1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Thank you advantage on the day. All right, will you 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: get opportunity game? They can play one touchdown Kansas City 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. All right in the thick of a baby, Hello, 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Kingdom Defenders, welcome to this edition of Defending the Kingdom 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Match alters with you voice to the Chiefs along with 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: senior team reporter Matt McMullen. It is the AFC Championship 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: Game and the Chiefs will host this game for the 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: fifth consecutive time. And think about this, in the history 9 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: of the franchise, what fifty eight seasons it would have 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: been from nineteen sixty to twenty seventeen, whether it's the 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: Dallas Texans or at Municipal Stadium or the early days 12 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: of Arrowhead that this game was never hosted at any 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 1: time for almost six decades. And now the Chiefs at 14 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: Geha Field at Arrowheads Stadium will host this for a 15 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: National Football League record fifth consecutive year. It's unbelievable. It's 16 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: just crazy. I remember back in twenty eighteen how excited 17 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: we were to be hosting one of these, Like, Wow, 18 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: we're hosting the AFC Championship Game. We are one win 19 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: from the Super Bowl. And to think that We've done 20 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: that every single season since then. It's just remarkable and 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: we can't take it for granted. I mean, on one side, 22 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: we have a standard now right, we expect to be 23 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: in this game every single year. But at the same time, 24 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: you cannot take it for granted because this is truly unprecedented. 25 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: This has never happened before where one team has hosted 26 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: the AFC Tattle Game, or just a title game, even 27 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: the NFC Taittle Game five consecutive years. Just an amazing 28 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: opportunity once again for the Chiefs. This is where we 29 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: thought we'd be when the season first began. But can't 30 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: take it for granted. And we don't care if it's 31 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: the AFC Championship game of the first day of OTAs. 32 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: We always go around the world on defending the Kingdom. 33 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: What do you get yep? So I've got eight of 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: them today. Could be Chad Henny times two, could be 35 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: Carlos Dunlap. Maybe I like that one. He got us 36 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: first ever NFL playoff victory after thirteen seasons of playing 37 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: in this league, and I made I found him and 38 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: gave him a hug because after someone who went twenty 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: one seasons and before winning a first playoff game for 40 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: him to win that game, he was excited, but his 41 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: first reaction was, we got to get the next one, 42 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: and the next one is the team that he has 43 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: played the bulk of those thirteen years with in the 44 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals. So I love it. You've got eight, yeah, 45 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: hey for Carlos Dunlap. Yeah, we've got eight today. So 46 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: Ray is in Arizona, Marcus is in Germany. Sawyer is 47 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: in Sunrise, Florida. And they suggest that we do wait 48 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: in Germany. Now of course, you know we're very involved 49 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: in Germany. Now Germany, we're not going to narrow it down. Yeah, 50 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: just Germany for now. Marcus, where in Germany are you? Yeah, 51 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: we need to know, and hopefully you're from my roots 52 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: which is Brukas and Wilson, which is North So anyway, Yeah, 53 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: so my heritage is like half Irish obviously McMullan, half German. 54 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: I've kind of gone with the Irish side because of 55 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: my last name. But I don't know where my ancestors 56 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: are from. We're gonna find out. We are going to 57 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: find out. And yes, so you've into German ancestry. That's 58 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: my maternal side half of it. My paternal side, all 59 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: of it, but we've chased it back and on my 60 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: paternal side to Brukass and Wilson. Okay, so yeah, about 61 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: thirty kilometers what is it Alkton dri sig south of 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: east of Braman. Okay, we got to go there. Let's go. Well, Marcus, 63 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: let us know where in Germany you're listening. We have 64 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: Sawyer in Sunrise, Florida, and Sawyer wants us to do 65 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: longer shows. Doesn't want us to keep making these only 66 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: thirty minutes, and we could totally do that. I mean, 67 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: you and I could do this for like three hours. 68 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: We could. It feels like we have to cram it 69 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: all into thirty minutes. But maybe we'll make some longer 70 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: shows in the future. Ryan is in Halifax, Nova, Scotia. 