1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Thank you Vantage on the day. All right, when you 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: get optunity, you guys the game they can play. OHI, Michaels, 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: I'll join one touchdown Kansas City the Chiefs. All right, 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: in the thick of a baby, Welcome to this playoff 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: edition of Are Defending the Kingdom podcast, of course, brought 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: to you by three sixty Vodkid, the official d get 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chief's Kingdom. I 8 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: had to put everybody in the mood here. Now, I 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: got my virtual background since we're you know, we're still 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: in this COVID protocol, but I had to put everybody 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: in my Sunday night football background. For those of you 12 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: that are watching and listening, I just gotta give good 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: Barbershop a feeling. Matt mcmallin. By the way, Matt McMullan 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: joining me, Chief's reporter and the man we call the 15 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: shop the Barbershop, the spider Man, number four, number fifty nine. 16 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: He's got to go on on Sean Barber. All right. 17 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: First of all, quick, Matt, do you have anybody around 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: the world that is joining in this week on Defending 19 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: the Kingdom? How do I? I mean, this is the 20 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: best part of our show every single week, right, is 21 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: all the people all over the country, all over the 22 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: world listening to DK and as always, we have tons, 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: So we'll start with the people around the world. We 24 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: have Richard in Tokyo, a fan in Honduras, Josh in 25 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: New Zealand. This is kind of cool. So the game 26 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: last week was on a Saturday, obviously, but the whole 27 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: international dateline thing. Josh was watching on a Sunday morning 28 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: live of course while eating breakfast. So we're representing out 29 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: there in New Zealand. Then also we have a fan 30 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: in Thailand and they challenge me to say the name 31 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: of the town that they live in. It's a mouthful, 32 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: but I'm going to give it a go. Here, knock 33 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: Conci Thumbarat, knock on Ci Thamarat. I think that's along 34 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: the right lines of what that place is called. We're 35 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: representing in knockom se Thamarat. Let me know if I 36 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: pronounced that correctly in the comments. Then lots of people, 37 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: as always, all over the country. So Tuck in Watumka, Oklahoma, 38 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: Ignacio in Santa Barbara, California, or as he calls it, 39 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: Arrowheadwest like that, Troy in Shingle House, Pennsylvania, Pat in Owasso, Oklahoma, 40 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:59,919 Speaker 1: Marco in Calexico, California, Dennis in Turlock, California, Martin in Fresno, California. 41 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: Lots of people in California this week. Nicki in Hannibal, 42 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: Missouri won in Santa Maria, California. And this is kind 43 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: of cool. If you remember Anthony from last week, He's 44 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: from Joplin, but drives all over the country in a 45 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: truck and has a Chiefs decal on it, so he's 46 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: representing wherever he goes. Well, Wan says he's seen that 47 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: truck in California, so pretty cool. Cole from Somerset, Kentucky, Marra, 48 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: Chris in San Diego, Harold in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, John 49 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: from Lebanon, Missouri, Gary and Donna, Texas. Chaz in Greenville, 50 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: South Carolina. But he's originally from Lake Quavera, Kansas, which 51 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: is a special place to me because I got married 52 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: in Lake Quavia, Kansas. So shout out to Chaz, William 53 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: in Rhode Island, Derek and Brooklyn, New York, Herb and 54 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: Kathy and Kohler, Wisconsin, which is sixty miles from Lambeau. 55 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: But the representing Chiefs Kingdom up there in Wisconsin. And 56 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: then lastly Bob and Littleton Colorado outside Denver, who shouted 57 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: him out last week. But he was checking in on 58 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: how I'm doing with my in laws this time around. 59 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: For those of you that don't know, my in laws 60 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: are huge Broncos fans. I know, it's kind of weird. 61 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: We've kind of like a twelve hour rule in our family, 62 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: so we really don't talk about the game until about 63 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: twelve hours after the fact for she's first Broncos games. 