight times are the quietest.

Why do the fans from other teams come here seeking validation for their QB?

No, dude. Nothing revolves around that. You speak to me like I'm 7 years old and don't understand "player speak" and "coach speak." That what someone says at the podium isn't an accurate reflection of who they are. And I'm saying that - with respect to Mahomes in particular - I know that better than most as he said several things to me that would've never, evern made its way out to the public. Kelce was exactly whom you thought he'd be but Mahomes was a lot more edgy.

This all started when I said Mahomes was a competitive prick and assassin on the field but has projected nothing but class off it. You then post some dumb gifs of him counting on his fingers, etc WHILE ON THE FIELD to indicate otherwise. It's like you refuse to follow the discussion or just don't have the means to do so.

Just curious what do you mean by edgy?

I was there, too. He's spot on.

Nobody is claiming to know the guy closely. I spent about 45 with Gracie and Tavia. Do I know them closely now? Not a chance, but I know enough to see and say there were affable, gracious and kind.

You can't fake that in an intimate setting.

First, trolling a team you just beat for several days while your team is prepping for the afc championship is not just a sore winner, it’s a distraction.

Second, the level of smack talk leading into this week in the press wouldn’t happen under Andy’s watch. We saw Justin reid do it and not only does it still piss me off (and it undoubtedly lit a fire in cincy we didn’t need) but Andy was stern as hell that it was not acceptable.

Talk all the smack you want on the field though. Before the game let cincy run their mouth and use it as fuel to punch them in the junk when it matters

If you listen to Travis kelces podcast, he had a tremendous segment talking about Andy Reid. He comes off as a players coach but man, Travis almost seemed scared of him. Basically said you do NOT want to set the big fella off. There’s a reason our guys always say the right things and don’t let their egos go out of control. Let it out on the field but Andy would not tolerate some of the cockiness we’re seeing out of cincy this week. We’ve had two guys, Peters and mathieu, who got out of hand and we made it clear we didn’t want that noise in the locker room

The only quote I know of from Bill Belichick is one that I really like, recounted by Tom Brady it was something like: "When you win say little, when you lose say less."

As one example, I asked him about a certain team's secondary that they were possibly going to face in the playoffs, and he was like, "Oh those guys - they're not good at all." On another, I was gushing over a certain college player who was about to come out in the draft, and he kinda seemed annoyed by it and was like, "Meh - he's actually really old for college." Several more examples/stories of that same flavor of a personal/sports variety.

These were not the podium responses we've all grown used to.

What did Frank Clark say about the Bengals this week?

gotcha thanks!

Yeah, we learned really quick how Andy reacts to this when Justin Reid ran his mouth last game.

The only time I remember them doing this openly was with Derrick Henry. Several defensive players went on and on about how he can be tackled if tackled a certain way. For several players to give that kind of response (and considering we backed it the hell up) I sense Reid or spags gave them clearance to talk. But that’s not typical for an Andy Reid team

Frank Clark's shit talking this week amounted to him saying after the game he didn't give a shit who we play.

That's not nearly the same as Cincy players calling Arrowhead Burrowhead or Eli Apple still talking shit to the Bills players.

:clap:

Have you guys actually checked Eli Apple's twitter?

Like it's an endless stream of mocking the Bills. It's so overboard it's bordering on insane.