71 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: It's fun to say. Bria is in Fort Worth. Jim 72 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: is in Barstow, California. He's originally from Kansas City, moved 73 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: to Barstow for the Army and was there for thirty 74 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: years in the army, but still a huge Chiefs fan. 75 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: And we also have a listener in the Philippines. And 76 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: then Nick is from the United Kingdom. He's a new 77 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: fan to the Kingdom. He met a couple from Wichita 78 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: on a cruise last year. They got him into the 79 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs and then he got them into Helen's rugby league. 80 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: Helen's rugby team and a rugby league in the UK 81 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: and both teams are crushing it. So Nick joined at 82 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: the right time. That's that's awesome. And I've got one 83 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: actually from Poland, Okay, and I want to get this right. 84 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: I think it's Rolsoft Vrolsoft Poland. But how do you 85 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: get Vrolsoft out of w R O C Law. What 86 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: would you think? I mean, you grew up in Kansas City, 87 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: you would think, well, here I am pronouncing, you know, Nevada, Nevada. 88 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I can't even begin. But that's a kingdom, right, 89 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: But I guess it's the same point or Iowa, Iowa, 90 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: or Miami's Miama, or Arkansas City's not Arkansas City, it's 91 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: Arkansas City. But this is w R O CLAW Poland. 92 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: But it's Rolsoft and the family. I want to get 93 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: this right. An amazing new Chief's kingdom family in Eastern Europe. 94 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: But I think it's the let me get this. I 95 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: don't want tomcoof this up. It is the Ron rud 96 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: Domska Rhodomska family, so Kingdom defenders in Poland. I love it. 97 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: It's amazing stuff. We're expanding by the day. Well, we're 98 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: trying to expand to get another Lamar Hunt Trophy. If 99 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs can beat the red hot Cincinnati Bengals, 100 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: the Chiefs will win the Lamar Hunt Trophy for the 101 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: third time in four seasons after having never won it. Remember, 102 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: the FC Championship Trophy is named after the founder of 103 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs franchise, but that didn't start until 104 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: the mid eighties and the Chiefs didn't win it. Haven't 105 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: won it until up until the twenty nineteen season, then 106 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: one in twenty twenty, and hope to bring it back 107 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: after last year's lost to the Cincinnati Bengals. In this game, Yeah, 108 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: it has me thinking about twenty nineteen, being on the 109 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: field for that moment after we'd won the game and 110 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: the confetti was flying. I remember just walking around like 111 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: manically laughing, just like this is the best day of 112 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: my life. It's just unbelievable being a Chiefs fan my 113 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: whole life. And I'm pretty young, right. A lot of 114 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: other people suffered through a lot of tough years and 115 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: to witness that was just remarkable. Twenty twenty it was 116 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: a little bit different. Still amazing, but a little bit 117 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: different just because of COVID protocols. Couldn't be on the 118 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: field for at all. It was a little weird. It 119 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: was just weird. Yeah, I mean, still an amazing accomplishment, 120 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: but a little bit different for the fans side of it. 121 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: But twenty nineteen was just incredible, breathtaking, And to now 122 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: be in a position where we can hopefully do that again, 123 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: it's right there. It's pretty exciting. Did you because you 124 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: have the beautiful wife, Ellie, did you ever discuss with 125 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 1: her that winning the twenty nineteen Lamar Hunt Trophy was 126 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: the greatest thing of your life? Did you ever mention that. Fortunately, 127 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: that's before we got married. Oh yeah, yeah, we're still 128 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: stating at the time, so now nice. If I had 129 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: to rank it, getting married was the best day, right, 130 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: Number two I think was winning the Super Bowl because 131 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: that was also a deliriously amazing day. Number three would 132 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: be winning the Lamar Hunt Trophy in nineteen. Yeah. Like 133 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: I said on the air of that day, it was 134 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: like winning two super Bowls that year because win that 135 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: trophy that day. At that time, the team that Lamar 136 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: Hunt found it has just one Lamar Hunts trophy in 137 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: the stadium. That was Lamar or Hunt's dreams. So let's 138 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: try to do that again, shro as we dive in 139 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: here to this episode of The Chiefs Kingdom that we're 140 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: calling funf for our German fans or Sinko right for 141 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: a fans that are into Spanish or five and you've 142 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: got azer Burjean for five. Have you ever figured out 143 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: how to what's how do you say? I still haven't 144 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: figured it out. So Mitch has this fascination with Azerbaijan, 145 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: and last night he was texting me about this episode 146 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: and he was with no context. There's I don't know 147 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: what he's doing. At first, He's sending me to all 148 