A dive into the history of the AFC rivals.
TYLER, Texas — Death, taxes and the Chiefs playing the Bills in the playoffs.
It seems the two biggest AFC heavyweights can’t avoid each other in the playoffs since 2020. Saturday marks the fourth matchup between the two teams in five years, and each one has been special.
Before we get to it, lets take a dive into the numbers from some of the biggest matchups between the two teams:
1994
Quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL at the moment, but this is not the first time two superstars have thrown the pigskin for these teams in this playoff matchup.
Back in 1994, a Chiefs team featuring Joe Montana faced off against the Bill’s Jim Kelly. Both quarterbacks were in the final years of their careers, and neither threw for more than 160 yards.
Montana split time at the helm with Dave Krieg, but it wasn’t enough from keeping the Bills from their fourth consecutive Super Bowl appearance, and fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss.
0
The Bills vs Chiefs postseason matchup has made for some classics over the years, but since the turn of the decade, the Chiefs have never lost in the playoffs to their East Coast foe.
They have come close though. The 2022 and 2024 matchups were both decided by one score, with 2022 needing overtime to decide the winner.
3
Saturday’s game will be the third time Bills fans will have to watch their team take on Mahomes in the playoffs from their couch. The only time ‘Bills Mafia’ has gotten to see their team take on the Chiefs at home came in 2024. While this statistic may disappoint Bills fans, tables in the Buffalo area rejoice at their opportunity to live another Sunday.
$284
The cheapest ticket as of Jan. 21 for the upcoming matchup sits at $284 on SeatGeek, but prices may vary between other sites. On the other end of the scale, several tickets remain for over $1,000.
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Only one interception has been thrown across all three of these playoff matchups. In 2021, Allen gave up his first ever interception to Rashad Fenton after his pass was deflected into the Chief’s arms in the red zone. The pick came as the Bills were fighting for their playoff lives while down in the fourth quarter, and helped Kansas City secure the victory.
50.4 million
In the 2024 AFC Divisional Round, 50.4 million people tuned in according to Yahoo! Sports. Before that, the two amassed a viewership of 43 million in the 2022 divisional round, making it the most-watched NFL divisional playoff game on any network in a five year span.
Saturday could set similar record Saturday.
All of East Texas will surely be watching.
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