Chiefs Beat Bills 32-29 to Advance to Super Bowl

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Wow! The Chiefs are headed to their 5th Super Bowl in the last 6 seasons. We’re witnessing one of the greatest teams in NFL history, enjoy every moment of it.

Today we bring you a recap of the Chiefs win over the Bills!

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— Luke Gromer

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AFC Championship Recap

1st Half

• The Bills went 3-and-out on their opening drive after the secondary missed two opportunities to intercept passes

• The Chiefs went 90 yards in 9 plays for an opening drive TD. Mahomes connected with Smith-Schuster for a key 31-yard completion, then Hunt finished off the drive with a 12-yard TD run

• The Bills drove into Chiefs territory but the defense got a key stop on 3rd down to force the Bills to kick a 53-yard FG, which Bass made

• The Chiefs drove to the Buffalo 23 before Mahomes fumbled the ball on a botched exchange with Pacheco and it was recovered by the Bills

• The Bills drove into KC territory and converted a 3rd and 12 down to the KC 6, then finished off the drive with a James Cook rushing TD

• The Chiefs responded with a TD drive that featured a key 4th and 1 conversion from their 39-yard line on a Mahomes bootleg. Mahomes and Worthy connected for an 11-yard TD pass to finish off the drive and take a 14-10 lead

• The defense forced a quick 3-and-out and Nikko Remigio returned the punt 41 yards to the Buffalo 34

• Mahomes connected with Worthy on 3rd and 5 for an unbelievable catch at the Bills 6-yard line, then Mahomes finished off the drive with a 1-yard TD run

• The Bills took over with 1:55 left in the half and Allen led a key TD drive that was capped off by a 34-yard TD pass to Hollins, but the Bills went for a two-point conversion after Justin Reid was flagged for offsides on the PAT, and the Chiefs stopped the attempt

• Halftime Score: Chiefs 21, Bills 16

2nd Half

• Mahomes connected with Brown for a key 3rd down conversion into Bills territory, but on 3rd and 11, Mahomes took a sack that took the Chiefs out of FG range and forced a punt

• The Bills engineered a critical 7-minute, 12-play, 80-yard TD drive that featured one pass for 7 yards, and 11 rushes for 73 yards, finished off by an amazing 1-yard TD run by James Cook on 4th and goal. The Bills went for two to try to extend the lead to 3 points, but the attempt failed when the defense sacked Allen

• The Chiefs had their only 3-and-out of the game and punted it away

• The Bills took over with 1:56 left in the 3rd and drove to the KC 41 before the defense stuffed Allen on a QB sneak on a 4th and 1 to force a turnover on downs

• The Chiefs took over down 22-21 with 12:55 left in the game and Mahomes led another legendary playoff drive. Mahomes connected with Smith-Schuster for a 29-yard gain down to the Bills 23, then on 1st and goal from the 10, Mahomes ran it in for his second rushing TD of the game. The Chiefs went for two points to go up 7 and Mahomes connected with Justin Watson to take a 29-22 lead.

• The Bills took over with 10:14 left in the game and drove down the field with ease again and converted a 4th and goal from the 4-yard line when Allen found Curtis Samuel for a TD pass to tie the game at 29

• The Chiefs took over with 6:15 left and a chance to win the game. Hunt ran the ball on 1st down for 7 yards and drew a facemask to put the ball into Bills territory. On 2nd and 7 from the Bills 33, Mahomes connected with Worthy for a 23-yard gain. On 1st and goal from the 10, Mahomes was sacked for a loss of 7, then the Chiefs settled for a 35-yard Butker FG to take a 32-29 lead

• The Bills took over with 3:33 left in the game and drove to their own 47 before facing a 4th and 5. Spagnuolo sent Trent McDuffie on a corner blitz, leading to pressure that forced Allen to heave up a deep pass that was nearly caught but fell incomplete

• The Chiefs took over with 1:54 left and picked up two first downs on passes to Pacheco and Perine to seal the win

• Final Score: Chiefs 32, Bills 29

Game Notes

• The Chiefs are headed to their 5th Super Bowl in the last six seasons, the first team in NFL history to accomplish that feat

• The Chiefs have a chance to be the first team in league history to win three consecutive Super Bowls

• The Chiefs went undefeated at home in the regular and postseason for the first time in franchise history

• Mahomes won his 17th playoff game, passing Joe Montana for second all-time in league history. He’s now only behind Tom Brady who has 35 playoff wins

• Andy Reid won his 28th playoff game, only behind Bill Belichick’s record of 31

Andy Reid

• On going for 4th and 1 in their own territory: “That’s a trust thing. You have to have trust in your guys.”

