It'll be interesting. Both the Chargers and the Colts defenses play a lot of zone, so the Patriots and Chiefs offenses both were able to play in the style you mentioned last weekend. But the Chiefs and Patriots defenses play a lot more man-to-man, where you're generally not conceding those six-yard gains like you do in zone. So the dink and dunk game may not be there. The Patriots defense certainly has its flaws, but it had the second-best completion percentage against in the NFL this year.Ok, as the lone Chief fan here, I will now express my impatience at the educated takes regarding this game, today expressed by Chris Gasper (who I respect and find a refreshing escape from the idiotic trolling of F&M). He and others have said that the Chiefs were impressive, but not very, against the Colts, and that the Pats will administer a death by a thousand cuts against the Chief defense to keep Mahomes off the field. But that’s exactly what KC did last week! They were content to keep the ball, control the clock, and make the Colts have to go downfield (albeit with the lead, but that’s how they got the lead). KC wants to keep Brady off the field too; it’s not like their offensive playbook consists only of 89-yard plays to Hill. Mahomes has shown the patience to accept the 6-yard gain to keep the chains moving. I think many underestimate that KC would love to play a ball control game. Can the Pats defense stop what many say the KC defense cannot?
When they played earlier in the year, KC had some extended drives, but they ended in field goals (or in one case, a red zone INT). None of their four TD drives were longer than four plays (to be fair, one of those drives was only 3 yards and one only 29).
EDIT: I don't know why you'd want to play ball control, anyway. Limit the opponent's possessions and you limit your own, too. It's one thing if you're leading, or if you're the underdog, but scoring points is going to be way more important than eating clock.