AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs | sport

Bills 3-0 Chiefs, 9:58 am 1st quarter

Mahomes is looking for his main man Tyreek Hill – he floats him in his hands but he drops him! The Bills therefore survive their first test. The punt came down to 15, where Buffalo will take over.

Bills 3-0 Chiefs, 10:13 1st quarter

Short kick – what’s up with that? Byron Pringle takes the 35 spot after a 24-yard return.

A short pass to Kelce for a meter, then a run in the middle by Helaire. Now it’s 3rd and 4th.

Hitting on natural grass, Bass makes it look easy and the Bills strike first. Now all eyes are on Patrick Mahomes.

Bills 0-0 Chiefs, 11:32 1st quarter

On 3rd and 3rd, Allen looked for Beasley on the nearby sideline and he was nearly eliminated. The reader stalls, here’s a 51-yard attempt from Tyler Bass.

Bills 0-0 Chiefs, 13:18 1st quarter

He is 3rd and 7th. CBS tells us that Buffalo has the best third offense in the league. Let’s see.

Allen faces the pressure and whips him to Sorensen who makes the capture but is short by a fist by a yard.

They are going there!

Allen – a quick turn to Dawson Knox on the tight end and he thunders at the Chiefs 40. First down and a good driver to start for Buffalo!

Start!

You see, I wasn’t kidding. Were out. The Bills have it at their 25 to start – a one-yard win from Singletary is Buffalo’s first scrum game. Then Allen hits Beasley who crosses the middle. That’s a gain of 17, and the bills move forward and are at their 43.

Prediction time

The Bills get 3.5 points in Vegas, but I don’t think they’ll need it. I love what Buffalo did against the run last week and with their already strong pass defense they could have another good game against Mahomes like they did in Week 6. Plus, Mahomes just suffered a concussion and has that grass toe.

It’s an unpopular opinion, but I think Buffalo can find a way to pull this thing off and give western New York City a fifth Super Bowl appearance with a win at Arrowhead.

Final score: 27-23, and you can print it! (I just did).

Even if the result is set in stone, we still have to go through the formality of the game.

The AFC Championship is almost here. Please wait.

The weather factor

These people are used to the worst the weather gods can throw at them, but the Bills and Chiefs are taking a break tonight. KC will be around 37/3 degrees, reasonable for this time of year. There is a chance of rain though, which could be fun. Kick-off coming soon.

Does that mean Brady wins the Who’s Most Important to The Patriots Dynasty Pub Cat? It’s a play for next week, but here’s another question: does that mean Brady has surpassed what Joe Montana did with his new team 27 years ago. I know, this is a strange question – stay with me.

Legendary Joe Montana, who won four Super Bowl rings with the 49ers, made a similar move, late in his career, to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993. In his first season at Arrowhead, Montana took KC to ‘at the edge of the abyss. Super Bowl XXVIII, loser, yes, against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship.

This last offseason, as all the rumors that Brady could possibly leave the Patriots spread, Montana had this to say:

Don’t, if you don’t have to. It’s a process to go through, and it takes a while to get used to the team … I don’t see how they would let him go, myself.

Well the Patriots let Brady fly, and now the who must be considered the greatest quarterback of all time has taken a lap further than Montana has with his new team.

Who will Brady face in SBLV, Bucs Stadium, Raymond James Stadium? The kick-off is coming – stay with us.

Battle of the sauces!

If the Bills / Chiefs tilt isn’t enough for you, how about KC BBQ Sauce vs. Buffalo Wing Sauce. It’s a mouth-watering battle of spice and vinegar versus the somewhat sweet and tangy rib-topping condiment.

If you were looking for a taste test in Buffalo last week, you might run into a supply issue – that’s because Dash Market pulled all of the KC barbecue sauce off its shelves, out of spite and for charity. . There was also the usual bet between local mayors.

Personally, I’m a sucker for buffalo wings, and now I’m hungry – send wings, please!

