Will this be the season the Buffalo Bills lastly beat the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the playoffs?
The Payments beat the Chiefs 30-21 in Sunday’s residence sport. With the loss, the Chiefs can now not be part of the 1972 Miami Dolphins and the 2007 New England Patriots as the one groups to complete the common season unbeaten within the Tremendous Bowl period.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes appears assured they might earn payback within the playoffs. After the sport, NFL Movies cameras caught Mahomes telling Payments QB Josh Allen, “We’ll see you guys quickly.”
Maybe that explains why Allen did not appear glad in his postgame news conference.
“Given our historical past, we have a tendency to fulfill within the playoffs, so once more, we’re not there but,” Allen mentioned. “We’ll concentrate on that once we get there.”
The Payments have received their previous 4 regular-season matchups towards the Chiefs. Nonetheless, they’ve additionally misplaced three straight postseason video games to Okay.C. Two have been by seven points or less.
Allen’s elite play might finish Buffalo’s postseason misfortunes. By way of 11 begins, he ranks seventh within the NFL in yards passing (2,543), sixth in TD passes (18) and fourth in QBR (72.6). Per Professional Soccer Reference, he has posted a career-low interception percentage (1.5 percent).
In the meantime, Mahomes’ numbers have dipped barely. He is tenth within the league in TD passes (15) however has logged a career-high interception share (3.2 percent) in 10 begins.
Towards the Chiefs, Allen proved he can hold delivering in clutch conditions. Late within the fourth quarter, with the Payments main 23-21, the QB rushed for a 26-yard TD on a 4th-and-2.
“I am selecting Josh Allen if we now have a draft now to begin a franchise,” an nameless NFL govt texted The Athletic’s Mike Sando after Buffalo’s win.
If Allen retains outplaying Mahomes, do not be shocked if Buffalo lastly overcomes its postseason failures towards Okay.C. As of Monday, ESPN’s Football Power Index provides the 9-2 Payments higher odds to win Tremendous Bowl LIX (13.1 %) than the 9-1 Chiefs (11.6 %).