64 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: But around noon on Sunday, I got the text from 65 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: my father in law wanting to talk about the game. 66 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: It's all good, no worries, everything is everything is fine. 67 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: If you're wondering out there, Matt, how could you marry 68 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: into a Bronchos family? The good news is since I 69 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: met my wife, we've never lost to the Broncos. We're undefeated, 70 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: so we're gonna keep this thing going here. Well, your 71 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: marriage is destined to be just a great and long 72 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: one and be blessed. And I always love it on 73 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: We bring the defending Gamion just brings the world together, 74 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: doesn't it. The leven and Yellow Jackets. It's the leven 75 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: and Yellow Jackets and then tied into Thailand. So there 76 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: we go. Shop all right, speaking of tied end, here 77 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: we go the Steelers. This is fresh man three weeks ago, 78 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: played these guys in the regular season one thirty six 79 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: to ten. I went the whole kingdom listening on defending 80 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: to forget about that game. Forget about it, forget about 81 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: it because it's the playoffs. It's the Steelers, hard nosed, 82 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: hard minded. Let's just go into drawing the Steelers in 83 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: this first round after that crazy, crazy regular season week 84 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: a team shop. Your thoughts on getting the two seven 85 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: game against Pittsburgh. Well, I like the way that the 86 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: Chiefs end of the season. We ended the season with 87 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: the purpose. We knew we was destined for the playoffs. 88 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: So we did we did we had to do. We 89 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: took care of business and got the ship right. On 90 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: the other hand, Pittsburgh Steelers, you can tell by the 91 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: elation I guess on I g in the locker room, 92 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: they were quite ecstatic about surviving another week, creating another 93 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: opportunity to play possibly playoff football. But they had to 94 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: wait until Sunday Night football was over for there not 95 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: to be a tie for them to feel like they 96 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: had true life in the playoffs, so we were able 97 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: to turn the page and get prepared for the playoffs. 98 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: And as Andy has said, they prepared themselves for the Steelers. 99 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: They knew that the odds were the Steels were gonna 100 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: be the team we're gonna play against. And that whole 101 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: day being able to have players watching a team play 102 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: when it's dud die watching those players play the Pittsburgh Steelers, 103 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: how they were gonna play, the nastity, the amount of 104 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: aggression and anger, the effort they were showing out there 105 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: on the field. So we know exactly what we're gonna 106 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: get coming here to Arrowhead Stadium. We're gonna get a 107 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: team is gonna be why it's gonna be hot off 108 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: that edge, Claybe is gonna be making some athletic catches, 109 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: and Naji Harris is gonna be a man to be 110 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: wreckoned without the backfield. And we got a guy who's timeless, right, 111 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: big business timeless all the time. It catches up with 112 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people, but it seemed like it hasn't 113 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: caught up with that guy yet. So, like you said, 114 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: we got a race. What happened three or four weeks ago, 115 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 1: because now guess what. All the records get cleaned off. 116 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: It's playoff football, and so it's either win or go home. 117 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: I said this, if Mike Tomlin's walking down that tun 118 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: of leading that team on the field, you gotta be 119 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: ready to go. Because for fifty years Tomlin cower before him, 120 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: Chuck go before him. This has been a tough team 121 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: that's got a lot of pride. That's all you gotta 122 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: go into this game, Matt. You had your match stat 123 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: of the year, maybe because what's interesting in this game 124 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: is the alpha and Omega nature of it. Here's Big 125 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: Ben Shop the league k can get rid of him. 126 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: I said, we were rescute three weeks ago Russian history. 127 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: Like he's back, He's in the playoffs, Like you just 128 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: can't get the dude just keeps marching on. But the 129 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: tie in between he and Patrick Mahomes historically Matt is 130 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: one two notes. Yeah, it's cool. So Patrick Mahomes has 131 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: played in a lot of playoff games. We know that, 132 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: it's obvious. We've seen it over the last several years, 133 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: as a matter of fact, more than almost anyone at 134 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: such a young age. So this will be his ninth 135 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: career playoff game, starting at quarterback in the NFL. That's 136 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: the second most for a player under the age of 137 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: twenty seven in the Super Bowl era. It's incredible. I mean, 138 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: think of all the great quarterbacks in NFL history, only 139 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: one other quarterback has started more postseason games before turning 140 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: twenty seven and the Super Bowl era than Patrick Mahomes 141 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: big Ben Roethlisberger. It's crazy, it's amazing, And if you 142 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: think about it, their career are kind of similar because 143 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: Big Ben came to the Steelers early on. They plugged 144 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: him in there, they went fifteen and one, went to 145 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: the AFC title Game, they won the Super Bowl early 146 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: on in his career. He played in a ton of 147 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: playoff games early on, had a ton of success early on, 148 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: and obviously continued that for two decades. The guy's going 149 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: to end up in Canton one day. So the symmetry 150 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: of all of it, of Patrick Mahomes after this incredible 151 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: start to his career and just keeps going up and 152 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: up and up and playing in all these playoff games. 