‘Allen-Mahomes, since they first faced off in October 2020, has been a wonderful thing. For pro football. For the cities. For the franchises. And for the quarterbacks. Seven games in, it’s a rivalry that has helped propel both players to stardom – and in Mahomes’ case, three Super Bowl titles.’
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‘Mahomes is able to make plays happen out of nothing. Luckily, the Bills’ defense practices against that tendency daily with their own quarterback, Josh Allen. Even when a play seems over, the Bills’ defense has to be ready for anything.’
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12 – Living dangerously is no problem for the Chiefs. Kansas City has 12 straight wins in one-possession games, and the Chiefs have won nine straight when they face a second-half deficit. The Bills are 3-1 in one-score games this year and were 6-7 last season.’
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‘The bye week can’t come soon enough for the Bills, who really need to get healthy. They’ve held things together quite well in the face of so many injuries to their wide receivers, and now tight end Dalton Kincaid, but it is going to catch up to them at some point. The Chiefs have a top-five defense in both yards and points allowed. They are great at defending the run. Without Kincaid and Keon Coleman, and Amari Cooper at less than 100% if he plays, that is asking too much of the Bills’ offense in this game. The Bills’ plus-13 turnover differential leads the league. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw nine interceptions in his team’s first seven games, but hasn’t thrown a pick in each of the past two weeks. If Mahomes plays a clean game, it’s hard to envision the Bills outscoring him. Chiefs, 24-20.’
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‘“(Chiefs-Bills) was the No. 1 game on our list because of the star power, the history, the rivalry and the incredible games between these two teams,” Berson said. “We’re the home of the AFC and we’ve been telling this (Mahomes-Allen) story and we wanted to continue to be the place that tells that story.”’
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‘The Bills have 16 pending unrestricted free agents, but just three would be considered starters: Wide receiver Amari Cooper, cornerback Rasul Douglas and safety Damar Hamlin.’
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‘Sal’s prediction: Bills 23, Chiefs 20.’
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‘There is speculation Bills-Chiefs could draw a bigger audience than the 29.2 million viewers who tuned in to NBC for the NFL season opener between the Chiefs and Ravens which is to date the largest viewership this season.’
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‘Without Coleman and Kincaid, the Bills expect to get WR Amari Cooper back after a two-game absence, as the veteran’s recovery from a wrist injury appears to have progressed to a point that will allow him to suit up against the Chiefs. With that said, it remains to be seen how much Cooper will be able to contribute, as he appears set to play with the heavy wrap that remains on his injured right wrist.’
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‘According to the National Weather Service, it will be a beautiful day in November for some football. The temperature at kickoff will be around 55 degrees with light winds of 3 to 8 miles-per-hour. No precipitation is expected.’
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‘Khalil Shakir is currently Allen’s most trusted option, but if Cooper is also sidelined, the Bills will once again play with a receiving corps that includes Mack Hollins, Curtis Samuel, Tyrell Shavers and Jalen Virgil. Chiefs standout cornerback Trent McDuffie has moved from the slot to outside this season, but it wouldn’t be a shock if he matched up with Shakir.’
Sunday’s Kansas City Coverage
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Bill Belichick says the Chiefs’ close call against Denver should benefit them (Kansas City Star)
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Tim Crone: Chiefs’ luck is result of hard work, attention to detail (Independence Examiner)
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Josh Allen and the art of being The Man
‘For years, Allen has been Buffalo’s Atlas — carrying the franchise, if not the entire city — and yet he has taken on even more responsibility in his seventh season. His constant quest for improvement has yielded a quarterback playing at the highest level of an awing career. After an offseason in which the Bills reset their roster, Allen has led them to back to the upper reaches of contention and mounted the league’s strongest challenge to Lamar Jackson’s MVP hegemony.’
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‘”With Keon Coleman being banged up, that’s tough. I’d love to see him play in this one. At the same time, you got guys like Dalton Kincaid, who can also move the chains. I do feel like they have stocked up and they are better at this position than they have been in quite some time. It’s different when you have a Stefon Diggs, a true No. 1 who is a dominant force all on his own — then have a group of guys that can all do the same thing collectively. I do feel like they have that as long as the guys are healthy.”‘
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‘Of the past six meetings between the AFC heavyweights, five have either been one-score contests, playoff matchups, or both. Of the postseason games in that span, one was an AFC championship, another went to overtime, and another came down to a missed field goal.’