AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills Against Kansas City Chiefs – Live | Nfl

On January 27, 2025By Littum

Key events

If you think the limelight will shine bright on these two teams today, consider the judges. The football world, which was not bosses, was disgusted last week after a few calls went the way for KC, shouting about “pampering” against quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Is he spoiled? Well, most smart QBs are. More than most? Perhaps. With all the whining this week, it is curious to note that the NFL was awarded to Clete Blakeman to lead the officials tonight.

Ryan Miller from the Rochester -Democrat and Chronicle notice the following:

“Mahomes are 6-5 in play that is officered by Blakeman. It is his second worst record among 20 judges who have officiated his game. The five losses under Blakeman’s crew account for 21.7% of Mahomes ’23 career loss.

And then there is this piece to read if you want to pursue more statistical fuel:

I saw a crazy state yesterday at ESPN that I couldn’t believe

The last 4 years over Chiefs 11 Playoff play:

0 games chiefs had more sanctions

10 games opponents had more sanctions

Wow

So I compared them to other playoff -teams …

READ:https://t.co/petv5oohfl

– Warren Sharp (@sharpfootball) January 21, 2025

Eagles fly to the big light

No, it’s not over, but at the moment the Eagles appear to represent NFC on the Super Bowl Lix on February 9 as they are currently housing Washington 48-23.

For other, I had to ask the Internet what number of Lix is. I really love how NFL refuses to dumb their super bowl -year.

“Lix is the Roman figure in 59. To convert 59 to Roman numerals, must – i) = Lix. “

Three peat

If you seem to win back-to-back Super Bowl game is tough, what about three on trot? It is so difficult that it has never happened. Chiefs is the ninth team in the Super Bowl era to have a crack on it. Of these eight teams, only Pittsburgh Steelers and 1990 San Francisco 49ers came to the championship. Pittsburgh, who had beaten Oakland Raiders in back-to-back AFC title game, finally bent down for silver and black, 24-7, while Giant’s famous (for Nyg fans) removed the nines in San Francisco with a last second field goal.

The legendary TV station Patt Summerall announced “There will be no three-peat” after Bahr connected that afternoon. Can Chiefs turn that script today?

We are live!

Hello and welcome to our live cover of the AFC Championship game where Buffalo Bills is cut to Kansas City to take on Chiefs! The winner takes on the winner of the commanders and the Eagles NFC Championship Game, which is happening right now and you are welcome to jump on to it until it is decided. I’m not being offended.

In the meantime, here’s a question for you. Andy Reid is 90-26 in his last seven seasons as head coach of Chiefs. During that time he is 15-3 in the playoffs including an eight games after the season’s winning line. This season KC won 15 games and lost two, one real: The last loss to Broncos was a week’s free. So how is it that a team like this, with two straight Super Bowl victories in the can, is only favored by two points V bills? Shouldn’t that be more considering their track record?

The answer is as always bookies by things. And things are, yes, Chiefs won 15 games, and yes, they find a way to win all the time, with and without the debatable VIP treatment from officials, but this team they really push it. They don’t really have enough. They operate in the margins: just look at This statistical season comparisonThey do it with smoke, mirrors, huge coaching and muscle memory.

And this is the story that we have all heard and there is a good reason for it: It seems to be true. Here is a Reddit post It says, based on points differential, KC should have won 59.73% of their games. Instead, KC won over 88% of their games. This is reportedly striking out 2022 Minnesota Vikings as the most over -executing team of time, at least according to Another Reddit -Post. These Vikings got beaten by another over executive teams, New York Giants, which was subsequently destroyed in the divisional round and then fell deep into the abyss.

Now, a week after playing a fake team, KC has to play a real one. Chiefs were lucky by avoiding ravens that are better than the bills despite their losses in Buffalo last week. That said, Josh Allen also knows how to win unless around him: Buffalo lost their most important Wideout and some important gears that they couldn’t afford to hang on. What they have works: Keon Coleman, James Cook and Khalil Shakir.

Basically, KC needs a whipping, will it be the bills that stop KCS playoff -victory? That’s what we need to find out. Oh and I should ask what do you think? Tell me via “x” or e email and we’ll get you in the paper. Otherwise, prepare for the season’s games and stand by for more cover!

Hold with us!

David will be here soon. Meanwhile, here is Graham Searles on today’s game:

Seasonal history: As in 2023, Chiefs Subpar was for much of last year and rolled in the lower gears ready to strike in the playoffs. They remain the best coached and most well -prepared team in the NFL. Their only stumbling block: the bills. Josh Allen’s game-sealing touchdown race in fourth and two, as the teams met in the regular season, was a smear on an otherwise pristine copy book. So can Buffalo do it again? Can Allen finally mark a final brand after losing to Mahomes three times during the mail season? The pressure is on in what is definitely another immediate classic.

What Buffalo should do to win: Run the ball. Kansas City’s defense has a weak place that can be utilized by James Cook and Allen. Chiefs have softened something since the limited bills to a respectable 104 rushing yards when they met in week 11. In their last five games, Kansas City has allowed an average of 150 rushing yards, while the bills have consistently dominated on Earth, an average of 170 Yards in the eight matches since he beat Chiefs. Of crucial importance in the playoffs Ravens and Denver Broncos-NFL’s best and third best run-stoppers with regard to total yards allowed in the 2024 task each one season high to Buffalo. If it’s the damage Cook and Allen can do for opponents specialized in shutting down runners down, the duo is likely to cause Kansas City serious problems.

What Kansas City should do to win: Put the ball in Xavier Worthy’s hands. In the head coach Andy Reid’s scheme, the fast -wide recipient can stretch the buffalo deep into the field. It should give Mahomes an explosive target to lock a Bill’s secondary potentially missing star cornerback Christian Benford, who is in the concussion protocol. Reid should also work in creative touches too worthy when the bosses have the ball inside the red zone. He brings a crucial playmaking threat to support the more routine, effective production of Travis Kelce. The bills have been fighting tight games during the post -season in the past season, and Jitters was clear again last week when Lamar Jackson ramped in the second half. Reid can trust worthy of being an X-factor a lot as Tirek Hill was in Chiefs’ Epic Divisional-Round victory over Buffalo in 2022.

Key Players for Bills: Spencer Brown, Right Tackle. Brown has had a fantastic season that protects his quarterback and runs blocking. Allen has been fired only 17 times across his 19 games this season, while Brown and his offensive line helped Buffalo score more than 30 points on 13 occasions. Most exciting for the bills is that 6FT 8in, 310 LBS Bruiser was missing from their victory in regular season over Chiefs. When they need to score, they can trust Brown to do the dirty work that makes Allen shine.

Key player for Chiefs: Jaylen Watson, Cornerback. The difference for Kansas City could be Watson returning to the secondary. The defensive back that missed the loss during the regular season of the bills enjoyed a timely warm -up against Houston. Chiefs’ coverage is unusual with Trent McDuffie with him. They should give Steve Spagnuolo the opportunity to focus his defense on more important questions: to stop the race.