What to observe for in Chiefs-Payments on Sunday in AFC Championship

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By Brandon Kiley

This Chiefs crew is boring. I don’t imply that as a slight. In 1,000,000 other ways, it’s a praise. It’s one more means they’ve developed into the late-2010s New England Patriots.

That’s actually not a nasty mannequin to observe. Invoice Belichick used to inform his groups, “You’ll be able to’t win till you retain from shedding.” Tom Brady referenced his previous coach’s saying on the FOX broadcast whereas he watched the Lions implode on dwell tv.

The Lions have been everybody’s favourite crew to observe this season. And, even of their divisional spherical loss, they went out with a bang. Detroit racked up greater than 500 complete yards, averaged a strong 7.7 yards per play and completed with greater than 30 factors.

These are the forms of numbers that typically win soccer video games. Not this time. Not if you flip it over 5 instances.

Belichick’s previous adage has some reality to it. Turnovers are the good equalizer. Keep away from them offensively and pressure them defensively, and also you’re properly in your technique to victory. Groups that win the turnover battle are already 8-0 this postseason. In actual fact, groups that win the turnover battle within the playoffs are a staggering 140-40 (78 % profitable share) since 2004.

Soccer is an advanced recreation, however turnover margin makes it fairly easy. Win that battle, and also you win the sport 80 % of the time. That could be a stable start line.

Now is an efficient time to say the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs haven’t dedicated a turnover of their previous eight soccer video games. That’s not a typo. There have been 280 turnovers league-wide because the final time the Chiefs turned it over. It’s the longest streak with out committing a turnover by any crew within the Tremendous Bowl period. It’s a exceptional feat, and it helps to clarify why this crew was playoff-ready.

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