Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen has developed a friendship with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The 2 NFL stars often play a sport of golf collectively in the course of the offseason.
However Allen’s fondness for Mahomes will seemingly exit the window this weekend, no less than for a couple of hours, when the Payments-Chiefs divisional spherical playoff sport kicks off inside Highmark Stadium.
Allen and the Payments will look to avenge their time beyond regulation loss to the Chiefs within the 2021 divisional spherical. The Chiefs additionally knocked Buffalo out of the playoffs within the 2020 AFC championship sport.
However the location of Sunday’s sport shall be completely different than the current Payments-Chiefs postseason matchups. The Payments beforehand needed to journey to Arrowhead Stadium in January, however this yr the Chiefs must fly to New York.
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Josh Allen of the Buffalo Payments seems to go in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium Oct. 16, 2022, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. (Cooper Neill/Getty Pictures)
However previous playoff heartbreaks are the very last thing on Allen’s thoughts.
“We don’t must deliver that up,” Allen mentioned Wednesday. “I’m positive folks will deliver up what I’m afraid of however, nah, I obtained quite a lot of respect for him and his sport and who he’s off the sphere.”
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The Payments’ 2021 defeat did immediate the NFL to alter its postseason time beyond regulation guidelines. Kansas Metropolis gained the coin toss and ended the 2021 divisional sport with a landing on the primary time beyond regulation possession. The principles now stipulate that each groups are assured a chance to own the ball in time beyond regulation.
Sunday’s sport may even mark Mahomes’ first time taking part in a postseason sport away from Arrowhead Stadium. Mahomes expressed pleasure concerning the alternative to play in entrance of a favorably raucous crowd.
Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, left, and Josh Allen of the Buffalo Payments after a sport at GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 10, 2023, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. (Ryan Kang/Getty Pictures)
“Though I do know it’s going to be hostile and there are going to be folks speaking trash and all the pieces like that, I’m excited for it as a result of it’s top-of-the-line environments in soccer,” Mahomes mentioned. “And also you wish to do this if you develop up watching these video games in the very best environments and see what it’s like.”
Though snow isn’t within the forecast for Sunday, each groups are accustomed to taking part in in frigid temperatures. The Chiefs defeated the Miami Dolphins in one of many coldest video games in NFL historical past final week.
Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs a play in the course of the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Picture/Joshua Bessex)
There’s a truthful quantity of familiarity between the Payments and Chiefs. The rivals have cut up their previous six conferences, together with the playoffs, since 2020.
“There’s no secrets and techniques,” Chiefs defensive deal with Chris Jones mentioned.
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Wherever the setting, Allen appreciates how tough it is going to be to beat the defending champions.
“They’re on the high of the mountain. They know what it takes to get there. We’ve but to do this,” mentioned Allen, whose lone AFC championship sport look led to a 38-24 loss at Kansas Metropolis. “As a competitor, to be in a scenario like that is one thing you dream about.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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