Chiefs News: Josh Allen refuses to blame OT rules on loss

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Bills QB Josh Allen not complaining about OT rules: ‘If it was the other way around, we’d be celebrating too’ | NFL.com

The Bills went blow for blow with back-to-back champions AFC, with Allen moving the ball at will late in the game. The QB finished his playoffs with nine TD assists and zero turnovers.

The only gash on Allen’s playoff resume was calling smack on the overtime coinflip, which came on top and gave the Chiefs the ball. KC walked down the field for the OT score to end the game. All Allen could do was watch from the sidelines.

Although he didn’t touch the ball in overtime, Allen didn’t blame the rules.

“The rules are what they are, and I can’t complain about that because if it were the other way around, we’d be partying too,” he said. “So that’s what it is at this stage. We haven’t made enough plays tonight.

Allen’s experience was similar to what Mahomes had four seasons ago at Arrowhead Stadium when the Chiefs watched Tom Brady walk for the winning score in overtime without Mahomes touching the pigskin.

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Give us that rivalry for a decade. What a creepy game. On the biggest Divisional Round weekend in NFL history, it’s only fair that the best was saved for last. Fireworks were expected. Fireworks were provided. Mahomes and Allen lived up to all expectations, and more. The QBs offered haymaker after haymaker, without blinking. The defenses each had their moments early on until the weight of offensive firepower was released. There is no doubt that these are the two best teams in the AFC to start the weekend. Sunday’s fight reinforced that belief. It’s a shame that a team had to lose. But it’s on to another AFC Championship game for Mahomes and the Chiefs, where they’ll face another young gunslinger in Joe Burrow and the mighty Bengals offense.

NFL Research: Sunday night marked the first playoff game in NFL history with three game-tying touchdowns in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter.

Takeaway: Chiefs’ 45 yards in 13 seconds is a stain on the Bills’ best defense | Buffalo Rumblings (Buffalo Bills SB Nation Site)

Defense loses Mahomes in critical time

The NFL’s number one defense couldn’t control Patrick Mahomes. On the first drive, Patrick Mahomes swept the Bills for three carries, 49 yards and a touchdown. His 34-yard getaway put the Chiefs in business and he was just getting started. He finished with seven carries for 69 yards, but that was not all. He had 378 yards through the air and three touchdowns, and the inevitability of the last two drives only deflated. I mean, 13 seconds and you couldn’t stop them from gaining 44 yards!? Are you serious? Mahomes is good, but it’s beyond pale. That’s what the Bills’ defense will have to remember this offseason; for the second year in a row, they couldn’t do enough when it counted.

The game lived up to the hype

At the two-minute warning, it was 26-21, Chiefs. Then the Bills scored a touchdown to make it 29-26 with 1:54 left. Then the Chiefs took a 33-29 lead with 1:02 to go. Davis’ final touchdown with 13 seconds left was not enough, as the Chiefs scored without having time to send him to overtime. Both QBs flew away. It was exactly what the NFL wanted and what fans of the other 31 teams listened to. We were on the short end of the stick. It happens. It ended 42-36, with 31 points scored in the final two minutes plus overtime.

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1. THE CHIEF HAS THIS GUY

So how long is too long to leave Patrick Mahomes? Apparently 13 seconds. Mahomes led the winning run into overtime, but only after leading the run tied in regulation after the Bills offered him just 13 seconds to do so.

No problem. He drove them into basket territory, giving kicker Harrison Butker a chance to tie him. And you knew it was done in the draw.

The Chiefs got the ball first and Mahomes led them 75 yards for a touchdown, preventing the Bills from touching the ball. He finished 33 of 44 for 378 yards and three touchdowns.

Enjoy it.

There is not another like him in this league.

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The Bengals defense faces its biggest challenge on Sunday against a Chiefs offense that includes Mahomes, Kelce, receivers Tyreek Hill, Mecole Hardman, Byron Pringle and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Both teams were near the bottom of the NFL in passing yards allowed during the regular season, so a possible shootout is definitely in the works.

