The KC Chief 'defensive emergence' during the second half of the season featured beating up on a lot of bad QBs.
Then at the end of the season: Joe Burrow lit them up, San Diego lit them up , and last week Allen lit them up.
The Bengals just beat them. But, there have been health changes since then. In general, the Chiefs are healthier (if Matthieu can play) and the bengals are using a backup tackle and the right side of the line is now awful. (As my son put it -- it was the first time in the history of the NFL that a team started 5 kids from Make A Wish on the offensive line and won).
So, this looks to be a shoootout. If the Chiefs try to take away Chase, the Bengals will run with Mixon (that bad o-line can run block better than it can pass block) or throw to Boyd and Higgins. No one in the league has a better healthy trio of WR than the Bengals. So, if Joe B can throw quickly, he can find guys open.
Last year Bates was the best safety in PFF rankings -- he has played that way for the last month. Both defensive lines get a lot of pressure.
Prediction 38-35 Bengals with another long MacPherson kick. (this is totally a heart pick -- I watched in agony as the Bengals lost to that jerk Montana twice in the 1980s and hope they can smack down the 49ers just once.
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