‘The deafening noise, sea of red and overuse of the Tomahawk Chop swirl through the stadium. The Kansas City Chiefs are 57-14 at home with Patrick Mahomes as the starting quarterback, including 11-2 in the playoffs. It’s an imposing stadium for most teams. Not the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are responsible for three of those losses in Arrowhead. Only the AFC West rival Chargers and Raiders have won twice there since 2018, but no team has won in Kansas City than the Bills. The problem, though, is that all three of Buffalo’s wins are in the regular season. Mahomes’ Chiefs are 1-4 against the Bills in the regular season, but 3-0 in the playoffs, with two of those postseason wins coming at Arrowhead.’
Archives for January 24, 2025
Curtis Samuel finding a role in Bills offense after injury-filled first season in Buffalo
‘“People don’t understand that in football, sometimes formations take the quarterback certain places depending on what the defenses do,” Samuel told GNN Sports. “We can’t help that. All we have to do is do our job and maybe open up throwing windows for other players.”’
Friday’s Kansas City Coverage
Why Chiefs’ Hollywood Brown isn’t concerned with no-catch game to start NFL playoffs (Kansas City Star)
Chiefs’ clean football (lately) vs. Bills thievery could decide AFC Championship Game (Kansas City Star)
Why this Chiefs Super Bowl hero (from last season) won’t be part of this year’s run (Kansas City Star)
‘Chiefs Fatigue’ has set in among NFL fans, leading to anger and conspiracy theories (Kansas City Star)
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce shares thoughts about AFC Championship Game matchup against Bills (Kansas City Star)
What the betting odds say about the KC Chiefs-Buffalo Bills AFC Championship Game matchup (Kansas City Star)
Travis Kelce (literally) gave the $12,000 shirt off his back to one of his NFL buddies (Kansas City Star)
Chiefs’ Joshua Williams spreads kindness and raises money with a love for pancakes | Opinion (Kansas City Star)
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, along with two other Chiefs, are up for iHeart Radio Award (Kansas City Star)
Gracie Hunt reveals the special gift Travis Kelce bought for Taylor Swift’s birthday (New York Post)
Brittany Mahomes gives first glimpse of her and Patrick’s baby girl, Golden (New York Post)
Chiefs may have one advantage over the Bills ahead of the AFC Championship, Andy Reid says (Fox News)
Patrick Mahomes Had Surprisingly Honest Comment About His Ugly Flop vs. Texans (SI)
One Stunning Stat About Patrick Mahomes’s Penalty Advantage in Playoffs Says It All (SI)
Chiefs’ Andy Reid Gave Heartfelt Endorsement of Steve Spagnuolo Amid HC Rumors (SI)
Michael Irvin Says Caitlin Clark, Taylor Swift Trying to Make Chiefs ‘America’s Team’ (SI)
Chiefs Pro Bowler ruled out for AFC Championship, Super Bowl (The Sporting News)
Chiefs vs. Bills AFC Championship: Patrick Mahomes listed on injury report (The Sporting News)
Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes record: How Bills QB has failed to beat Chiefs rival in NFL playoffs (The Sporting News)
Do NFL referees favor the Chiefs? Inside 7 penalty stats that debunk officiating bias narrative (The Sporting News)
Marty Schottenheimer coaching record: Revisiting Brian’s dad’s playoff letdowns with Chargers, Chiefs, Browns (The Sporting News)
Reliving ‘13-Second Game’ through fan videos, memories from Chiefs-Bills playoff thriller (KHSB-TV)
Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt to serve as drum honoree for AFC Championship vs. Bills (KHSB-TV)
Chiefs Kingdom welcomes back Navy veteran Generald Wilson to sing National Anthem (KHSB-TV)
Chiefs Kingdom Map | Fans share Chiefs fandom from across the globe (KHSB-TV)
Mahomes making sure young Chiefs appreciate magnitude of the moment (KCTV-TV)
How Chiefs, Bills injury reports look following second practices of AFC Championship week (KCTV-TV)
Chiefs turn to AFC Championship Game tradition, name Clark Hunt drum honoree (KCTV-TV)
Are the Chiefs the villain of the NFL officially? Fans, businesses react to latest criticism (KCTV-TV)
Lee’s Summit family continues to cheer on Chiefs with skeleton display (KCTV-TV)
Houston Mayor to honor Chiefs-Texans wager with Mayor Lucas… on one condition (KCTV-TV)
Is the Chiefs hatred really that bad? NFL Network personality says no (KDAF-TV)
Chiefs safety Justin Reid welcomes the birth of his first child (KDAF-TV)
Kansas City bars gearing up for AFC Championship crowds (KDAF-TV)
Big and Rich to perform halftime show at Arrowhead AFC Championship (KDAF-TV)
Chiefs-Bills rematch will look different with key players back in the lineup (KMBC-TV)
‘Put it all on the line’: Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes talks preparing for AFC showdown with the Bills (KMBC-TV)
Chiefs vs. Bills: Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and key players speak ahead of title game (KMBC-TV)
Chiefs vs Bills: Hear from Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones and coordinators (KMBC-TV)
The elusive three-peat: Why every Super Bowl repeat champion failed to win a third (KMBC-TV)
Report: Steve Spagnuolo continues to draw interest from Raiders for head coaching job (KMBC-TV)
Tracking ticket prices for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills AFC championship (KMBC-TV)
Mom, teens scammed out of $1,500 for Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship tickets (KMBC-TV)
Head Coach Andy Reid Named a Finalist for AP “Coach of the Year” (Chiefs.com)
AFC Championship Injury Report | Chiefs vs. Bills (Chiefs.com)
A storm is brewing in Buffalo as Super Bowl-starved Bills fans brace for Chiefs
‘To Buffalo fans, the Super Bowl seems so close, even though a good portion of them weren’t born, or old enough, to remember when their team last played on the NFL’s biggest stage.’
