Chiefs News: Andy Reid says Chiefs ‘Not Done’ after the victory over Bills

In a game that had all the prerequisites for an instant classic, Kansas City Chiefs survived Buffalo Bills32-29, in one more exciting AFC Championship Settlement at Arrowhead Stadium. The victory marks Kansas City’s fifth AFC Championship in the past six years and sends them to Super Bowl For the third season in a row.

After the match, head coach Andy Reid praised his team’s resilience during Sunday’s back and forth affair.

“This came down to an inch, literally,” Reid said. “If it were to be back and forth, the one who had the ball last would probably come out in the lead and with the victory. So I’m proud of our guys fighting as they fought. ”

While the two teams exchanged strokes during the afternoon, the turning point in the match came from Chiefs’ defense, which delivered two game-changing fourth-down stops in the fourth quarter. Buffalo had been perfect on the fourth attempt and converted all four previous attempts, but Chiefs came through when it meant the most.

The first and perhaps most controversial stop came on a crucial quarterback sneak from Bills’ Quarterback Josh Allen. Chiefs’ defensive line held on, and after a review, officials Allen settled just short from the first-down marker.

So, at Bills’ last possession, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called up to a perfectly timed flash that forced an incomplete pass to give Chiefs offensive the ball back.

“I’m always nervous when football isn’t in my hand,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes admitted after the match. “But I have so much confidence in that defense. They have done it all year round. I know it’s a fantastic offensive that they are going up against, and Josh (Allen) has made many amazing games all night, all season long, but I trust that (defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) will call the real flash Or call the right cover and the guys will do the task. “

With less than two minutes left, Chiefs’ attacked Bills forced to burn their last two timeouts. Mahomes then iced the game with a clutch third-and-9 end to run back Samaje Perine for a last first down.

“Trainer Reid trusted us,” Mahomes said. “He trusted us a lot tonight and we were able to go out there and make a spectacle happen.”

Mahomes proved once again why he is the best quarterback in the league, putting one last show in front of the Arrowhead audience for this season. He ended with 245 careingyards, a touchdown through the air and 43 Rushing Yards on 11 attempts. He also added two critical rushing touchdowns as his rushing ability served as the biggest difference in the game.

“They always give me opportunities to pull the ball and run it,” Mahomes explained. “They played men’s cover a lot of the day and they just paid a lot of attention to Travis (Kelce). So when they pushed the security and pushed their linebackers to Travis, it opened different lanes for me to run. And I was able to play football and pull some of the readings that I’ve had all season. “

The victory marks Mahomes’ 17 Postseason victory, which continues to cement his inheritance as one of the NFL’s best postseason artists. As for Reid and the rest of Chiefs, the final goal is clear: yet another win.

“What a great experience, but we’re not done,” Reid noted. “We got another match against a really good Philadelphia Eagles team, and we have a lot of preparations left before we have a chance to play against them.”