KC Chiefs: Good, Bad, Ugly vs Patriots in AFC Championship Game

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 20: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs stands for the national anthem prior to the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Arrowhead Stadium on January 20, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/TNS via Getty Images) /

BAD: TYREEK HILL

Maybe it’s unfair to say that Tyreek Hill was bad in this game, but he wasn’t his usual self. I wrote an article a few days ago about how Hill was going to be the factor in this game. If he had a good game, like he had in his previous two meetings against the Patriots, KC would probably win the game.

Bill Belichick, however, is a genius when it comes to taking away a team’s best player and that was definitely Tyreek Hill. The Patriots limited Hill to just one catch for 42 yards. That reception was a big one, but it was all the number one wideout was able to do against a team that he had previously shredded.

I have to give the Patriots props here. They took Tyreek Hill out of this game and that was the difference. He’s not an easy player to limit either, as his speed is just too much for some teams to handle.

It’s rare for Hill to have a bad game, but in the biggest game of the season, he came up with just one catch. Not a good performance.

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