‘In recent years, Chiefs-Bills has morphed into one of the NFL’s greatest rivalries, but this game emphasized the chasm that exists between the two franchises. While Mahomes has led Kansas City to two Super Bowl victories, Allen has yet to even take Buffalo to the championship game.’
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‘And, once again, Mahomes was again a huge component of Buffalo’s misery.’
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‘How cruel was that? The Bills had them right where they wanted them. On their turf in the playoffs. Instead, Buffalo was cursed again.’
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‘”The two most dreaded words in Buffalo have surfaced again,” Nantz said on the broadcast.’
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‘The pop music superstar was escorted by a heavy security presence to a suite overlooking the west end zone, and located just below the name of Bills Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy’s name on the stadium’s Wall of Fame.’
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‘Allen blamed himself for having Buffalo’s final drive stall at the Chiefs 26 following two incompletions — the last a throwaway after he was flushed out of the pocket.’
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‘“Here, there, doesn’t matter,” the Bills quarterback said. “Losing sucks. I don’t know what else to say.”’
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‘”I wish he wouldn’t have been put in that situation,” he said. “You win as a team. You lose as a team. One play doesn’t define a season, doesn’t define a game.”‘
Fan lights himself on fire after jumping onto flaming table at Bills-Chiefs tailgate
‘It is common to see folding tables get broken by fans jumping off their cars and snowbanks at Buffalo Bills tailgates. However, that tradition went awry on Sunday ahead of the AFC Divisional matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, when one fan tried to do it with the table on fire.’
Bills’ Tyler Bass misses game-tying kick as Chiefs move on to AFC Championship Game
‘Josh Allen led the Bills down the field to the point where it looked like he could kill clock and score a touchdown to take the outright lead. However, the Chiefs’ defense came up clutch on third-and-9, forcing an incompletion that led Bass out on the field to attempt a 44-yard field goal.’
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‘Buffalo’s failed fake punt attempt early in the fourth quarter was followed up by a Mecole Hardman Jr. fumble to give Buffalo the ball back. Hardman’s fumble went through the end zone and by NFL rule, it was deemed a touchback, giving the football to the Bills.’
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‘The first touchdown came on Buffalo’s second drive after the teams exchanged field goals on each of their first drives. Allen kept the ball himself at the Kansas City 5-yard line and rushed to the left into the end zone to get the score.’
Bills fans hurl snowballs at Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce after Chiefs advance to AFC Championship
‘The first flurries surfaced in the second quarter. Replay of an early Mahomes pass to wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling appeared to show a snowball fly into the end zone and toward the Chiefs veteran mid-play.’
‘Wide right’ haunts Bills again, 33 years later: Last-minute field goal miss dooms Buffalo vs. Chiefs
‘Down three and driving into Chiefs territory, the Bills deployed Tyler Bass for a 44-yard game-tying try with 1:47 in the fourth quarter, only for Bass to send the ensuing kick right of the goalposts. After claiming possession, the Chiefs proceeded to move the chains with two runs, quickly running out the clock to secure their sixth straight trip to the AFC championship.’
Chiefs-Bills score, takeaways: Patrick Mahomes, K.C. in AFC title game after Buffalo FG try sails wide right
‘Overall, it was a back-and-forth effort between these two AFC heavyweights as they traded blows throughout the contest, particularly around halftime. However, Kansas City’s defense was able to hold firm down the stretch, forcing a turnover on downs, a three-and-out, and then holding the Bills to a (missed) field goal over their final three drives.’