It's hard to bet against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, but everything is aligning for this to be Bills QB Josh Allen's moment. Here's why.
Out of all the former Oregon Ducks to play in the NFL this year, there's a case to be made for quarterback Bo Nix having one of the biggest break out seasons. F
Since taking over as Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback, Patrick Mahomes has lost to the same team twice in one season twice. The first time happened in 2018 when the Chiefs fell to the New England Patriots 43-40 in the regular season and 37-31 in the AFC Championship Game.
Patrick Mahomes will get a chance to make history as the first NFL quarterback to ever win three Super Bowls in a row. Josh Allen will get the chance to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs for the first time in four tries and bring his Buffalo Bills back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994.
The highly anticipated matchup between the AFC heavyweights is expected to be one of the biggest games of the NFL postseason pitting Mahomes, who's in search of the coveted three-peat, against his quarterback rival in Allen, who's still looking for his first Lombardi Trophy.
It may seem hard to believe, but even Dolphins fans would prefer to see Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs lose and Josh Allen's Bills win.
Cincinnati Bengals fans probably had a strong sense of deja vu while watching Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs overcome the Houston Texans in the NFL playoffs on Saturday night. There, Mahomes embellished a few smaller instances of contact and earned whistles from referees.
There isn’t officially a flopping penalty in the NFL rulebook. However, penalties for flops have been called before under the definition of unsportsmanlike conduct.
Clay Martin explained what he saw on the hit toward Patrick Mahomes that factored into Saturday’s outcome for the Houston Texans.
The two made some minor contact at the end of the play, as a rushing defensive lineman and a quarterback are wont to do. However, the officials flagged Anderson for roughing the passer anyhow. This call was so bad that ESPN rules analyst Russell Yurk didn’t even agree with it.
Troy Aikman was clearly unhappy with the performance from Clay Martin in the Chiefs-Texans division round game.