Prediction: This game will likely come down to how many turnovers the Bengals can force and how well Cincinnati can protect Burrow. I think the Bengals can do both well enough to pull off the upset, while also scoring the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance since the 1988 season. Cincinnati also has an advantage over running back Joe Mixon, who made a impressive touchdown in Saturday’s win at Nashville.

Score: Bengals 27-24

‘We all see each other in the playoffs’: Patrick Mahomes told Joe Burrow the Bengals and Chiefs will see each other again | USA today

Among the reactions from the official Bengals Twitter account on Sunday night to find out that the two teams will meet again in the AFC title game in Kansas City was a video of the interaction between the two, in which Mahomes said “everyone in the playoffs.”

Mahomes threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns in Cincinnati’s 34-31 Week 17 win. Burrow had 446 passing yards and four touchdowns in the game.

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Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a memorable playoff game that was ‘a lot of fun’ | ESPN

Stafford and the Rams – fresh off a dramatic 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium – are now one win away from the biggest game of them all.

And they nearly missed their chance to make it to the NFC Championship Game, losing four fumbles and a 27-3 third-quarter lead against Tom Brady and the defending champions before Stafford led a 63-yard drive in the final seconds to set up the winner. field goal.

“In my mind, I live for those kinds of moments,” said Stafford, who had the 43rd game-winning fourth quarter or overtime of his career, the most since entering the league in 2009. “I I would have liked to take a three-point knee, but it’s a lot more fun when you have to make a play like that to win the game and just steal someone’s soul. sometimes it feels like they’re sitting there thinking, “Man, we just made this big comeback.” And you can reach in there and take it from them.

“This is very fun.”

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6. Steelers

If Pittsburgh weren’t historically averse to these kinds of hit-and-miss swings, it would easily rank higher. All is well: Rodgers and Mike Tomlin have deep respect for each other, the Steelers are an iconic franchise and a proven winner, and Ben Roethlisberger is set to retire. Pittsburgh has the defense to contend with now, and if enough money had to be found to bring Davante Adams in with Rodgers, this combo with Najee Harris (and a restored O-line) would be scary. Tomlin has a reputation for pushing ownership for a quick QB fix, and at least Green Bay would ship Rodgers to the AFC.

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“Always hard to lose at the end of the year,” Brady said after Sunday’s loss. “One team, one year, it’s not the same after that. It doesn’t feel good to lose one of these games. I lost at each of these stages. It sucks to lose in the end.

Was it that, with Brady able to craft another spellbinding comeback but not a win, a half measure that leaves him not with a black-and-white coda, but just lots of gray. Minutes after the game ended, he was evasive about his future.

“I haven’t given it much thought,” he said. “Take it day by day and see where we are. Honestly, guys, I’m thinking about this game and I’m not thinking about anything in five minutes.”

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Andy Reid: Patrick Mahomes became the Grim Reaper

When Allen found Gabriel Davis wide open for his fourth touchdown of the night, many felt the game was over. After all… there were only 13 seconds left on the clock. But in back-to-back plays during those few seconds, Mahomes found wide receiver Tyreek Hill for 19 yards and tight end Travis Kelce for an additional 25 yards, setting up Harrison Butker for the 49-yard field goal that sent the game into overtime.

The chances of the Chiefs getting into the field goal range, under these circumstances, were slim, but head coach Andy Reid had complete confidence in his quarterback.

“When it’s grim, be the Grim Reaper,” Reid told reporters after the game. “Go get him – and he did. He made everyone around him better, which is what he excels at. It just does it effortlessly. When it gets tough, he’s going to be there to fight – and the players appreciate that.

There’s been a lot of talk in the media throughout the week – and among fans – about how Allen is now better than Mahomes. After Sunday’s game, we understand that Allen is a very talented quarterback – but to be the man, you have to beat the man.

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