153 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: To be facing Big Ben, who did this eighteen years 154 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: ago here on Sunday is pretty amazing. And this team 155 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: really epitomizes the mindset of Big Ben It's something that 156 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: we've talked about all week. You think about the Steelers, 157 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: what an improbable playoff team they are. They had a 158 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: two percent chance of being the seventh seed. Last week 159 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: on DTK, we talked about all the teams that we 160 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: could face, the Colts, the Chargers, you know, maybe the Bills, 161 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: maybe the Patriots. No, it's the Steelers at a two 162 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: percent chance. They find a way to get in the 163 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: playoffs because these guys fight, they're relentless, and they do 164 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: that because of their quarterback in their head coach and 165 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin. Like you mentioned, it's really interesting because this 166 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: team has been outscored by a ton through three quarters 167 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: this year. As a matter of fact, they've been outscored 168 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: by one hundred and twenty one points through three quarters 169 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: this season. That's the most for any team that finished 170 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: the season with the winning record in NFL history. But 171 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: yet they fight in the fourth quarter because of guys 172 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: like Big Ben leading him. They never give up in 173 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. They're outscoring the opposition by sixty points 174 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: this year, third best in the NFL. That's why they 175 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: ended up with nine wins and that's why they're in 176 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs and Shop is right. Doesn't matter what happened 177 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: in the regular season now, doesn't matter that the Chiefs 178 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: were the two seed, doesn't matter that the Steelers squeaked in. 179 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: What matters is it's do or die. It's the playoff game. 180 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: Here Geha Field, the Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, and the 181 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: slates are wiped clean. Got to take care of business. 182 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,599 Speaker 1: The parallel between the early prayers of Mahomes and Roethlisberger. 183 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: You got me going and thinking if you so. The 184 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: first year that Big Ben was a starter, he gets 185 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: to the AFC Championship Game and loses to New England. 186 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: The next year he gets to the AFC Championship Game 187 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: and wins, and wins the Super Bowl. Sound familiar the 188 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: exact track of Patrick Mahomes now Big Ben. This will 189 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: be his twenty third playoff game. He's thirteen and nine, 190 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: but he's lost seven of the last ten. The last 191 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: time Big Ben won a postseason game, it was at 192 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: my virtual background behind me at gha Field, arrow Hits 193 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: Stadium in that divisional playoff victory where he didn't have 194 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: a touchdown, pass or run. It was six Chris bossiball 195 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: Field goals to beat the Chiefs eighteen to sixteen, and 196 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: then that controversial whips looks like a holding call on 197 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: Eric Fisher that I still see in my sleep when 198 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: I wake up. Okay, barbershop. People talk all the time 199 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: about playoff speed. You played in many playoff games. You're 200 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: part of some really good teams. When you hear playoff speed, 201 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: what does that make you think of? To me? Mostly 202 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: more more than anything when I think about playoffs speed, 203 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: and it's not really a going from point A to 204 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: point B. We're not talking about cheetah speed. We're not 205 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: talking about track speed. We're talking about your mind. How 206 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: fast can you break down a defense and make and 207 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: deliver a pass? On defense? How pass can you recognize 208 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: the offensive formation, eliminate plays so you can refocus and 209 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: then go make a play for a tackle for loss. 210 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: Those are the issues. And I think when you talk 211 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: about a guy's plane speed we talk about in the playoffs, 212 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: it's the next level it go. It clicks up a 213 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: little bit. Everything is worth more. Tackles should be worth two, 214 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: touchdowns should be worth two. Every reception, every yard should 215 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: be worth two. You should get double value in the 216 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: playoffs because everybody, all season long, we say we're fighting 217 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: