Here is the exact quote. You can semantics it all you want but it is pretty clear:
“I think the Bengals are better, but I think with all those injuries on the o-line that the Bills have a chance” - Pat Mahomes
He felt the Bills needed a bunch of o-line injuries to the Bengals to simply have a CHANCE. Mahomes, at best, thought the Bills were third in the conference. Chiefs > Bengals > Bills.
He also did say the Chiefs match up better against the Bills. Which is a nice way to say the Bills just weren’t that doggone good at the time.
I was paraphrasing. It was the gist.
The Bills were 13-3 but we were a very flawed 13-3. The 11-6 Bills from the previous year would have wipped that 13-3 Bills ass.