The protocols are a five step process, and I'm not gonna walk through every introvert here.

People could look at up quite easily, but Schefty?

At what point will they know for certain?

Like when will there be certainty, as faras their knowledge of whether or not the homes will be able to play?

I would say again Wednesday Thursday you'll get a really good sense that he's in the clear of that point and that they can move ahead and begin plans and preparations as if he will be there.

As you mentioned, it is a five step process.

He will need to be cleared by an independent neurologist.

But assuming all that happens, I would think they'll have a pretty good idea of that Wednesday or Thursday.

Greeny.

Okay, Stephanie.

So stay close.

We'll need much more from you as we continue on.

Just how big a deal is that Well, I mean, first of all, it goes without saying it's Patrick Mahomes.

It might be the best player in the league right now.

According to Caesar sports book at William Hill, the game is a pick him.

In the absence of knowledge of this, what we understand is that would probably go toe about Kansas City minus 2.5 with Mahomes Buffalo maybe minus four if Mahomes cannot play.

So let's go to this immediately.

Where should we start our C?

Let's start with you.

As far as Patrick Mahomes is concerned, in your sense of how this thing will play out.

Listen, my sense is that he will play.

I've been around football players.

Look at Patrick Mahomes, the way he was dazed and then watch him job to the locker room.

I've taken that job to the locker room.

You know what that job says?

You're running that fast so they think you can run.

So you can now go into the locker room and convince them to let you back on the field.

And so he's gonna go through the protocols.

A guy like me, who on this set we talk about our resident Steelers.

I'm definitely our resident concussion protocol guy.

So let me bring it to you all.

You're gonna go through the protocol, you're gonna take the impact test, you're going to go see the independent neurologist.

You're gonna go through all of these different steps and and every step you're gonna do your best to concentrate and convince thes doctors.

Convince your trainers that you can be on the field.

This is just my opinion.

I'm not Schefty.

I don't have to talk to people.

And you also can't hold me to this.

Patrick Mahomes is gonna be on the field this week in the A F C championship.

It's gonna be Josh Allen versus Patrick Mahomes.

He's going to do everything and anything possible to get on the field.

And I believe the Kansas City Chiefs will do the same.

You could be worried you could be scared, but we're going to see 15 on the field this weekend.

By the way, these games are both rematches of week.

Six games.

Tampa and Green Bay played each other Week six and Buffalo in Kansas City played each other on a Monday week.

Six.

Let's then go to the decisions Dan talked about it a bit during the highlight.

Rex, When you're facing 1/4 and less than a yard and your backup quarterback is on the field and you're Andy Reid and you have him throw a pass toe, win the game, yeah, that's what blows me away.

I mean, we know if Patrick Mahomes there, everybody in the stadium, including Tony, Tony Romo knows that he's going to throw the ball right.

But not here like this is.

And I could sit back, said no.

I knew he was gonna throw it.

I'll say this.

The call on fourth and inches to throw the football is not as crazy as it is.

A lot of people think all right, the crazy part is to do it with your backup quarterback like that is amazing to me.

And so, like Andy Reid, though, believes in himself so much and he believes that a I got you know Chad and he's out there doesn't matter who it is.

He could have thrown it himself like that's how much and he believes in his call and that just blows me away.

Take me through the thinking of it.

Dan again with the backup quarterback on the field.

Mahomes is there.

It's not even worth talking about.

But how about Chad Henny in that moment?

Yeah, I think I think the reality is this that I was not blown away by it.

I knew Andy Reid was gonna goto it.

Check the group text message.

I knew it was gonna be sprint out to Tyree Kill like it wasn't just affect like Andy Reid is.

And thinking, Can I do this with my backup quarterback?

Andy Reid is thinking, Is there anybody that can cover Tyree kill?

Like, is there anybody on the defense that when I put Tyree kill a number three?

Can someone stop him?

The reality is no.

And so Andy Reid was gonna be aggressive because, like, I think there's this aspect of, like, I owe it to Patrick Mahomes.

Like, I owe it to Patrick Mahomes to be aggressive in this situation so that we can give him the chance to come back and go win this a f C title game.

And Andy Reid was always gonna be aggressive because for for a long time, Andy Reid was this coach that, like everyone complained for not being aggressive enough, and he's really flipped over the past couple of years of going.

They're all gas, no breaks.

3rd and 14, 13 14.

Everybody is gonna go run that football and then force 40 seconds off the clock and make sure you're you're playing super conservative and then defense go when Andy Reid like.

No, we have a really good football team, and I trust that Chad Henny, who's been in the NFL for 13 years, is 100% ready for this moment and will make the right decision.

This was about Andy reason, legacy growing yesterday like Quick RC on you.

Andy Reid made a Super Bowl call right when you got to start fall in your back pocket, you make calls like that.

Andy Reid wasn't tripping on the consequences.

He wasn't tripping on the repercussions.

He made the correct call because he believes in himself in his offense.

I think Rex said it this morning more than he believes in anything else in the world.

It was the right call to make.

It didn't matter who was playing quarterback.

It was gonna work and it did again, just like it did against Miami in Week 14.

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