for those inches. We're fighting for first Damns. You want 218 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: to score touchdowns over field goals, well, guess what, it 219 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: goes up exponentially, So this is playoff fall. I think 220 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: we got to put a asterisk behind every yard, every point, 221 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: every tackle me because now the stakes got a little 222 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: bit hired. And like I said, from a mind stead, 223 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: you got to be able to refocus no matter what 224 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: happens to that game, you got to be able to refocus, 225 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: bring it back together and make sure that you finished 226 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: the game the right way, because you want to make 227 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: sure you have more points in the poem. As Steve Spagnello, 228 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs defensive coordinator, the same question because he's coaching a 229 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: gob of playoff games and has won two Super Bowls 230 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: and one with us and then that great upset of 231 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots back and oh seven with the Giants. 232 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 1: He mentioned three things discipline, unselfishness, and also a relentless 233 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: pursuit here. So that's exactly what Shop is saying and 234 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: Matt i'vestein guys elevate during the postseason. Think of Damian 235 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: Williams and what he did for the Chiefs, not only 236 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: the run da immortality, but the fact that he was 237 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: a touchdown machine in two years he had ten playoff touchdowns. 238 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,479 Speaker 1: Were guys that maybe Rashad Fenton, who had an interception 239 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: against Houston in the Divisional playoff winning nineteen and started 240 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: the entire comeback aginst San Francisco in Super Bowl fifty 241 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: four by making sure Jimmy Garoppolo didn't get a first 242 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: down on a scramble run at the boundary. And then 243 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: Frank Clark, there's been a beast five sacks in the 244 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen season, followed it up with three last year. 245 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: That's eight postseason sacks for the Shark. But we see 246 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: some guys rise and we see some guys melt in 247 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: the postseason. Yeah, we sure do. And that's what the 248 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: postseason is all about. That's when you can make legacies. 249 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: That's when guys are remembered for moments in their career 250 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: is because they happened in the postseason. And you have 251 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: to make sure, like Shop said, you're focusing in on 252 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: every single play. You know. Patrick Mahomes spoke to the 253 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: media earlier today and he talked about in his career 254 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: he's learned that postseason games truly are decided on just 255 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: a handful of plays. Any single play can change a game. 256 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: Think about mcole Harman in the Divisional round of the 257 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: postseason back in twenty nineteen, the road to the Lombardi Trophy. 258 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: We always talk about the twenty four point comeback against 259 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: the Texans, but something had to start that comeback right, 260 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: and it was mcole Harmon's kickoff return for fifty eight 261 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: yards that really ignited everything for the Chiefs. You can't 262 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: allow the Steelers to have that kind of moment, and 263 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: in this game where you're favored by a whole bunch, 264 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: you gotta go into this and just make sure you're 265 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,199 Speaker 1: playing Chiefs football, not the football we saw early on 266 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: this season where they were turning the ball over and 267 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: committing penalties. We've talked all year long about how the 268 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: only team that can really beat the Chiefs is the 269 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: Chiefs self inflicted wounds. And if the Chiefs can go 270 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: into this game that play their brand of football much 271 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: like they did in Week sixteen, where they're playing sound 272 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: on offense, defense and special teams, not creating any issues 273 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: for themselves and taking advantage of the issues the other 274 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: team creates, that's Chiefs football. And if we can see 275 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: that here on Sunday, the Chiefs will be in good shape. Shop. 276 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,719 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about t J Watt now. 277 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: One of the things that Chiefs have done very well 278 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: against him. This will be his fourth game against the Chiefs, 279 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: and let me check his play. He's get this going 280 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: to be his third playoff game in his career. He 281 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: has no sacks against the Chiefs, no sacks in the postseason. 