For fourth time in five years, the Bills got tense, got conservative in the clutch moments, and let Patrick Mahomes run all over them.
The Buffalo Bills, facing a fourth-and-short while down by one point early in the fourth quarter, called a QB sneak for Josh Allen. Allen appeared to get past the line to gain amidst a slew of Kansas City Chiefs defenders but was pushed backwards by the end of the play and the ball was spotted short of the first down.
CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore thought Josh Allen got enough yardage for a first down on a fourth-down quarterback sneak early in the fourth quarter and head coach Sean McDermott felt the same way.
One of the biggest plays of the AFC Championship game also ended up being one of the most controversial plays of the game, and it happened early in the fourth quarter of Kansas City's 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills.
The Bills lost once again to the Chiefs, this time in the AFC Championship Game, and now they have to fire head coach Sean McDermott.
Officiating isn't the sole (or primary) reason the Buffalo Bills fell short in the playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs (again). But it certainly factored in
Sean McDermott and Josh Allen are once again watching the Super Bowl from home as the Bufalo Bills suffered another playoff loss to Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs.
Josh Allen could take plenty of satisfaction from a season in which he became the betting favorite for MVP and the Buffalo Bills defied the doubters who predicted a down year.
The Monday after the AFC title game, at least for Bills quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Sean McDermott, feels crueler than most. The weather is frigid, the hot takes are scorching and Buffalo is forced to beat on,
A controversial fourth down play changed the AFC championship game, but Sean McDermott and Josh Allen are giving the Chiefs credit.
In what was another terrific season for the Buffalo Bills, it unfortunately ended with an all-too familiar result - a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This now makes the Bills 0-4 against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the playoffs,