The Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, will be squaring off against Bills quarterback Josh Allen in this championship game. Mahomes and Allen have developed a rivalry during the years they've led their respective teams—and with each passing season, that competitive dynamic seems increasingly intense.
Josh Allen has had more roughing-the-passer and unnecessary-roughness penalties called in his favor than Patrick Mahomes over the past two regular seasons.
Bills 38, Chiefs 20 Allen's talents as a runner were on display as he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. He threw for 115 yards but three of his 15 completions went for touchdowns. Mahomes was 33-of-54 with two touchdowns and two picks.
After the game, Allen and Mahomes met at midfield for the customary postgame handshake between QB1s. On Wednesday, the NFL released a Mic'd Up video from the conference championships, revealing the messages the two quarterbacks had for one another.
Josh Allen is in a familiar position, and it's not one he hoped to be in coming into Sunday's AFC Championship. The Buffalo Bills quarterback dropped to 0-4 in his playoff career against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs as his hopes of reaching the Super Bowl have once again come up just short with a 32-29 defeat at Arrowhead Stadium.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes apologized to Josh Allen after the ending the Bills quarterback’s season in the playoffs for the fourth time since January 2021.
No matter how high Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills get, the story always ends the same way. Doesn't matter if he is in the MVP conversation, or a Pro Bowler
Meeting of the star QBs. Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen catch up quickly on the field during pregame warmups ahead of tonight's AFC Championship Game. This is will be the 4th time the two of them square off in the playoffs. #BillsMafia #ChiefsKingdom @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/2OAnOFIeUT
Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have something in common. Three or four years ago, it would’ve been unthinkable.
The rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs will add a chapter to its story this Sunday in the AFC championship at Arrowhead Stadium. These two teams are very familiar with one another.
This was the fourth time in the last five years in which the Chiefs and Mahomes spoiled the Bills and Allen's chances of reaching a Super Bowl.