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I downvote any post that uses the n-word.

The better team almost always wins. The Chiefs lost partially because of that dropped ball but that dropped ball is a reflection of who the Chiefs are right now and isn’t the first dropped ball that resulted in an L. They were better overall when they won the SuperBowl but it was because their offence couldn’t be stopped. To sacrifice that Offence was not worth it just to gain a solid defence. Why? Because the Chiefs aren’t a powerhouse offence (still a good offence) and they have WR who crumble in the big moments at the end of the games.

The only spot I see the Chiefs arguably having an advantage over the Eagles is at QB but that is negated when you have bunk WRs.

The Chiefs have scored 0 points in 6 second half quarters in a row. How many passes have these WRs dropped? 100+? Cause thats abysmal no matter how bad the WRs are.

The only issue I have had with “the better team” is that so many things that happened weren’t by chance. It was officiating. The weather was horrid, but equally bad for each team.

The drops matter some. The team chose to roll with that receiver corp. It’s not bad luck or something, it was built this way.

But…..the drops aren’t the biggest reason they lost….the red zone turnovers were. Were they bad luck? No. They were solid plays made by the Eagles defense.

To me though….all the talk of who is the better team after the game is as pointless as power rankings.

Nothing definitive comes from it. It’s just nonsense that gets everyone talking.

Including me. Here and now. Sigh.

I didn't read your post, but I want to say stuff that may or may not be relevant here.

Look, I hate the dumb eagles more than anyone. But even I was getting annoyed with SVP and the gang with their nonstop implications that the Chiefs lost the game more than the Eagles won.

Why the hell are you trying to get Devontae Smith to say they got lucky with MVS' drop? What's the guy supposed to say? He did his job and made the big play when his team needed it. Ask him about that.

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Years into my fandom I try hard to remember that the narratives are so, so much larger than the game itself. They exist because there’s a whole industry out there.

The thing that happened happened on the football field in 60 minutes of playtime. What does it mean? That football team A beat football team B on day X.

There is so much statistical noise in football. And the ball is shaped funny, ya know?

You're not the better team in that game if you stack up more mistakes than points. All the debate over who is the better team outside of gameday is just a circlejerk.

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It's a dumb narrative. When the Patriots went undefeated and lost in the Superbowl, the Pats were the "better" team. Still lost. The 2010 Chargers were ranked 1st in Defense and Offense and missed the playoffs and were arguably the best best in the league. An L is an L.

Bro y’all won. Who gives a shit what the “narrative” is. You’re 9-1 we are 7-3, we both are almost guaranteed going to the post season… this game’s narrative doesn’t mean shit.

I think the biggest problem with the narrative is that the Chiefs lost

2023 Eagles = 2022 Vikings

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