Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs shakes hands with Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills. David Eulitt/Getty Images
The Kansas City Chiefs’ hopes for a Super Bowl berth are still alive after their victory over the Buffalo Bills in the 2025 AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26.
The Chiefs eventually defeated the Bills at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, by a final score of 32-29. They will advance to Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, and will play the Philadelphia Eagles following their victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game earlier on Sunday.
Before the playoffs, the Chiefs grabbed the No. 1 seed in the AFC for the 2024-2025 NFL season, while the Bills trailed behind them at No. 2. During the postseason, the Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans on January 18 to advance to the championship game after winning a bye week. The Bills, meanwhile, defeated the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens on January 12 and January 19, respectively, to earn their spot in the championship game against the Chiefs.
Patrick Mahomes AND Josh Allen have been rivals since they became quarterbacks in 2018 for the Chiefs and Bills, respectively. Throughout their professional careers, the two have met five times in the regular season, with Allen, 28, outscoring Mahomes, 29, four to one. However, in the playoffs, Allen has yet to beat Mahomes, with an 0-3 record before Sunday’s game. The Chiefs previously defeated the Bills in the 2021 AFC Championship Game and the 2022 and 2024 divisional games.
While Allen has yet to make it to a Super Bowl with the Bills, Mahomes has won three titles with the Chiefs. After his first win in 2020, Mahomes became a back-to-back Super Bowl champion when he bested the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 and the San Francisco 49ers in 2024.
Since Super Bowl LVIII last February, the Chiefs have been vocal about their desire to achieve a three-peat, which would make them the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive titles.
“Next year in New Orleans, we’re going to do it again,” Mahomes said on the “Papaulsive With Logan Paul” podcast in May 2024. “I’m putting it on the table. We’re going to do it again. I’m telling you right now. “
As for Allen, he emphasized his Super Bowl dream in a 2024 press conference, telling reporters of his plans for this season, “There’s one job to do and that’s to win a Super Bowl.”