Thirteen seconds was all Patrick Mahomes needed.
Well, thirteen seconds, some timeouts and 44 yards in a trio of plays, plus he needed Harrison Butker to nail the game-tying field goal in one of the greatest playoff contests in NFL history that ended in overtime with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Buffalo Bills.
But after Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce for the game-winner, NFL fans everywhere wondered: After Josh Allen connected with Gabriel Davis in the end zone for an NFL-record fourth time in the game, Tyler Bass kicked into the opposing end zone for a touchback.
You know what happened next. But should the Bills have squib-kicked it on the ground and allowed the Chiefs to attempt a return, thereby bleeding precious seconds off the clock? Let’s make a case for both sides, because I’m still debating this one: