Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes Face Off Again in AFC Championship Game

It’s a matchup that NFL fans have come to expect—Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills taking on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a high-stakes AFC Championship Game. This time, the winner will secure a place at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, with both quarterbacks poised to add another thrilling chapter to one of the NFL’s best rivalries.

For the fourth time in the postseason, Mahomes and Allen will meet on the field, with Mahomes holding a 3-0 playoff record against his fiercest rival. However, Allen has a winning edge in the regular season, boasting a 4-1 record over Mahomes in the regular games. But as we’ve seen time and again, regular season success holds little weight when it comes to postseason football.

The Bills’ hopes of overcoming the Chiefs were dashed in last year’s Divisional Round, when they lost 27-24 in a heart-wrenching defeat. The infamous 2021 Divisional Round matchup still looms large, when the Bills were just 13 seconds away from victory before Mahomes orchestrated a game-tying field goal, setting up a dramatic overtime win with a Travis Kelce touchdown.

As Allen prepares for this crucial game, he knows that regular season success doesn’t matter as much as postseason dominance. “It almost feels like ‘who cares who wins in the regular season?’” Allen said. “It’s what you do in the postseason.”

With this in mind, Sky Sports NFL analyst Phoebe Schecter emphasized the importance of playoff performance over the regular season, highlighting that these high-stakes games are what truly define a team’s legacy.

The stakes are higher than ever for Buffalo, who have yet to overcome the “Chiefs mountain” in the postseason. With the Chiefs having a stronger roster than ever this year—Hollywood Brown back in action, an active group of receivers, and Travis Kelce hitting his peak form—the Bills face a monumental challenge. “This Chiefs team know how to survive,” Schecter added, recognizing the Chiefs’ playoff pedigree.

As the two teams prepare for the big showdown, the question remains: Can the Bills finally beat the Chiefs when it matters most, or will Mahomes and the Chiefs continue their reign over their AFC rivals? Fans will be glued to their screens Sunday night at 11:30pm ET on Sky Sports NFL to find out.