Henry McKenna
AFC East Reporter
Orchard Park, NY — There were two long seconds of silence when Bills safety Micah Hyde fielded a question about Buffalo’s inability to get a win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the postseason. Hyde shook his head.
“Play better,” he said, finally.
If only it were that simple.
Because the next question is: How?
That’ll be what the Bills riddle over for the offseason.
“Losing sucks,” said Bills quarterback Josh Allen. “I don’t know what else to say.”
The Bills lost 27-24 to the Chiefs on Sunday at Highmark Stadium in the divisional round. Buffalo’s kicker Tyler Bass missed — wide right — in the final minutes of the game with a chance to level the score. Chiefs running back Isaiah Pacheco killed the rest of the clock. And Kansas City was off to the AFC Championship Game. Again.
But for all the Bills’ desolation and desperation, the Chiefs remained steady. Kansas City’s locker room wasn’t exactly jubilant. Yes, there was music. There were smiles and hugs. But for Kansas City, it was just their sixth consecutive conference title game. It was business as usual.
“I will say we did have quite a bit of celebration, but it wouldn’t be to the extent of you know, cigars or anything crazy,” running back Clyde Helaire-Edwards said in the locker room. “Lot of hugs. A lot of daps. A lot of f— yeahs and hell yeahs. We toss a couple of those around and then we kinda know what’s next. … It’s on to Baltimore.”
It was going to be a game of firsts for one of the quarterbacks. For Mahomes, it was his first chance to get a road postseason win. For Allen, it was his first chance to beat Mahomes in the postseason. Mahomes got his road win. And Allen is now 0-3 against Mahomes.
What does that say about these two quarterbacks?
“What would you think about that?” Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice said. “[Patrick is] better than Josh.”
Well, yes, that’s probably true. On the field, Allen has been as special of a…
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Publish date : 2024-01-22 05:43:56
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