‘In this age of the N.F.L., fans are witnessing the flourishing of Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen.’
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Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen provide quarterback battle for the ages
‘They were extraordinary. They were remarkable. They gave us what has to be the greatest, grandest display of back-and-forth quarterbacking in a big game that anyone has ever seen. The Chiefs won the game 42-36 in overtime, and will play a fourth straight AFC Championship game at home, at Arrowhead, next week against Cincinnati.’
Chiefs-Bills shows why NFL must change unfair overtime rule
‘A coin toss decided this game, because the last quarterback with the ball in his hands was going to win it. Everyone in the house knew it.’
Chiefs win back-and-forth thriller in OT as Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen usher in a new era
‘The win also quashed any doubt that the NFL was in the hands of Mahomes and one of his newest rivals in Allen, whose team was constructed largely to compete with the Chiefs. Together, the two put on a show, with dueling pinpoint deep passes, sidearm throws, designed runs with hurdles over defenders and off-script plays that fit seamlessly within their tailored schemes.’
Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen Produced One of the Greatest NFL Games Ever
‘The only way it could end was when one of them never had a chance to touch the football.’
Chiefs stun Bills in overtime, return to AFC title game in instant playoff classic
‘But could playoff get much more exciting than the duel at Arrowhead Stadium this week? After a trio of older quarterbacks were upset at home, the Chiefs and Bills demonstrated how powerful young, dual-threat signal-callers can be.’
Chiefs Rally Past Buffalo 42-36 In OT In Wild Playoff Game
‘“It’s just tough, you know? To be in that moment again,” Allen said. “It sucks the way it happened, you know? We wanted to win that game. We had opportunities. Just, yeah, taking it all in, holding onto that feeling, and making sure we don’t feel like this again — back-to-back years in the same spot. It’s tough to take in.”’
Bills Fight Valiantly In Another Playoff Loss In Kansas City
‘“Pat played amazing. I’ve got a lot of respect for him and the Chiefs as a whole. They made one more play than we did; that’s what it came down to,” Allen said. “But I’m proud of our guys, how we fought, how we battled, how we came through and persevered over some things throughout the course of this game and the course of the season. It obviously — it hurts. You don’t like feeling like this, especially back-to-back years at the same place.”
‘Game of the year!!!’ Social media reacts to Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs AFC divisional-round OT thriller
‘It is tough to imagine a more enthralling slate of games than what unfolded during the divisional-playoff weekend. Almost as tough as it is to stomach that Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen didn’t get a chance to touch the ball in overtime before Patrick Mahomes (378 yards, 3 TDs) found Travis Kelce in the corner of the end zone to seal a stunning 42-36 walk-off win for the Kansas City Chiefs.’
Chiefs vs. Bills score: Patrick Mahomes edges Josh Allen in OT thriller, returns to AFC Championship
‘Why the Chiefs won: They had the ball last.’
‘It kind of stinks’: Chiefs, Bills shrug off controversy over NFL overtime rules
‘Sunday, the Chiefs engineered an eight-play touchdown drive in overtime featuring six-of-six passing by Patrick Mahomes. The overtime drive was sufficient to seal the Chiefs’ win and their fourth straight AFC championship game berth. It also ended Buffalo’s special season, the Bills’ playoff chances extinguished at Arrowhead Stadium for a second straight year.’
Chiefs vs. Bills classic: NFL overtime rule under attack after Kansas City walks off on first-possession TD
‘If the Bills would have held the Chiefs to a field goal, overtime would have continued with the Bills having an opportunity to tie the game with a field goal or win it with a touchdown. The team that won the coin toss had the opportunity to win the game without the other team having the football on offense.’
Bills’ Gabriel Davis sets NFL playoff record in AFC divisional round loss to Chiefs
‘Davis was seemingly wide open all game long, as the Chiefs routinely rolled double-coverage toward Stefon Diggs on the opposite side of the field. Davis got his huge day started late in the second quarter, when he and Josh Allen connected on an 18-yard strike to tie the game at 14.’
Mahomes, Allen show future of the NFL is in great hands
‘But it was unclear what Allen could learn from the experience. Because the Bills seemed to do all they could. Even Kelce, in his joyful postgame news conference, said, “It kind of was just whoever had the ball last that was going to win that game.”‘
Bills Facing Criticism for Not Using Squib Kick in Overtime Loss to Chiefs
‘Rather than opt for a squib kick, the Bills booted the ball through the end zone, giving the Chiefs the ball at their own 25-yard line. Kansas City advanced the ball 44 yards in two plays and 10 seconds to set up Harrison Butker’s game-tying, 49-yard field goal that proved to be Buffalo’s demise. While a squib kick would have likely given the Bills better field position, it also would have certainly taken time off the clock, perhaps only giving Mahomes one chance to set up a field goal or Hail Mary attempt rather than two.’