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: these different variations of five. Japanese for five the signal Yeah, 149 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: like I thought it was like when you send an 150 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: emoji and your phone isn't updated enough so you don't 151 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: like see the real emoji, you to see like a 152 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: weird character. But it was Japanese for five and then 153 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: I picked up on it and send you the Azerbaijan 154 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: way of writing five. We don't know how to say 155 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: it yet though, so if anyone does, let us know, 156 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: sent you French for five. But we're just going with 157 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: just everybody calmed down. We're gonna go with funf for 158 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: our Germans and in our German fans and all our 159 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: fans that love Germany and the chiefs going to other 160 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: and of course Sinco for our Spanish speaking kingdom defenders 161 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: in five for the English speaking folks. But it is 162 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: five foon Sinko AFC Championship games in a row, hosted 163 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: here at GHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. And here comes 164 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals once again, truthfully the hottest team in 165 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. They've not lost since Halloween. They were very 166 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: complete in their domination, really a Buffalo, which I think 167 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: stunned everybody in their victory in the divisional playoff run. 168 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: Yeah it sure was. They've won ten straight, as you 169 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: alluded to. And yeah, I think everyone and including us, 170 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: was expecting kind of a game that maybe could go 171 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: to overtime, a game where it would be back and 172 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: forth between the Bills and the Bengals, and that wasn't 173 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: the case. The Bengals raced out to a fourteen nothing 174 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: lead and really never looked back. They dominated the Bills 175 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: really in every aspect of that game. And they're hungry. 176 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: That's obvious. And one thing that we've seen from them 177 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: really in the last two years and definitely saw it 178 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: in that Bills game is they're not afraid to be physical. 179 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 1: They want to be the more team. They want to 180 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: be the more aggressive team. And something I'm gonna hit 181 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,719 Speaker 1: in this podcast today over and over again, it is 182 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: imperative for the Chiefs in this game to not just match, 183 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: but exceed that physicality and that aggression throughout this game 184 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: because the Dingles feed off that. I think it's the first, well, 185 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: maybe the second paragraph, because the first paragraph of this story, 186 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: of course, is what everybody's asking from Rolsoft Poland to 187 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: Aserberjean to I don't know, Nevada, Missouri, and that is 188 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes ankle. And we appreciate all of you who 189 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: have reached out with the interest in sacrificing of giving 190 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: your ankle to Patrick. What you know, what a heartfelt 191 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: thought of you sacrificing your ankle. But let's don't go there. 192 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: Let's go to a place where and I knew it 193 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: was going to be a week of people saying, gosh, 194 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: I think he's on his last breaths, or my uncle's cousins, cousins, 195 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: relators saw Patrick writing a skateboard down the street. I mean, 196 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: that's what you get in these weeks. And you don't 197 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: just get it locally, you get it nationally because everybody 198 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: wants to know. And I've told people we won't know 199 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: until we know, but it has been a peculiar week. 200 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: But what I do know, Matt, is that one Andy 201 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: Reid is the most forthright coach I've ever been around 202 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: in my brief time in sports in a big time, 203 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: high profile situation when it comes to injuries, may not 204 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: tell you everything, but he won't tell you a fib 205 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: two and that's just part of his character. Two. Patrick 206 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: Mahomes is surrounded by dozen people. Whether it's Rick Burkholder's staff, 207 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: the athletic training staff, or the sixteen doctors or some 208 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: of their folks. He is surrounded by some of the 209 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: best in the business, and they have dedicated their lives 210 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: over the last ninety six hours to know even more 211 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: time one hundred and twenty hours to get Patrick ready 212 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: to play. That's what I do know. Yeah, absolutely, And 213 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: another part of this That is kind of funny is 214 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: every single person that has ever had an ankle sprain 215 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: or has an ankle attached to their body has chimed 216 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: in on this on Twitter. It's like, well, listen, my 217 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: uncle had high ankles brand and you know he took 218 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: this long to recover. I was in West Side Story 219 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: as a seventh grader and during rehearsal, yep, I had 220 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: