Did the Chiefs use up all their luck?

[MdWIldcat55]

The Chiefs played well, but were remarkably lucky also, from a couple officials' calls or non-calls (taunting on Tyreek Hill for example) to the Bills' coaching staff not squibing the kick with 13 seconds to go, to winning the coin flip into overtime. And so on.

Things even out. Don't be shocked if the Bengals -- a franchise with 35 years of bad luck trailing it -- get just enough lucky bounces to make the Super Bowl.

 

[SpamburgerHamburger]

That's the thing with the best teams. They create their own luck. Or at least seem to get the lucky things to go their way most of the time.

 

[Catatonic40509]

Nothing about last night was luck

 

[Blue63Madison]

The only luck I saw was the OT coin toss.

 

[mrschwump]

As long as they have Mahomes they'll continue to be "lucky."

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Doubt it. They came back from 24 to 0 deficit 2 years ago and then "lucked" out to beat titans and 49ers in super bowl.

 

[Caveman Catfan]

Nothing about last night was luck

That is not what luck looks like. Agreed.

 

[Girthang]

It wasn't luck the Chiefs were "using"

 

[Girthang]

The Chiefs played well, but were remarkably lucky also, from a couple officials' calls or non-calls (taunting on Tyreek Hill for example)

Yes! I was wondering if that rule had been rescinded, since I didn't hear anyone talking about it.

to the Bills' coaching staff not squibing the kick with 13 seconds to go,

I don't know what the Bills were thinking the last 30min of regulation. Seriously

to winning the coin flip into overtime. And so on.

Things even out. Don't be shocked if the Bengals -- a franchise with 35 years of bad luck trailing it -- get just enough lucky bounces to make the Super Bowl.

Maybe the Bengals have gotten all the "bounces" already. Didn't have to play the Chiefs in the first round. Caught their last opponent on just the right day.

 

[Cleisthenes]

If you allow receivers on back-to-back plays to run straight down the field at full speed wide open then yes, teams can score quickly.

 

[docholiday51]

They get a new supply of luck each game when Mahomes takes the field

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

I still don't see why the Bills didn't go with a squib kick.

 

[Mark80]

I hope they run out of bullets last weekend

 

[Deeeefense]

I still don't see why the Bills didn't go with a squib kick.

the only logic I can see is giving them the ball on the 25 prevents a big return. OTOH how many big returns do you ever see on a squib kick?

 

[Deeeefense]

Mahomes is red hot right now and the Chief's defense has picked it up the last part of the season. They have playoff experience which Cincy lacks, and KC home field is a very tough venue.

I'm laying the points and taking KC.