I think the schemes are a big issue

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(10-30-2024, 04:13 PM)TheCincinnatiKid Wrote: I disagree he was 'every bit as vital' as the defence in that run, though it's quite difficult for one WR to be as important as an entire half of the team. Just look at us now, Chase literally leads the league in yards but it means nothing with a bad defence.

Raiders - Good performance all round really.
Titans - With the defence keeping King Henry to 3.1 YPC, we'd have been in this game regardless of what the offence did, as long as they didn't turn the ball over.
Chiefs - Horrible from both facets in the first half. The defence kept Mahomes extremely limited for over a half of football, an exceptional performance. Gave the offence a short field on the BJ Hill pick. Gave the offence a good starting position on the OT drive. Offence did their bit but the defence were the catalyst here.

I think we could've beaten the Raiders with a worse defence, as the offence would've kept playing. I don't believe we beat the Titans if the defence doesn't smother their offence. Their 9 sacks and good defence meant we were never scoring a boatload in that game, but had Henry been effective they could've ran all over us. The Chiefs was a phenomenal defensive performance 2nd half, to bottle up the best QB in the league. Offence did its bit, but the big moments were from the defence. Far from just about turnovers as well, they won their battles against Henry and Mahomes, the best RB and QB in the league.

The bold is a fair point. Bates was definitely our best player in the Super Bowl run, but Chase was up there.