Three Things to Watch This Week - AFC Divisional Playoff Game

The Patriots host the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Gillette against Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday January 16th and 4:30 PM

A normal sized human tries to cover The Gronk

What's wrong with this team right now? Are they healthy? Are they smoking something? Why does the coach have a black eye? Why so many distractions? How did this team lose 4 of its last 6 games?

I'm not liking it. Something feels off. Too many questions.

The good news is... At least we're not getting Phil Simms this week!

Alan Power Rankings:

1) Rickman

2) Branch

3) Ruck (he's married to Mireille Enos?!)

4) Smithee

5) Alda

6) Alan from Sesame Street

7) Tudyk

Here's three things I'm worried about going into this week's game:

1) Chandler Jones - Chandler Jones pulled a Robert Downey Jr. last week. Why you do this thing, Chandler Jones? It you're not sure what it is or where it came from, don't smoke it.

2) Rob Gronkowski - Gronkowski missed practice with knee AND back problems this week? Ugh.

3) Steven Jackson - Can we count on you this week, Steven Jackson? You should at least have fresh legs from taking the whole season off. (You know what? I take that back. I hope we DON'T run the ball much this week. If Jackson is a major part of the game plan, we're boned. I want to see them go back to slinging it. Let's just pretend item 3 was JULIAN EDELMAN)

My prediction: Pats 27, Chiefs 21

(Unless it's 14 - 0 Chiefs after the first quarter. Then just forget it.)

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This week we have Fake Josh McDaniels filling for Fake Bill Belichick.

What up, Bros and Lady Bros?

This really might be it for Your Old Pal Josh.

There's other opportunities out there. Lotsa buzz about Josh finally getting a second crack at an HC position.

End of the road. Last year coming in to 1 Patriot Place every day.

But still... The memories here... So many victories... So many good times.... So many brews... So many burritos...

I'm even going to miss that Bearded Lump Patricia. But don't tell him I said that.

(I'm not crying... YOU'RE CRYING.)

Thanks for the good times.

Until next time... take it easy, Brahs.

JAY MICK DEE OUT.

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