• On Steve Spagnuolo: “I have the utmost respect for him, and I know he’d be a great head coach. I don’t want to lose him selfishly.”

• On the three-peat: “We’re motivated like crazy to win the game, you get caught up in that other stuff and that hype that goes with it, then you forget about [the details]… It’s going to come down to a football game.”

Clark Hunt

• Opening comments: “So much work goes into an evening like this… It’s hard to even put into words what it’s like to have the opportunity we will here in a couple weeks in New Orleans.”

• On what this means for Kansas City: “It’s been transformational. You think back to 2013 when Andy joined the organization. He made us an immediate winner and really changed the organization. Then a few years later, he got the QB he’d always dreamed of.”

• On Reid as the greatest coach ever: “He certainly has to be in that conversation… I think the great news for Chiefs fans is he’s not done… I know he’s excited about the challenge of coming back next year.”

• On his expectations when they hired Reid: “Our goal has always been to build a consistent winner. Our dream was to win one Lamar Hunt trophy and our second Lombardi trophy… But the great news is, none of us were satisfied with that.”

Brett Veach

• On Mahomes: “His awareness as a player, and he knows situations… You had to steal possessions and you had to score points against these guys… We got the stops when we needed.”

• On the in-season moves: “We’re always aggressive. It goes back to the leadership of Clark. I’m super aggressive and that could be dangerous, so having Clark’s leadership is a blessing… He gives me the green light when he feels like it’s appropriate… It’s that delicate balance of being disciplined and being aggressive.”

• On Kareem Hunt: “I’m so excited [for him]. Obviously, it was a tough situation years ago. He’s grown and learned, and he’s so grateful to be here, and we’re so grateful to have him… It’s always special to come full circle.”

Patrick Mahomes

• On his rushing: “They always give me options to pull the ball and run it, and they were playing man coverage a lot of the day. They were putting a lot of attention on Travis.”

• On the final possession: “A ton of trust by Coach Reid to give me the football and let me have a chance to throw the ball… It comes from a lot of experience in those moments.”

• On getting to another Super Bowl: “It’s just so hard to get to the Super Bowl, and I don’t take it for granted… Being able to win it at Arrowhead… It’s a special place, and I’m glad I get to be a part of Chiefs Kingdom… It’s a long process, and it takes everybody on the team.”

• On going for a three-peat: “I put every single season as its own season. Every team is different… I just go about my business… You just treat it as one season and one Super Bowl run.”

• On the fumble: “I was trying to pull it to either run or pull the ball. Obviously, I did it a little too late… You just move on and kind of keep pushing forward… It was a long football game left.”

• On winning close games: “It’s because it’s everybody. It’s not just one side of the football… We’ve done it so many different ways now that we just have full trust [in each other].”

• On the 4th and 5 stop: “You’re obviously nervous. I’m always nervous when the football is not in my hand. But I trust in our defense.”

• On 17 postseason wins: “It’s obviously really cool… I know I’m a long way from Tom, so I’ll do what I can to get close to that.”

• On preparing for the Eagles: “I’ll have a good night tonight. After that, we’ll be right on to focusing on the Eagles… It’ll take our best football to win.”

• QB Mahomes: 18/26, 245 YDS, 1 TD, 11 CAR, 43 YDS, 2 TD, 1 FUM LOST

• RB Hunt: 17 CAR, 64 YDS, 1 TD, 1 REC, 6 YDS

• RB Pacheco: 5 CAR, 12 YDS, 2 REC, 12 YDS

• WR Worthy: 6 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD

• WR Smith-Schuster: 2 REC, 60 YDS

• WR Brown: 3 REC, 35 YDS

• TE Kelce: 2 REC, 19 YDS

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• 🏈 Who: Chiefs vs Eagles

• 📆 When: Sun, 2/9, 5:30 pm CT

• 📍 Where: New Orleans, LA

• 📺 Watch: FOX

• 📕 Line: KC -1.5, O/U: 49.5

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• 🎙 Listen to Mitch Holthus’ call of the final moments of the Chiefs win (it’s epic as usual)

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