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@Crimsonorblue22 Yes. Kelce’s penalty was stupid. He went off on the refs after the game, so I never knew how much he may have been held throughout the game, and it may not have been called? But, of course he cannot just shove a player down to the ground, he should know better. Seeing Justin Houston booming at him on the sideline was a truly ugly scene. I bet Houston was getting held, too…
Our DBs played decent. Not any pass interference calls, that I remember.
That final holding call on Eric Fisher, that took away the 2pt conversion, is debatable. I dont think that the pass rusher would have got near Alex even if he wasnt taken down. Some analysts said Fisher HAD a good leverage position, and Harrison slipped & went down, so it of course looked like a take-down/hold.
But, all those run gashes and too many 1st downs, allowing 6 FGs all game long by the KC D, is what set up KC needing a 2pt conversion. Simply too much to overcome by KC’s offense, saddled with a subpar O-line.
Also see those weird wide open receivers as Pitt WR’s got behind KC’s zone D? Where was Eric Berry? Probably up in the box trying to shore up the run D. Its give and take. Playoff teams can expose your weaknesses. We became much weaker against the run once Derrick Johnson went out. Yes, you can try to coach-up Ramiek Wilson, MLB, but he isnt a ProBowl veteran MLB with speed, that DJ was.
Although I’m a Patriots/Brady fan also, I do think Pittsburg has a chance, because they showed they are a solid team. I’ll be pulling for Brady or GB Packers. I guess I dont mind the Falcons. Not a Steeler fan, though, never have been. Dont like BigBen as a person.
One could boil the game down to one thing, actually: the fact that KC couldnt “get to” BigBen, then we dont deserve to go face Patriots. If we cant get to Tom Brady, then everybody in the world knows what Tom Brady will do to ya…Denver got to Tom Brady last year, thats why they went on to the SuperBowl. Denver’s D was healthy last year. KC D has been not 100% for 2 playoffs in a row. This KC offense needs a dominating D, and for the 2nd year in a row, we go into the playoffs a wounded duck.