that same injury. I couldn't go to the next rehearsal. Yeah, 221 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 1: as if it's just a blanket term and there's not 222 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: grades of severity, and you know everyone's the same. But 223 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 1: what we do know as well is we're recording this 224 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Patrick Mahomes met with the media today and 225 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,599 Speaker 1: he said it's doing good, referring to the ankle. I 226 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: got a few days of treatment and rehab. I'm excited 227 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: to get on the practice field and try it out. 228 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: But it's feeling good so far. So we're recording this 229 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: before practice. We'll see how practice goes. But for all 230 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: intents and purposes, that's good news at this point in 231 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: the week. I think the early part of the week 232 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: it's tough because all you have is people that maybe 233 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: aren't close to the situation shiming in on it, and 234 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: that creates mystery and confusion. The man himself said he 235 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: feels pretty good, and Coach Read said he was in 236 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: a good place yesterday. So that's all we know, and 237 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: we'll take their word for it. And you know what 238 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: I've learned from been Patrick Mahomes since twenty seventeen and 239 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: Andy Reid since twenty thirteen. Taking their word for it 240 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: is a pretty good way to take things. That's usually 241 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: the way to go. All right, let's just jump into 242 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: the football part of this. We mentioned Cincinnati being hot, 243 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: and you talked about being physical in this game, and 244 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: I wholeheartedly agree with you. That's the second paragraph of 245 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: this game. And an ancillary thought here with that is 246 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: that there are some games, and you and I've talked 247 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: about this down through the years, where some games were 248 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 1: the first second of the game has the intensity of 249 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 1: the last second of the game. And this is one 250 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: of those. Because the Cincinnati Bengals, in their recipe for 251 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: this ten straight victories, has been to knock people out. 252 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: It's like the wrestler in high school or college, which 253 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: is a fascinating sport that goes for the pin in 254 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: the first period they have outscored the Cincinnati Bengals the 255 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: last five games, have outscored their opponents forty six to 256 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: nothing in the first quarter. But down through the season, 257 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: down through the season, the Cincinnati Bengals only allowed twenty 258 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: two points from enemy offenses in their first possession. Only 259 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: Dallas was better throughout the years. So it's not just 260 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: the last five weeks, but even when Cincinnati started oh 261 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: and two and has gone on a tear since then, 262 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: that this is a team that hits the ground running 263 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: from the get go. And look what they did to Buffalo. Yeah, 264 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: they hit them in the nose before Buffalo had a 265 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: chance to catch her breath. And so the Chiefs have 266 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: to be ready from the first second of this game. 267 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: That intensity reminded me of something. It reminded me of 268 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: the wild Card game between the Oakland Days and the 269 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: Royals back in twenty fourteen. And what I remember about it, 270 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: that was the first time the Royals were in the 271 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: playoffs in my entire life. And I was there and 272 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: I was so excited, and James Shields was the pitcher 273 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: for the Royals, and the first pitch of the game 274 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: was a strike and you could hear everyone in the 275 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: crowd losing their minds as if it was the ninth 276 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: inning and he was the closer, you know. And that's 277 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: how the Bengals treat these games. They treat every single 278 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 1: game like the first five minutes or the last five minutes, 279 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: and they knock people out. And we saw them do 280 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: it to a very good buff Bills team, and the 281 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: Bills were ambushed. I think the Bills thought they were 282 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: going to go into that game, they were favored to win. 283 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people thought they would roll 284 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: in that game. And the Bengals said, no, we're here 285 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: and we're not affected by the snow, We're not affected 286 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: by any of this, missing some offensive linemen, we don't 287 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: care about any of it. And they went out and 288 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: it was frankly surgical. So the positive news for the 289 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: Chiefs is they are not going to be ambushed in 290 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: this game. They're expecting that from the get go, and 291 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: I think a hot start, considering the circumstances of everything, 292 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: is so important for the Chiefs in this game. Ideally, 293 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs