Welcome to the AFC Championship Game. It’s a contrast matchup. It’s an established power facing a resilient challenger looking to finally break through with a victory over its long-time nemesis.
Seeking an unprecedented Super Bowl triplet, the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs are riding an eight-game playoff win. Meanwhile, the second-seeded Buffalo Bills have not been to the Super Bowl in over 30 years and have been knocked out by the Chiefs in three of their past four postseason appearances.
The Chiefs had the Bills’ number in the playoffs the last four years. This includes the epic 2021 AFC divisional round playoff game where the Bills were 13 seconds away from advancing – no, that’s not a Taylor Swift Easter egg – Josh Allen’s 19-yard touchdown strike to Gabe Davis, giving the AFC Championship a three-point lead. But, of course, Patrick Mahomes responded and orchestrated a three-play field goal drive to tie it, then took one overtime possession and the Chiefs celebrated a 42-36 victory noisily. .
Buffalo faced Kansas City again in last year’s divisional round, losing 27-24 after Tyler Bass missed a potential game with 1:43 to play. Will it be different this time?
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