282 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: This dude had twenty two and a half sacks. But 283 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 1: I talked to him with Matt about it earlier this week. 284 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: Some guys hit home runs in baseball, have thirty home 285 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: runs and fifty RBI. Some guys have thirty home runs 286 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: and have one hundred RBI. Meaning the sacks that t 287 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: J Watt gets is almost exponential growth. You look at 288 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: the Yards, he gets five of their nine wins, five 289 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: of the nine wins by the Steelers this year. It's 290 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: been t J Watt to have a forced, humble, game 291 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: changing sack strip. What about t J Watt and the 292 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: chall the Chiefs can continue to try to keep him 293 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: out of the game plan, out of the wrecking the 294 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: game plan. So the unique thing about t J Watt 295 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: is he's kind of dangerous when you handle him, he's 296 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: like a stick of dynamite. Right, He's really explosive. He 297 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: can make some outstanding plays, but what he needs, he 298 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: needs that wick. He needs some kind of element to 299 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: what he set them all. And so, like you said, 300 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: it's been feasts of fame with him. When teams don't 301 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: have capable offensive tackles or capable of coaches of how 302 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: to design offensive sets to prevent him from having a 303 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: short age, He's been able to wrap up three four 304 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: sacks in one game. Someone has a solid edge or 305 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: didn't know how to bring a tackle I didn't say, 306 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: or a tackle what the bet said to his side 307 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: and make him make a long corner. You know, only 308 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: thing he could rely on at that point is his 309 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: counting league. So I think T. J. Watt is about 310 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: norm where he is nor where he'd lying up, but 311 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: also not giving him that wik to set out that 312 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: to stick it down to mic. So let's look at 313 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: what the Chiefs can do better. And you're think away 314 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: a minute. They won thirty six to ten in this 315 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: game three weeks ago, but what can they do better? 316 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: And I'll just throw this one out there. There were 317 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: four of eleven on third and down in this game. 318 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: They didn't have Travis Kelcea, got it. The Steaters didn't 319 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: have Pat Fermuth either. Chiefs didn't have Nick Bolton, but 320 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: they were just four of eleven on third down. If 321 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers are gonna win this game, they somehow have 322 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: to be like they were in twenty sixteen, because they 323 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: were in control of that whole day. Even though it 324 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: was a close game. It was like my ball, my rules, 325 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs we know are the best third down 326 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 1: converting team in this league over twelve seasons since the 327 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: twenty eleven Saints. But Matt, the Chiefs were four of 328 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: eleven on third down. If they can get this kind 329 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: of whiz bang to keep it rolling. Because the Chiefs 330 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: did use the short field in that game. They had 331 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: some sacks, strip fumbles themselves, they had an interception and 332 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: use the short field. This might be a game where 333 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: you have to prepare it that you don't get the 334 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: short field and stay efficient and stay on the field. Yeah, 335 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: the good news is they'll have Travis Kelsey this time around. 336 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: We forget about that. But no Travis Kelsey in that game. 337 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: It was a real testament to the offense that they 338 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: were able to do what they were able to do 339 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: without Travis Kelsey for the first time in Patrick Mahomes 340 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: career basically since his first game ever back in two 341 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: and seventeen. So we'll have Travis Kelsey back in this game, 342 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: and that obviously goes a long way for this offense. 343 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: And Tyreek Hill as well. He was fresh off the 344 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: COVID list in that Week sixteen game, only had a 345 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: couple targets in that game. I think he was still 346 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: kind of recuperating from being on the COVID list, didn't 347 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: practice all week. So the good news is those guys 348 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: are healthy ready to go for this game. That obviously 349 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: gives you a big boost offensively. What that game did 350 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: show me though in Week sixteen, is how this offense 351 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: can play with out their best players. Guys like Byron 352 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: Pringle stepped up in that game. Daryl Williams stepped up 353 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: in that game. Blake Bell had some big catches, So 354 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: that was really encouraging to see the evolution of this 355 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: offense that they can move the ball even if they 356 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 1: don't have their big guys. But now that we have everybody, 357 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: You're right, you got to make sure that you're playing 358 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: really a perfect football game. Offensively, got to be better 359 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: on third down, not turning the ball over, not having penalties, 360 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: things like that. No negative plays in this game because 361 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: the thing that you can't do when you're a heavy 362 