will win the toss, will the fur get 294 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: a three and out from the Bengals offense, then go 295 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: down and score. If you're the Chiefs offense. That would 296 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: be the ideal start for the Chiefs here in this one, 297 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: because the Bengals, that's how they get rolling. They get 298 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: off to a hot start and then you're trying to 299 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: play catch up the entire time. The Bills just ran 300 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: out of gas trying to do that. And for the 301 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs in this game, you do not want to be 302 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: playing catchup. You want to have the upper hand throughout 303 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, Burrow started nine and nine in that 304 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: game against Buffalo and had six different receivers catch those 305 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: nine passes. Sounds very mahomes ish. And this is a 306 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: Bengals fifth In the last eight games of the regular season, 307 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: they were fifth in points scored a two hundred and 308 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: thirty two points. And we know the weapons they've got 309 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: with Jamar Chase te Higgins has been very underrated. He's 310 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: had a great year this year. Hayden Hurst, they picked 311 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: up really good pick up a tight end Tyler Boyd. 312 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: But here's where I think they ambushed the Buffalo Bills. 313 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: They ambushed the Buffalo Bills by running right at the Bills. 314 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon had a great game with twenty carries one 315 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: hundred and five yards. Samaj p Ryan. These are two 316 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: backs that are big two twenty five, two thirty two 317 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: thirty five. Mixon didn't play against the Chiefs on January 318 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: the fourth. P Ryan last year had the biggest play 319 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: you've forgotten about maybe and maybe you haven't forgotten about, 320 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs of twenty one to three to get 321 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: a forty one yard screen pass for a touchdown. They're 322 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: both hard to tackle and I talked about this with 323 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: you early in the week. Don't buy the whole Oh 324 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: my gosh, it's the backup offensive lineman. And we had 325 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: to go on practice squad to find these guys at 326 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: a garage sale. Can we stop that? Stop it at 327 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: right tackle as a Chemadenagy, who played here in this 328 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: area University of Kansas was all big twelve. He played 329 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: in all of the playoff games last year from the 330 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: Bengals on their run to the Super Bowl, including winning 331 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: in Kansas City, So can we stop that? And the 332 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: right guard is Max sharp Ring, who has got like 333 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: the second most playoff starts on their offensive line, so 334 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: let's just stop that as well. And then Kearis is 335 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: really good in the center at the center position, where 336 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: he's won two Super Bowls with New England and was 337 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: running up in another one. So let's just stop all 338 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: of the Oh my gosh, I don't know how we 339 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: even did it with this offensive line. This is a 340 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: group that season they played in their physical and that 341 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: goes back to the point of the Chiefs having to 342 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: exceed the intensity of this Cleveland Cincinnati offense. Yeah, if 343 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: you go back and watch the Bills Bengals game, watch 344 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, watch the offensive line of the 345 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: Bengals against the Bills defensive line, and they just dominated 346 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: all day long. And the best way to get an 347 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: offensive line in a groove is to run the football, 348 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: and the Bengals did that with tremendous success. Between Mixon 349 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: and p Rhyan, they rushed for one hundred and thirty 350 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: eight yards against Buffalo just those two guys. I think 351 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: they had like one hundred and seventy yards rushing. As 352 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: a team. Mixon and p Ran combined to average five 353 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: point one yards per carry. The Chiefs cannot let that happen. 354 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: We talk all about Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase and 355 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: their passing attack, which yes, is very good, but when 356 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: they run the football effectively, they're very, very very difficult 357 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: to stop. Now if you want an example of how 358 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: you can slow them down, because everyone's talking about last 359 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: week against the Bills, and understandably so, but looked two 360 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: weeks ago against the Ravens, Mixon and p Ryan combined 361 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: for just forty two yards on the ground on thirteen carries, 362 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden it was a close game. 363 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: The Bengals had to throw the ball a whole bunch 364 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: the pass rush got going on Joe Burrow. That's the 365 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: game plan for the Chiefs, not what happened last week. 366 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: Whatever the Bills did, don't do that. Throw that out. 367 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: You want to be physical and dominate up front, and 368 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: the Ravens did that. The Ravens were not scared, they 369 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: were not intimidated, and that's the attitude the Chiefs need 370 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: in this game. Yeah, the Ravens shacked Joe Burrow four 371 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: times in that game and needed a ninety eight yard 372 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: scoop for fumble recovery by Sam Hubbard or the Bengals 373 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: might not even be in this game. So give him credit. 