Former Buffalo Bills first-round pick in wide receiver Sammy Watkins made a surprisingly big impact on the AFC Championship Game.
Watkins, 26, had a massive game for the Kansas City Chiefs eventual AFC winners over the Tennessee Titans, leading his team with seven catches for 114 yards. Of those catches, one came via a 60-yard bomb to help the Chiefs take a 35-17 lead.
Watkins had a nine catch, 198-yard outing with three touchdowns in Week 1 for the Chiefs. While talented, he did not surpass 100 yards or score a touchdown the rest of the season, until the AFC title game on Sunday.
The Bills traded Watkins to Rams in 2017, who then signed with the Chiefs before 2018. He was Buffalo’s first-round pick, who the team traded up for, at the 2014 NFL draft.
Here’s Watkins’ title-game score:
SHOWTIME. BIG TIME.@PatrickMahomes to @SammyWatkins for the 60-yard TOUCHDOWN. #NFLPlayoffs #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #TENvsKC on CBS
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Watch free on mobile: https://t.co/x5sQRf24XS pic.twitter.com/yvJfu8DlZ3— NFL (@NFL) January 19, 2020
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