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: favorite against the Pittsburgh Steelers here is you cannot give 363 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: them reason to hope early on. You can't be in 364 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: a hole early on or it's really close, because that's 365 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: what the Steelers do so well. Like I mentioned earlier, 366 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: they fight and they play games to the very end. 367 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 1: So if you'll allow them to stick around to have 368 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: a chance in this game, that's where it gets a 369 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: little bit sticky. So got to make sure the Chiefs 370 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: are going out scoring early. Often get a big lead 371 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: early on, then hold on to it. But I'm hoping 372 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: for a really seamless start offensively in this game to 373 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: really get things going. Yeah, the Steelers crazy to last 374 00:17:57,880 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: against the run of the NFL, but they're very good 375 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 1: and redonn defense their fourth in the league. Although the 376 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: Chiefs were four of six in the red zone in 377 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: that game three weeks ago. They're gonna need that kind 378 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: of performance again. We'll close this way with you Shop 379 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs defense. Now we've seen opponents for the 380 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: last two weeks they convert a third and twenty seven 381 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: and last week a third and fourteen. What about getting 382 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: the Steelers off the field. You mentioned Nigie Harris, I 383 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: mean it was fourth in the league and Russian we 384 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: talk about Jonathan Taylor and Dalvin Cook. I don't know 385 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: if this guy got enough discussion. And then the wide receivers. 386 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: What are the keys defensively for this defense of the 387 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs to get their swag back and get some three 388 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: and ounce and get these guys off the field. Well, 389 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: I think we gotta understand what they do offensively. Offensively, 390 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 1: they feed the beast right and and Harrison is a beast. 391 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: He's probably had higher percentage of rushes, but any one team, 392 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't leave the field for long out of a 393 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: twenty place series. If he hasn't take a war to break, 394 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: he's album one of maybe two players gets a squidward 395 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: and he's back in there. He doesn't want anyone taking 396 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: any of his carriers away, and that's kind of his mindset. 397 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: He always wants to be in the game. But what 398 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: you see is a little bit too much east west 399 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: in his game. If he can continue to go north south, 400 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: if they can create some some scenes and some creases 401 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: in defense that allows him to get to that second 402 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 1: and third level, and that's when he really takes advantage 403 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 1: of being a bigger running back. Our guys have done 404 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 1: a great job of creating a solid wall whole game 405 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh. Even early in the game when that fourth 406 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: down call, which was a crucial turn the momentum have 407 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: him going that fourth and one, we stopped him cold. 408 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: Our guys, what we do We pursue, We pursue, and 409 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: were we pursue even more. All eleven guys to the 410 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: ball through the ring of the whistle. And this is 411 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: what it's about. Playoff football is taking nothing for granted, 412 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: breaking out the pack. D line lineback is taking the 413 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: proper angles backside corners and safeties, running to the ball 414 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:57,479 Speaker 1: every single play expecting a turnover. We got a peanut 415 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 1: punch punch. We gotta high point the ball for interceptions. 416 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: Honey Badger, gotta be Honey Badger. I'm Chris Jones. Gotta 417 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: be Chris Jones. Willy Gay Gotta be Willy Gay. All 418 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: we need for our guys is to be who they've 419 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: been all season. You don't need anything more, anything less, 420 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 1: but they have to play collectively. One is eleven, all 421 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: eleven guys playing as one so we can beat these 422 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: Kittsburgh stealers. That is Sean Barbara aka the Barber Shop 423 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,880 Speaker 1: aka the Spider Man and Matt McCallan aka Matt Stat 424 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: who's been digging deep this week. Man. You gotta follow 425 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: him because he's got some awesome nuggets for this game. 426 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: This is a super wild Card weekend game, Sunday Night football, 427 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: the Chiefs against the Seedies special thanks to the folks 428 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: at three sixty Vodka. They are the sponsors who are 429 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: defending the Kingdom podcast, the official vodka, the Kansas City Chiefs, 430 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: and of course the Chiefs Kingdom. Thanks to all of 431 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: you who are listening so I'm watching all the way 432 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: around the world. We love it. Get ready to attack 433 00:20:52,560 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: the playoffs. 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