How many teams have won the Super Bowl 3 times in a row? None. But the Kansas City Chiefs can do it in the 2024-25 season. 2 more games at most, and we will know if the Chiefs are in the history books. If the Chiefs are to win, a lot will depend on their talisman Quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In 2023 and 2024, the Chiefs won and Mahomes was the Super Bowl MVP. The guy just has the winning gene. And you wouldn’t bet against him to take his team over the finish line at the biggest stage.
That makes their opposition for the AFC Conference Championship, the Buffalo Bills, the definite underdogs. Bills have their big names, qualities, and obviously QB Josh Allen but there is a reason the Chiefs are the defending back-to-back Champions. Not to mention, the Chiefs themselves are chasing the record of most Super Bowl wins. So, they will be facing the Bills on Sunday with quite some appetite. That just makes the Chiefs extra dangerous. However, according to a Bills legend, this is the year the Chiefs face a reversal at the hands of the Bills.
Buffalo Bills’ legendary linebacker London Fletcher appearing on The Jim Rome Show gave a bold prediction on the Bills vs Chiefs outcome. When asked if this is the Bills’ year to beat the Chiefs and stop the 3-peat, Fletcher said, “They’re (Bills) built tough to go to Kansas City and upset the Chiefs.” Hmmm, bold indeed. Fletcher delved deep into the Chiefs’ performance and how the Chiefs haven’t looked unbeatable: “They just don’t look like the same team we have grown accustomed to them being in the past.” Fletcher thinks the Bills QB can spearhead a historic win over the Chiefs this time: “The way Josh Allen is playing, whether it’s making throws or using his legs…”
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"The Bills are built tough to go into Kansas City and upset the Chiefs."@LFletcher59 likes his former team's chances in the AFC Championship pic.twitter.com/SpY2tjaRew
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) January 23, 2025
Allen has been in an inspired form in the 2024-25 season, even leading the Bills to a 30-21 win over the Chiefs during the regular season. But for Fletcher, the biggest attribute that will help the Bills overcome the Chiefs challenge is their toughness, which they showed against the Baltimore Ravens. “That game against Baltimore where they showed a toughness that the Buffalo Bills haven’t shown in the past, for them to be able to run the ball in the manner they ran the ball against Baltimore, that right there was a telling sign.”
So, the verdict from London Fletcher? A Bills win. But only if it were that simple. Patrick Mahomes has made his name showing up for the biggest occasions, and it doesn’t matter to him at all if Josh Allen is playing like the best football player in the NFL right now.
Either Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen
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The Conference championships have basically become a showdown of QBs. While on the NFC side we have Jayden Daniels vs Jalen Hurts, on the AFC side, we have Mahomes vs Allen. The Jalen Hurts – Jayden Daniels showdown will come down to who can hold the nerve. But Mahomes vs Allen is fireworks. They are arguably the 2 best QBs in the NFL right now at grinding out the results. But who’s better?
For the 2024-25 season, Allen is 13-4 while Mahomes is 15-1. When it comes to rushing yards, Allen has a decent lead over Mahomes (531-307), although Patrick Mahomes has a 67.5% completion rate against Allen’s 63.6%. One stat that’s glaringly against Mahomes is the number of sacks. The Chiefs King has been sacked 39 times while Allen has only 16 to his name, and that too despite facing more pressure. Allen is also one of the best right now when it comes to adjusted net yards per attempt.
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But what makes Mahomes a living legend is his timing. Mahomes’ best plays are when the Chiefs are trailing or tied. Talk about being The Man. He has five 4th-quarter comebacks along with 7 game-winning drives in the 2024-25 NFL season, the highest. He is a 1-man fail-safe Chiefs warrior. Also, the 3-time Super Bowl Champion’s numbers take a drastic uplift when transitioning from regular season to post-season. For example, Allen is 4-1 up against Mahomes in the regular season so far but Mahomes is 3-0 when it comes to the post-season.
When it’s Do or Die, Mahomes always does it against Allen. Will that play in Allen’s mind come this Sunday?
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