Chiefs hold off Bills to focus on history in Super Bowl LIX

Did we expect anything less than a thriller in this AFC championship between these bitter rivals?

The Kansas City Chiefs It held off the Buffalo Bills to win the AFC Championship Game 32-29 in an absolute thriller at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night.

The Chiefs will now have a shot at NFL history, as if they can win, they could become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls. Philadelphia Eagles again.

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The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII during the 2022 season over the Eagles in Arizona, 38-35.

Meanwhile, Josh Allen and the Bills are 0-4 against the Chiefs in the postseason despite one of two losses in the 2024 regular season.

But Buffalo’s offense found itself right where they wanted it in this game: with the ball in their hands late in the fourth quarter. The defense stopped Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense, Harrison Butker forced a field goal to take a 32-29 lead.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs for a touchdown during the first half of the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Allen, who has been clutch all season, at least had a chance to tie the ball game, or better yet, a game-winning touchdown drive with 3:33 left in the fourth quarter.

However, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo made the perfect play call on back-to-back plays starting on third-and-10 from the Buffalo 42-yard line, where he dispatched an all-out blitz. That led to a five-yard gain for Amari Cooper, and Allen and the Bills were separated on fourth-and-5.

Another blitz was then called, but it was a corner kick that was pocketed after the Chiefs masked with both defenders at the line of scrimmage and instead dropped back into coverage.

Allen prayed up the middle of the field and tight end Dalton Kincaid got a chance, but it bounced off his chest and hit the field.

It came after the two-minute warning, and Mahomes and the entire Chiefs sideline knew they needed a few first downs to stop the game. In typical Chiefs fashion, they got what they needed as Isiah Pacheco took first down on a 10-yard catch and Samaje Perine went 17 yards with no interceptions with 1:35 left of the game and Samaje Perine’s only touchdown of the game. seal the victory.

The festivities began after the hard-fought Chiefs victory, which was a thriller from the start.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Travis Kelce (87) during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City. , Mo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Mahomes and the Chiefs rallied on their first possession of the game, going 90 yards in just nine plays to see Kareem Hunt hit a 12-yard field goal to take an early lead.

But this game went back and forth as Allen was able to take the lead early in the second quarter after orchestrating a 72-yard drive in 10 plays, with James Cook rushing for six yards.

However, the Chiefs took their biggest lead of the game after responding with 14 unanswered points as they scored back-to-back touchdown drives to end the first half. Returner Xavier Worthy found the end zone from 11 yards out, and Mahomes himself ran in a yard to make it 21-10.

However, Buffalo didn’t go down without a fight, cutting the lead to 21-16 by the end of the half. Mack Hollins He was hauled in by a beautifully thrown deep ball from Allen for a 34-yard touchdown.

The Bills would finally get their lead in the second half after Cook scored his second touchdown of the game, and it came down to a fourth-and-goal that required him to leap over Chiefs defenders and put his goal down the line. 22-21 competition.

Perhaps the biggest turning point in this game came on the next Bills drive after the Chiefs forced a punt. On fourth-and-1 from the Kansas City 41-yard line, the Bills opted to go for it with 13:01 left in the fourth quarter. Allen had a quarterback, but on review it was ruled out of bounds for the gain, giving the Chiefs the ball with great field position for a punt return.

Mahomes wasted no time seizing the opportunity, needing just five plays to get downfield and finish with another rushing score to make it 29-22.

If the flurry wasn’t enough, the Bills found themselves at the Chiefs’ four-yard line after Allen threw another pass to Hollins for 32 yards on third-and-8 on the next drive. On fourth-and-goal, Curtis Samuel ran out of coverage and made a two-footer in the end zone while hauling in a touchdown to tie it once again.

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These two AFC juggernauts have been bumped, but the winner remains the same, and the rematch will be in New Orleans on February 9th on Fox and streamed exclusively on Tubi for free.

Will there be NFL history-making executives? Or the Eagles getting Super Bowl revenge against Jalen Hurts & Co. will they get with Saquon Barkley leading the backfield along with?

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