374 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: And this is a really good team. But you're right 375 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: to be physical with them and to take the fight 376 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 1: to them. Don't react, but be proactive and being physical 377 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 1: with the Cincinnati team. It's interesting in this game these 378 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks, and we've seen a lot of Burrow Mahomes comparisons. 379 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: And don't forget when you see all these comparisons when 380 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: they say the first three seasons of Herbert, who's really good? 381 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: Or the first three seasons of Joe Burrow, who's really good? 382 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: Or the first stop it Mahomes didn't play his first season, 383 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: it's not an apple stapples comparison because he's got five 384 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 1: playoff victories. Joe Burrow does, which is great. I mean 385 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: that's a Cincinnati record. When you look at Boomer Science 386 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: and others, so awesome and they're going like most in 387 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: his first three seasons, Well, think of what Patrick Mahomes 388 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: did in his first three years as a starter. He 389 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: had one his first year he gets three, a second year, 390 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: what's that's four? And his third year he gets what 391 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 1: two more? That year he's got six. So really the 392 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: apples and apples when they both played three years as 393 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback, Mahomes and Joe Burrow wins this game, 394 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: he'll be equal Mahomes at six. Yeah, if you think 395 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: about mahomes career as a starter, he's never finished shy 396 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: of the AFC title game at home as bonkers, right, 397 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: And I think as a society, as a national, as 398 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: a global football watching world, for some reason, it's been 399 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: decreed that if a player is good, everyone else must 400 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: be bad. It's not true, like Joe Burrows really really good, 401 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: that's obvious. Patrick Mahomes is really really good. We think 402 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: he's the best quarterback and all of football. Now let's 403 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: go play. I don't understand while we have to create 404 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: these narratives and everything. Patrick Mahomes is off to the 405 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: greatest start for any player in NFL history, and he's 406 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: twenty seven years old, playing in his fifth AFC title 407 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: game with an opportunity to go to his third Super Bowl. 408 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the kind of stuff that if it 409 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: was in Madden you'd be like, you need to up 410 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: the difficulty because that's not realistic. Well, it's just it's 411 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 1: the year that Patrick didn't play that somehow counts against him. 412 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: When people do the comparisons and they're like, now, that's 413 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: not an apples to apples comparison. It does drive me 414 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 1: crazy and you as well, But a lot of things 415 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: drive us crazy. What is interesting, though, these two quarterbacks 416 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: because they were one two in yards passing this year 417 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: in the National Football League regular season, and they were 418 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: won two. Burrow had thirty five touchdown passes, tied with 419 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: josh Allen Mahomes at forty one that led the NFL. 420 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 1: But this is the first time, if I'm not mistaken, 421 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:35,479 Speaker 1: according to the NFL records, that the two quarterbacks who 422 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: were number one in yards passing and touchdown passes will 423 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: meet in the championship games since nineteen forty three, Sammy 424 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: Baugh against Sid Luckman, and that nuts. I mean, what 425 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: are the odds of that? Never? Never, this happened. I mean, 426 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: it's just insane. It does go to show that a 427 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: lot of times when you have a lot of great 428 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: passing stats, it doesn't always relate to a great team. 429 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: That's why I think Patrick Mahomes and what he has 430 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 1: done in Kansas City, you and I talk about this 431 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 1: all the time, is almost underrated because he has all 432 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: the numbers and the stats. He led the NFL in 433 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: passing yards and passing touchdowns, total yards, almost every category 434 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: you can think of. He was just remarkable, but he 435 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: also wins. He's not just a player who's racking up 436 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: yardage and his team is nine and eight or something, 437 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: So that's what's so important about him. And also when 438 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: he is injured in a game, he refuses to come 439 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: out and leads a team to victory in the divisional round. 