The Buffalo Bills magical season came to an end with an 38-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in the AFC Championship. A game pitting two of the top young quarterbacks and explosive offenses against one another quickly titled in the favor of the Chiefs with a 21-point second quarter. From there, the Bills could not match Kansas City’s speed and firepower.
The game started off well enough for Buffalo, as their opening drive ended with points. The Bills drive stalled in Kansas City territory, but Tyler Bass put the points on the board with a booming 51-yard field goal.
The teams traded three-and-outs on their next offensive possessions. However, on the Bills punt, Chiefs returner Mecole Hardman muffed the kick. Buffalo gunner Taiwan Jones recovered the fumble at the Chiefs’ three-yard-line. The Bills would go on to score on the next play: a three-yard pass to Dawson Knox.
After that moment, the game swung definitively into the Chiefs’ favor. Their offense, which started the game slowly, found its rhythm in full force. Patrick Mahomes made the plays that the league has become accustomed to. The KC playmakers put pressure on Buffalo’s defense, as Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce found openings. Darrel Williams and Clyde Edwards-Helaire scored on rushes from close range.
Kansas City’s secondary limited the space that Buffalo’s receivers had throughout the game. The Bills could not break off the big plays that became such an important part of their success over the second part of the season. While the Chiefs offense was impressive as usual, it was their defense’s performance which was quite impressive, forcing Buffalo to settle for short passes and eliminating any sort of explosive by the Bills.
Following the end of Buffalo’s fun campaign, here’s everything we know from their loss Kansas City: