Is it Now or Never for the Bills? Bill Barnwell Previews the Championship Round

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🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The championship round is upon us. Sunday, in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills travel to Kansas City for another showdown with the Chiefs –– their fourth playoff date in five years. And in the NFC, the upstart Washington Commanders will try to knock off Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s all for the right to play in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. So today, Bill Barnwell breaks down these matchups to help answer all our burning questions. Is the time finally right for Josh Allen’s Bills? Can Patrick Mahomes patch over the Chiefs’ flaws? Is Jalen Hurts capable of clutch quarterbacking? And can Jayden Daniels complete the greatest run we’ve ever seen from a rookie? We get into all of it and lots more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bill Barnwell, we saw our first legitimate Super Bowl contenders get eliminated last weekend.
0:06.8	Trust me, I am still shooketh, that the lions are no longer in it.
0:11.0	They had major team of destiny vibes.
0:14.0	You know, and then there's Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
0:16.7	The can't win the big one narrative now seems to be getting even more intense.
0:21.6	I would like the typical measured and analytical take from you on this whole affair, sir.
0:26.8	Okay.
0:27.8	Well, this feels like a foolish position to stake out, Michelle.
0:33.6	I still think Lamar Jackson can win the big one.
0:39.5	I know he has not yet, but I look back at the past, and there is a quarterback who I think
0:45.3	would give you some hope if you are a Baltimore Ravens fan, and that is Peyton Manning, who had
0:50.0	the same exact record at this point of his career as Lamar Jackson does three and five in the post season.
0:57.1	Peyton Manning had two MVPs.
0:59.1	By all accounts, we expect Lamar Jackson to win his third MVP.
1:03.2	And yes, we can blame Lamar Jackson.
1:06.1	Certainly it was not his best performance against the bills in the divisional round.
1:09.3	But he was nearly perfect after halftime.
1:11.9	They scored a bunch of points.
1:13.5	His defense, which of course the Ravens always have an excellent defense,
1:17.0	they forced two turnovers in those eight playoff games,
1:20.5	which is remarkably low for a defense.
1:22.5	That's forced so many during the regular season.
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