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Patrick Mahomes And Kansas City Chiefs Won eight consecutive playoff games, third longest playoff winning streak of all time. Mahomes will have to go through a familiar foe to extend that streak to nine.
“Two really good football teams going against each other. They have great players at every level on both sides of the ball, and they’re well coached,” Mahomes said. Buffalo bills. “We’ve been able to beat them in the playoffs, and they’ve gotten us in the regular season. But if you look at the games, every game is close, so it just comes down to a play here or there. This type usually affects the results.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen Is 4-1 in the regular season against the Chiefs. Allen had a key 26-yard touchdown on fourth down that ended Kansas City’s undefeated bid in Week 11.
In contrast, Mahomes is 3-0 against Allen and the Bulls in the postseason. One of the wins is a 2021 divisional round matchup during which Kansas City tied the ballgame on a 13-second drive in the fourth quarter and won in overtime.
Mahomes enters Sunday tied for the second-most postseason wins by a starting quarterback (16). The three-time Super Bowl champion has the fifth-most playoff touchdown passes (42) and the eighth-most postseason passing yards (5,312) in NFL history.
Mahomes has 918 passing yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions in three playoff contests against Buffalo.
“You just have to know you’ve got to play your best football. I mean, I’ve played against Josh enough times to know he’s going to come out there and play great football, especially But in those big moments,” Mahomes told reporters. “Whenever I get a chance I have to play my best football and try to put my team in the best position to win. And if it’s limiting turnovers, if it’s changing field position. No matter what, you have to find a way to win on the day when you go up against a great quarterback.
A key factor for Mahomes and the Chiefs offense to be at their best is finding a way to get the football to the wide receiver. DeAndre Hopkins. He had just three catches for 29 yards in the team’s Week 11 loss to Buffalo. The veteran wideout was held without a catch in Kansas City’s divisional win vs. the Houston Texans. Rookie Xavier Worthy Was the only Chiefs wide receiver to record a catch against Houston.
Hopkins, who has been in the NFL for 12 years, has never played in the AFC Championship Game. The five-time Pro Bowler registered 41 receptions, 437 yards and four touchdowns in 10 regular season games in a Chiefs uniform. He is a savvy receiver, with sure hands and a large catch radius. Kansas City acquired Hopkins in an October trade with the Tennessee Titans for such moments.
“A childhood dream,” Hopkins said of playing for a chance to reach the Super Bowl. “I played Madden growing up (and) always tried to go to that Super Bowl game. So as a kid, it’s a lifelong goal.
Sunday will be the biggest game of Hopkins’ career. But head coach Andy Reid and Mahomes are used to the pressure. The coach and quarterback led the Chiefs to seven straight seasons in the AFC Championship Game. A third consecutive Super Bowl berth will require beating a team they know well.
“I think we play these guys all the time,” Reid said. “They know us. We know them.”
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