The last time

I mentioned that if it wasn’t for a soft loss to Arizona, Buffalo would be on a 12-game winning streak. That would make the Bills the last loss to KC in week six. In this game, it wasn’t Mahomes who lit Buffalo, but rather KC rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who ran a rutted Bills line for 161 yards, with Mahomes scoring a modest 225 yards. Josh Allen had what was arguably his worst day of the season, passing for just 122 yards as the Chiefs won 26-17. Of course, Allen has done a lot better since then, as has Mahomes who guided Kansas City to a 14-2 record. Below is an overview of the highlights of this game.

Oh, and did you know the NFC Championship was also a six week re-match? Is it a coincidence, or maybe something more …?

Welcome to our coverage of the AFC Championship. We’ve got quite the last drink (morning? Afternoon?) In store for you with the Buffalo Bills, who try to reach the Super Bowl for the first time since 1993, taking on the Kansas City Chiefs, the holders. current of most piece of precious metal.

The Chiefs’ race for a dynasty nearly took a bad turn against the Browns last week as they survived a late Cleveland rally. They were saved not by the heroism of their quarterback Pat Mahomes, but rather by his replacement, Chad Henne. KC’s backup sort of found a way to dazzle and dazzle their safe bosses with some timely and unlikely plays as the clock ticked in Arrowhead.

The Chiefs’ survival means they are still in contention for a second straight Super Bowl ring, a prospect that seems much more likely now that we know Mahomes will be under center against Buffalo, a fact that was anything but assured until now. as it passes. weekend concussion protocol.

And they will face the Bills, who, without the hail Mary of an Arizona loss, would run a 12-game winning streak in the AFC championship. Much of that victory is due to the rapid development of Josh Allen and his main drummer-mate Stefon Diggs, also known as the best off-season pickup of the year.

Last week, Buffalo turned its porous run defense into a reasonably formidable unit, one that kept slippery Lamar Jackson to just 34 yards as the Bills sawed Baltimore in the divisional round. Of course, against KC, the challenge will be taken several notches as they attempt to do something few defenses did to KC at that time: slow down the juggernaut.

We’ve got a few apps for you before the main course comes out (don’t fill up) as we get ready to kick off. In the meantime, do not hesitate to @me – or contact me by email with all your thoughts and feelings, your predictions and all that.

For now, I strongly encourage you to also visit Hunter and his coverage of the Bucs and Packers NFC Championship.

David will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at today’s game:

What the Bills must do to win: The Chiefs can do so much damage, so quickly, in the air with Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill that encouraging them to go to the running game, perhaps by not filling the box, is an option. Josh Allen has evolved beyond recognition in a short span of time, in part because of the array of weapons he has, from the nearly impossible to cover Stefon Diggs to Cole Beasley to Dawson Knox. Bills will have to maintain that chemistry on Sunday.

What chefs need to do to win: As mentioned above, Allen’s progress this season has been extraordinary and he’s not the turnover machine he used to be. But he always makes mistakes and the Chiefs’ unparalleled defensive skills, whether Tyrann Matthew or Chris Jones, are capable of forcing him to make mistakes. If the Bills are successful in getting the Chiefs to turn to the racing game, the physical form of Clyde Edwards-Helaire, returning from injury, could be revealing.

Key player: Patrick Mahomes, quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes is the best player in the NFL, so he’s the most important player in all game he’s playing. But its impact on Sunday is particularly revealing. Mahomes was kicked out of last week’s win over the Browns with a concussion – and he’s been limited to training – but he will almost certainly start. The question is, which version of Mahomes is playing. The concussion doesn’t appear to have been too damaging (at least in the short term) but most concerning for the Chiefs is the fact that Mahomes also suffers from a grass toe. Mahomes isn’t Lamar Jackson, he won’t burn you for 50 yards, but his mobility and ability to beat the rush to the top is a big part of his game.

Prediction: bills. A perfectly fit Mahomes beats Allen 90% of the time. But a Limited Mahomes, who has been pretty good rather than awesome in his last few games, is a different proposition. The lingering effects of the concussion and his reduced mobility will put this one back to the Bills… right.