440 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: It's incredible stuff from Katrick Mahomes. That's why he's the 441 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: MVP of this league. Talking about Joe Burrow, though, what's 442 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: interesting about him is his average release time, and we 443 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: talked about this last week when we are looking at 444 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence had the third fastest average released 445 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: time of any quarterback in the NFL, behind Tom Brady 446 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: and Joe Burrow. Joe Burrow gets rid of the football 447 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: even quicker than Trevor Lawrence does. His average time to 448 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: throw this season was two point four nine seconds, and 449 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: he was even faster last week against Buffalo. His average 450 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: time to throw is two point four six seconds. We 451 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: talked about the offensive line. It's overblown that they're all backups, right, 452 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: they're not all backups, but this is how they've kind 453 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: of gotten around it, being a relatively new group is 454 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: just getting rid of the football quickly and it's worked 455 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: really well for them. But even though he's getting rid 456 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: of the football quickly, and his average time to throw 457 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: last week against Buffalo is two point four to six seconds. 458 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: That still means on half of his dropbacks he's holding 459 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: it longer than that. And for the Chiefs in this game, 460 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow does not give you a lot of opportunities 461 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: to get to him. It's intentional, but when he hangs 462 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: on to the football, when he's waiting for that deep 463 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: shot to open, or if his first read is covered 464 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: and he's scanning the field, the pass rush has to 465 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: get to him. And this was a narrative all off season. 466 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: Of course, the Chiefs couldn't get to Joe Burrow last 467 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: year in the AFC Title game. This has to be 468 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: a theme in this one where consistently we are creating 469 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: pressure on him when he holds on to the football 470 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: and we are bringing him to the ground and forcing 471 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: them into long second and third down situation and getting 472 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: them off the field. Now gets back to the physicality 473 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: and the aggression we need in this game. Yeah, people 474 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: see sack sack sack sack sacks. It's pressure and disruptions. 475 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: Quarterback hits Chris Jones has been phenomenal this year and 476 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: I love the fact now that he's getting real attention 477 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: about being the National Football League Defensive Player of the Year, 478 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: and if he doesn't get at least being in that 479 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: discussion with the Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys. But 480 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 1: Chris Jones becomes to me an example of what you're 481 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: saying and how you can disrupt this game even at 482 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: the very beginning vestiges of a play. Chris Jones this 483 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: year had fifty seven quarterback pressures that was second to 484 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: only Dexter Lawrence of the New York Giants or Dallas Cowboys. 485 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 1: But the point is Chris Jones can affect a game 486 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: so many ways other than just getting sacks, and he 487 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: allows his teammates to get involved. He's going to get 488 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: double team in this game. The Bengals are going to 489 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: do that. But he can knock down passes, affect the 490 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: physics of the throw. Carlos Dunlap can do the same. 491 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: We've seen George carlost just do it. He did it 492 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville. And so just throwing things off a tick 493 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: and then being able to defend the run game. I mean, 494 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 1: so just because you're not gosh, we gotta get four 495 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: sacks because Burrow. If he gets less than four sacks, 496 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: he's only lost a couple of games. Well, it's a 497 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: matter of being disruptive in physical in the trenches against 498 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: these guests. Yeah, it's more than just the actual sacks. 499 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: Of course. I think that's one of those numbers where 500 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:25,959 Speaker 1: it's not really accurate. I mean, if you look at 501 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals pass rush, they're like third to last in 502 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: the NFL and sacks this year. We're not looking at 503 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: that defensive line like it's not very good. It's one 504 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: of the best defensive lines in all of footballs. That 505 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: kind of illustrates what you're talking about. But in this game, 506 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: what I'm so excited about is the Chief's defensive line 507 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: played really well last week. How about Derek Noddy with 508 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: a gigantic play on Trevor Lawrence early in the fourth quarter. 