NFL playoffs 2022: Kansas City Chiefs beats Buffalo Bills 42 - 36 in Divisional Round game headed to AFC Championship, stats..
Josh Allen and the Bills were firing on all cylinders in the closing minutes of Sunday night's divisional-round showdown with the Chiefs, several times appearing to secure an upset of the reigning AFC champions in Kansas City.
But Patrick Mahomes came to play as well, leading the Chiefs on a last-minute drive to set up a game-tying field goal, then finding Travis Kelce on the first possession of overtime to send K.C. back to the AFC title game with a 42-36 victory.
Thirteen seconds. Thirteen. That’s all it took Mahomes to get into field-goal range to force overtime. Then he buried Buffalo with a quick eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to send K.C. to the AFC Championship Game yet again.
The QB looked spry using his legs, leading the Chiefs with 69 rushing yards and a diving TD. He was nearly flawless from start to finish, dicing up the No. 1 defense in the NFL to the tune of 378 yards and three TDs.
Down nine, he heaved a gorgeous bomb to Gabriel Davis for a 75-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
another fourth-and-4 scramble to set up the go-ahead score. Allen did it with his legs, leading Buffalo with 68 rushing yards on 11 carries, and arm.
Tyreek Hill gashed the Bills' defense for 11 catches for 150 yards and a TD. The speedster's 64-yard TD in which he blazed past defenders put K.C. back up with just over a minute remaining in the game after the Chiefs trailed for the just the second time all night.
What's next for Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.
The Chiefs are headed back to the AFC Championship for the fourth straight season. They'll be back at Arrowhead Stadium for Sunday's precursor to Super Bowl LVI, hosting the Bengals, who just upset the AFC's No. 1-seeded Titans on Saturday. The Bills, meanwhile, will kick off their 2022 offseason after a second straight season-ending loss to Kansas City.
________________
NFL.com
CBSsports.com
0 Comments