Travis Kelce caught two landing passes from Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs superior to their sixth straight AFC championship sport with a 27-24 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday evening.
Isiah Pacheco scored the go-ahead landing on a four-yard run 40 seconds into the fourth quarter in a sport the groups traded leads 5 instances. The Chiefs then clinched the win by operating out the clock after Buffalo’s Tyler Bass was extensive proper on a 44-yard subject objective try with 1:43 remaining.
“The defense turned it on in the fourth quarter,” mentioned Mahomes.
The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs transfer on to face the convention’s top-seeded Baltimore Ravens, who beat Houston 34-10 on Saturday.
Kansas City have by no means misplaced in the divisional spherical since Mahomes took over as starter in 2018, and the Chiefs have received 5 consecutive playoff video games since a 27-24 additional time loss to Cincinnati in the AFC championship sport through the 2021 season.
Mahomes, a two-time NFL MVP, additionally checked off one other first on his document by profitable his first highway begin in the playoffs – not counting Super Bowls – and bettering his postseason mark to 13-3.
“First of all, this is a great environment, man,” Mahomes mentioned of Buffalo. “It really is. We did hear it all week, man, about playing a road game, and we’re here to prove a point and show that we can play anywhere.”
The Bills had their third consecutive postseason finish in the divisional spherical, after losses to Cincinnati final yr and the Chiefs in 2021. And the Chiefs ended Buffalo’s season for the third time in 4 years, together with a 38-24 resolution at Kansas City in the 2020 season AFC championship sport.
It was one other disappointing end for a Bills crew that received their fourth consecutive AFC East title, and have been on a six-game roll since a 20-17 win at Kansas City on 10 December.
Kansas City are 0-1 in the playoffs towards the Ravens, following a 30-7 loss in the 2010 wild-card spherical. Baltimore defeated Kansas City 36-35 in their most up-to-date regular-season matchup in Week 2 of the 2021 season.
“There’s no weakness there,” Mahomes mentioned of the Ravens. “It’s going to take our best effort. Defense, offense, special teams, they do it all. It’s always a great challenge and that stadium’s going to be rocking, so we’re excited for the challenge.”
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