Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills to clinch Super Bowl return
Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills to clinch Super Bowl return
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The Kansas City Chiefs moved to within one game of becoming the first team to win three successive Super Bowls with a 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs became the first side to return to the season’s finale for a shot at a third straight title and will face the Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the Washington Commanders 55-23, in Super Bowl LIX.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 245 yards and a touchdown in a close AFC Championship game, adding two more rushing scores. The teams traded touchdowns, Buffalo tying it up when Josh Allen found Curtis Samuel from four yards with more than six minutes remaining.
Mahomes set up Harrison Butker’s field goal with just over three-and-a-half minutes on the clock to put the Chiefs ahead. Allen came up short on the fourth down, his long throw narrowly missing Dalton Kincaid, and the Chiefs were able to see out the clock.
Allen threw for 237 yards and two scores for Buffalo. James Cook ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns of his own. It was the fourth time since 2021 that the Chiefs ended the Bills’ season in the post-season.. The Chiefs will head to New Orleans for a meeting with the Eagles, who they beat in the Super Bowl two years ago.
Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley both rushed for three touchdowns as the Eagles thrashed the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship. Quarterback Hurts also threw a touchdown pass to AJ Brown as the Eagles took full advantage of some costly turnovers and penalties to reach their second Super Bowl in three years.
