Greg Cosell· Oct 30, 2025
Cosell says the Bills, playing the way they have been, cannot beat the Chiefs defense, and expects Josh Allen to have to drop back around 40 times in the matchup. He also praised Kyle Hamilton and the Ravens' rookie edge from Marshall, and said C.J. Stroud must be a pocket quarterback to succeed.
“I don't think they can beat this defense, this Chiefs defense running the ball the way they have”
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- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsOct 30, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Buffalo
“the way they've been playing, I don't think they can beat this defense, this Chiefs defense running the ball the way they have”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-156 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 21-28
- skill:
- -156
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 10
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