The Buffalo Bills Have a Kansas City Chiefs Problem. The Solution Weighs 1,909 Pounds.
‘Buffalo broke the huddle with at least six offensive linemen on the field, instead of the traditional five, more than any other team in the NFL this season. But they didn’t just do it more frequently than everyone else—they did it more effectively, too, gaining the most yards per play and scoring the most touchdowns.’
Chiefs are back in the AFC title game for a 7th straight season. Bills aim to dethrone them
‘“You always remember the feeling of not pulling through. That sticks with you for a while, and it really doesn’t leave,” Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen said. “But again, I think every year you go through in this league, you learn more things about yourself, about your team, about the game of football. We’re just grateful and humbled to have another opportunity at it.”’
As the Chiefs chase a Super Bowl three-peat, the Bills aim to spoil the party in Kansas City
‘Key matchup – The Chiefs defensive front against Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who beat them both rushing and passing in a loss in Buffalo in November. Allen threw for 262 yards and a touchdown in that game while running 12 times for 55 yards and another score — a 26-yard TD run with 2:17 left that sealed the 30-21 victory for the Bills.’
KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills Renew The AFC’s Best Playoff Rivalry Sunday
‘Since perennial MVP contenders Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen first met in 2020, the match has featured multi-tasking quarterbacks, head coaches who have risen to the head of their class, and fan bases that consider freezing temperatures just another excuse to go shirtless.’
Super Bowl-winning coach gives Bills’ Josh Allen advice on beating Chiefs in NFL playoffs: ‘Stay in your zone’
‘”The biggest thing is not to fight the temptation to try to think about what you’re doing in regards to the other quarterback,” Cowher told CBS Sports regarding Allen. “This is your team, stay in your zone.”‘
Buffalo Bills WR Amari Cooper isn’t concerned about numbers, just wants to win Super Bowl
‘”I’m very satisfied,” Cooper said. “I’ve never been this far in the playoffs. Obviously, every receiver wants to have 10-20 catches a game, but that’s not always how the cookie crumbles and it’s not always the most beneficial thing for the team force-feeding one guy the ball just for the sake of that. Winning is obviously way more important and there’s many ways to win and we’re getting the job done.”‘
Buffalo Bills OT Dion Dawkins proposes new NFL award that everyone will agree on
‘”Offensive linemen don’t have awards for being great,” Dawkins said. “There’s not a Protector of the Year Award. I’m knocking at so many doors now to get this award going. And I’m going to head spear it and make sure this gets done before I’m done playing.”‘
Bills Mafia donations, explained: Why Buffalo fans are raising money for Ravens’ Mark Andrews’ GoFundMe after brutal drop
‘In the aftermath of Sunday’s game, Bills fans sprang into action, starting up a GoFundMe in Andrews’ honor. The page, made by Nicholas Howard, set an initial goal of donating $18,000 to a charity Andrews holds near and dear to his heart, the Breakthrough T1D fund, a global organization that funds research and advocacy for those living with Type 1 diabetes.’
X-Files actor lifts curse off Buffalo Bills ahead of AFC Championship Game vs. Kansas City Chiefs
‘William B. Davis played “Cigarette Smoking Man” in the hit Science fiction TV series The X-Files. There is a scene where his character says he doesn’t want to see the Bills win the Super Bowl as long as he’s alive. Well, the actor took to Facebook to lift the curse personally.’
Rob Gronkowski warns Buffalo Bills to be wary of bias officiating in favor of Chiefs ahead of AFC Championship Game
‘”I know how the Bills can win,” Gronkowski said. “When they sack Patrick Mahomes, just touch him. Don’t throw him down too hard, you might get a penalty.”‘
Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes record: How Bills QB has failed to beat Chiefs rival in NFL playoffs
‘Everything seemed set up perfectly for the Bills to finally dethrone the Chiefs in the playoffs, with Buffalo home in the divisional round against a Kansas City team that looked vulnerable late in the season. It still wasn’t enough. Buffalo held four different leads but never scored after the third quarter. Isiah Pacheco put the Chiefs in front early in the fourth quarter, and a late Bills drive ended when Bass missed a potential game-tying field goal.’