KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Buffalo Bills this Sunday, Oct. 16, in a rematch of last year’s AFC divisional round game where the Chiefs clinched the 42-36 win in overtime. This time the Bills (5-1) used a late interception to seal the deal and grab a 24-20 victory over the Chiefs (4-2).
The Chiefs put together a nice opening drive, getting down to the Bill’s nine-yard line when defensive back Kaiir Elam intercepted Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes. After a scoreless first quarter, Tyler Bass made a 39-yard field goal early in the second giving the Bills a 3-0 lead. The Chiefs then responded with a seven-play, 76-yard drive in just over two minutes giving them a 7-3 lead after Mahomes hit wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster for the 42-yard touchdown.
The Bills put together a nice drive all the way down to Kansas City’s three-yard line, but a fourth down stop by the Chiefs gave them the ball back on their own three. With 1:29 remaining in the first half, quarterback Josh Allen led the Bills on a seven-play, 99-yard drive to add on a 34-yard touchdown reception by Gabe Davis.
Mahomes and the Chiefs received the ball back with 12 seconds on their own 28-yard line. After a 19-yard completion to running back Jerick McKinnon and a nine-yard catch by tight end Travis Kelce, the Chiefs were up to Buffalo’s 44-yard line with just one second left on the clock. Harrison Butker drilled the 62-yard field goal knotting the score up at 10 during halftime.
After stopping Kansas City on their opening possession of the second half, the Bills started with great field position on their own 41-yard line. Two plays later, Allen hit tight end Dawson Knox for 20-yards to cross over into Chiefs territory. Multiple plays later, wide receiver Stefon Diggs caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Allen, giving the Bills a 17-10 lead. The Chiefs responded almost immediately in their next possession, driving down to the Bills 19-yard line on a 41-yard pass play from Mahomes to Smith-Schuster. The big pass play led to a three-yard touchdown reception by Mecole Hardman.
The Chiefs added a 44-yard field goal by Butker with 9:53 remaining in the game to take a 20-17 lead. Allen and the Bills got the ball with 5:31 left and took 4:27 off the clock on a 12-play touchdown drive after a 14-yard touchdown catch by Knox. With just 56 seconds remaining, Mahomes looked for wide receiver Skyy Moore but was picked off by Taron Johnson to seal the game for the Bills.
MVP:
Josh Allen has not slowed down since last year and is making a case for MVP. His 19 total touchdowns leads the NFL and is also more than 29/32 teams as a whole.
UP NEXT:
The Bills have a bye week. They will return to action at home against the Green Bay Packers (3-3) for Sunday Night Football on Oct. 30 at 8:20 p.m. The Chiefs will head to San Francisco on Sunday, Oct. 23 to take on the 49ers for a 4:25 p.m. kickoff.
