Bills vs. Chiefs score, live updates: AFC championship pits Patrick Mahomes against Josh Allen with the winner headed to Super Bowl LIX
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The NFL playoffs always produce legendary moments and matchups, but there really is something special about two teams — and two superstar players, in their primes — battling for all the marbles. On Sunday, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen lead the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, respectively, into the AFC Championship game with the Chiefs looking for some NFL history if they can make it to Super Bowl LIX. Kansas City — which lost to Buffalo on the road earlier this year — is vying to become the first team in the Super Bowl-era to win three straight championships.
Kansas City is also trying to knock Allen and the Bills out of the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons. During that span, the Bills and Chiefs have played every regular season and the Bills have each won each of their four-regular season matchups since 2021, including three wins in Kansas City. With a win Sunday, Buffalo would head to the Super Bowl for the first time in 31 years.
How to watch Bills vs Chiefs: AFC Championship game
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, Mo. TV Channel: CBS Streaming: Paramount+, Fubo
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Mahomes scrambles for 12 and a 1st down
He’s already done it a couple of times tonight, escaping the pocket for positive gains. Two carries for 16 yards. Kansas City has it with a 2nd down near midfield with an injury timeout for Bills’ DB Christian Benford, who is being carted off the field.
Bills forced into long field goal
After Allen bobbled a second down snap, which brought up a 3rd and long, Tyler Bass was forced into a 53-yard field goal attempt, which he nailed — he’s never missed from 50+ in the playoffs — to cut into the K.C. lead.
Bills pick up their first 1st down of the game
Allen hits Kahlil Shakir for the Bills, and the move the sticks for the first time.
Kareem Hunt runs it in from 12
Chiefs go 90 yards in nine plays for the TD to open the scoring. Mahomes was 4-for-4 for 61 yards and Hunt carried the ball three times for 22 yards and the score. K.C. was on fire that first drive.
Mahomes to JuJu for the first big one of the game
31 yards to JuJu for the chunk play.
Bills take the opening kickoff and quickly go three and out
Both of Josh Allen’s passes got tipped by K.C. defenders and could have been intercepted, and the Chiefs will take over for their first drive at their own 10-yard-line
The Philadelphia Eagles are headed to Super Bowl 59
Tonight’s winner gets the Eagles in New Orleans in two weeks for all the marbles.
Superstar quarterback tale of the tape
Josh Allen is already one of the best of his era, Patrick Mahomes is already one of the best of all time and both players are still in their 20s. Mahomes has had the better of Allen (K.C. lead 3-0 in their three playoff meetings) in the postseason, but this regular season, the individual ✅ goes to Allen, who’s a finalist — along with Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkely — for the NFL MVP award. It would be his first MVP, while Mahomes won the award in 2018 and 2022.
Patrick Mahomes making a fan’s day before the AFC title matchup
Bills inactives for the AFC Championship
Chiefs inactives for the AFC Championship
Week 11: Bills 30, Chiefs 21
The last time these two teams shared the field was in Week 11 at Buffalo — a 30-21 Buffalo win. Josh Allen threw for 262 yards and a touchdown and had a rushing touchdown in the final minutes to seal the deal. Patrick Mahomes threw a couple of interceptions in the only loss they’ve had this season when their starters played. Dating back to last season, Kansas City has won 22 of its last 24 games, including the Super Bowl last season.
Bills’ receiver Mack Hollins is a national treasure
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