509 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 1: I believe it was. Yeah, Chris Jones was all over 510 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: the place, he was a monster. The defensive lines playing 511 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 1: really well, and in a sense, the entire team elevated 512 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 1: their game just to tick. When Patrick Mahomes first got 513 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,360 Speaker 1: hurt and even when he came back in everyone did. 514 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 1: And what's so important for the Chiefs is to carry 515 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: that now into this game, we're confident Patrick Mahomes can 516 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: go out there and play. But we all know what 517 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: happened last week, right, he's still dealing with that. That's 518 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: a reality. If everyone goes out there with the same 519 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: intensity that they had immediately after that injury, it's gonna 520 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 1: be very difficult for the Cincinnati Bengals. Yeah, it's an 521 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: excellent point. I'm burrow by the way, I did find 522 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: the stand here. Since twenty twenty one sacked less than 523 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: four times, we think about that, he's twenty three and three, 524 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: four and eight when sacked four more times. But okay, 525 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: disrupt things, get off the stop the run game, or 526 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: at least mitigate the run game. But your point's a 527 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: good one, because let's go there next. Because we don't 528 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: talk about offensive lineman enough. We've already talked about the 529 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: Bengals offensive line. But when Chad Henny came into the 530 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: game with first and ten at his own two and 531 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: the entire Chiefs Kingdom around the world was kind of 532 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: gasping for air. That offensive line from right down the 533 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: line from Orlando her own Junior, Joe Tuney, Kreeda, Humphrey 534 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: Tray Smith, and Andrew Wiley said, put it on us, 535 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: give us the backpacks, give us everything you need to 536 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: carry to go up the mountain, because we need to 537 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: elevate our game. And I like what you said because 538 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 1: I've said it as well this week on in other outlets. 539 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:22,959 Speaker 1: Is that that mentality by the offensive line at that moment, 540 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 1: which said, Chad, we're going to follow us, We're going 541 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: is what the mentality needs to be with everybody who's 542 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: wearing a red and gold jersey on this game. In 543 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: this game, this is the ultimate team game. It truly is. 544 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: Let me say that a lot, and it might seem cliche, 545 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes is the best player in all of 546 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: football and he gets the spotlight on him a lot 547 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: deservingly so, but when he is no longer in the game, 548 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: nine times out of ten, a team is going to 549 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: wilt because that's our MVP quarterback. What are we going 550 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: to do our seasons on the line for Chad to 551 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: come in and for the whole team to respond and 552 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: answer that shown immediately on the two yard line and 553 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: drive ninety eight yards down the field to score a 554 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: touchdown and to say, no matter who's in the game, 555 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: you have to deal with us and we're going to 556 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: find a way to get this done with our season 557 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: on the line. That's why this is a championship caliber team. 558 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: It's not just the Kansas City Patrick Mahomes is, which 559 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,199 Speaker 1: he's obviously a big part of everything we do, but 560 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: he would be the first person to say that. And 561 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: what I loved is after the game or after that drive, 562 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: watch Patrick mahomes reaction to Chad Henny. He's losing his 563 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: mind celebrating. He's the first person to congratulate him. When 564 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: Mahomes didn't come back into the game. Immediately before halftime, 565 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: he's over there with a tablet talking to Chad Henny saying, hey, 566 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 1: let's look at this. He becomes basically a coach, right 567 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 1: And thank goodness he was able to come back into 568 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 1: the game. But the way he handled that was masterful 569 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: and it just shows that this is a team. It's 570 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: not just one guy. And that's why I have so 571 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 1: much faith in this group. And that's why I love 572 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: this team so much. Yep. And it's why we believe 573 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: in this team going into the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, 574 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 1: because really, people are now starting to favor the Bengals, 575 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 1: some by as many as oh Foon points or sinko. 576 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: But the Chiefs are going to try to get the 577 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 1: Lamar Hunt trophy back to where it belongs, right here 578 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: in the chiefs kingdom. He's Matt McMullan, I'm Mitch Holt's 579 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: voice of the Chiefs. You can doubt the Chiefs, you 580 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: can dislike the Chiefs, you can disrespect her, whatever, but 581 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to deal with the Chiefs, and the 582 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: Bengals will have to deal with the Chiefs. Touch down 583 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: and the celebration begins in their head.