Bills suffer more playoff heartbreak, fall to Chiefs for fourth time in five postseasons (full coverage)

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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 27, 2025

Another instant classic from these two 🤝 #BUFvsKC pic.twitter.com/gCdBHieKR3

— NFL (@NFL) January 27, 2025

THE STAGE IS SET 🏈 #SBLIX pic.twitter.com/9EoZy9zOZh

— NFL (@NFL) January 27, 2025

Had 2 great great great QBs just get let down in back to back weeks by brutal drops..

Allen 2 years in a row.

— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) January 27, 2025

Time is a depressing flat circle pic.twitter.com/f0iHEvSXCD

— Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) January 27, 2025

It will be pointed out that Allen is now 0-4 vs KC in the playoffs. In those 4 games Bills averaged 28 points scored. Allen has 1,306 total yards, 11 TD's and 1 turnover(INT).
The Bills have given up 38, 42, 27 and 32 points in those games for an average of 34 points a game

— Howard Simon (@hsimon62) January 27, 2025

Dalton Kincaid and Keon Coleman combined for 3 catches for 25 yards. Not ideal production from your top picks in the last two drafts

— Carl Jones (@Jones11_) January 27, 2025

"I've lost this game 4 times so I know what Sean McDermott is going through." – @CowherCBS pic.twitter.com/EYEMNt91H1

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 27, 2025

Bills fans are shredding Sean McDermott and his love for the tush push @TheShredLine pic.twitter.com/3nNu8GwbGQ

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 27, 2025

You can tell how crushed Josh Allen is. This was the start of his postgame press conference. pic.twitter.com/DPoSx50Nek

— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) January 27, 2025

"You can either get it done or you can't and we didn't get it done."

Short and simple stuff from Josh following the loss. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/lVKQmokIUu

— Sara Holland (@SaraaHolland) January 27, 2025

Josh Allen and the Bills cannot get past the Chiefs pic.twitter.com/81wH98p3eB

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 27, 2025

Mahomes has nothing but respect for Josh Allen 🙌 pic.twitter.com/hepLdhsJbY

— NFL (@NFL) January 27, 2025

The #Bills have had so many chances in this era and other ones. They really do feel like the #RedSox against the #Yankees at times. But I can tell you that I was there in 2004. That really happened. Bills just need their 2004 someday.

— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) January 27, 2025

"It's not the result we wanted… I told them… I love em" – what Sean McDermott told his team following the loss | @EvanWashburn pic.twitter.com/8Qw1YBCcA8

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— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 27, 2025

No sugarcoating this latest head-bashing into that Chiefs brick wall. Bills squandered a golden opp to win the whole damn thing… again. MVP-caliber QB. Shaky Chiefs team. Watered-down NFC. Now, they start all over. Again.

— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) January 27, 2025

this year the bills outperformed expectations but to be so close and fall yet again, brutal

— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) January 27, 2025

The Bills are the first team in NFL history to win a playoff game in 5 straight seasons but not reach the Super Bowl in any of them. pic.twitter.com/U7wAtLJJfo

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) January 27, 2025

I’m just numb. It was right there. Kincaid has to catch that. Maybe give James Cook the ball on that last drive. Maybe don’t give KC a pick to draft Worthy? We can what if it to death. They can’t beat these guys. I love you, #BillsMafia, but these get harder and harder to take.

— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) January 27, 2025

We fought #BillsMafia

As someone who’s been a part of a rigged gameshow I can tell you it’s an impossible task when the ones who run the league are against you pic.twitter.com/4ywHfV7jeY

— Will Compton (@_willcompton) January 27, 2025

Going to bed goodnight pic.twitter.com/EJUgQeZCkb

— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) January 27, 2025

Hey Terry:

1) Tell your football GM never to trade with KC again under any circumstance.

2) Football season is over. I assume you’re now going to let your hockey GM do something. Anything. Or you’re firing him. One or the other. #Bills #Sabres

— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) January 27, 2025

The game just ended, so my thoughts are scrambled, but this was about failing to execute on plays that were routine all season.

The QB sneak failures (besides the one it looked like they got).

The two-point conversions.

The last play that hits Kincaid’s hands. The decision…

— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) January 27, 2025

Teams with 4+ TD and 0 turnovers are 21-2 in the playoffs since 2020

The two losses:
Bills at Chiefs, 2024 AFC Championship Bills at Chiefs, 2021 Divisional Round

— Dante Koplowitz-Fleming (@DanteKopFlem) January 27, 2025

It hurts…

— Ryan Fitzpatrick (@FitzMagic_14) January 27, 2025

I'm gonna write a lot of words tonight – already have – but it's really a bitch to have to write about another loss to this god damn team. Just being honest with you. There was no excuse for this. The Bills played poorly in the biggest game, again.

— Sal Maiorana (@salmaiorana) January 27, 2025

Every loss is more than a play or two but if the refs fairly give the #Bills the first down on Josh’s 4th down run or Kincaid catches the incredible throw Josh got away on 4th down… who knows. Two plays that’ll stand out during what is going to be another long offseason.

— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) January 27, 2025

Is there any team that benefits more from BS calls than the Kansas City Chiefs?!? The @NFL should be embarrassed!

— Mike Bundt (@Mike_Bundt) January 27, 2025

Final thoughts from Arrowhead
—James Cook was amazing. Best game as a Bill.
—Josh kept drives alive with some laser balls & TDs to Hollins & Samuel were special
—D got stops to keep it close.
—Bass was solid.
—Against the Chiefs your execution has to be air tight. Slow start…

— Chris Brown (@ChrisBrownBills) January 27, 2025

no IDEA why Josh did not throw the orbit to Shakir. They've called that exact route against the Chiefs on fourth down before! Gotta go to 10 here. pic.twitter.com/2UyVIhMVSG

— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) January 27, 2025

Chiefs don’t score 30 points all season

McDermott’s defense enters stage left in a big playoff game.

— Chad DeDominicis (@CMDeDominicis) January 27, 2025

It was such a fun season. Sucks so much this is how it ends. Just crushing. Hang in there everybody

— Howard Simon (@hsimon62) January 27, 2025

Bills defense looks like it has 4 guys out there.

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) January 27, 2025

Patrick Mahomes set season highs in dropback success rate (64.7%) and dropback EPA (+21.5) in the @Chiefs' AFC Championship game win over the Bills.

His top three games by dropback EPA this season have all come over his last four games.#BUFvsKC | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/Ma0D9XsHln

— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) January 27, 2025

Asked Xavier Worthy if he had extra motivation facing the Bills tonight…

"They skipped on me. That's their loss."#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/5RY0XvDe2H

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— Marleah Campbell (@MarleahKCTV5) January 27, 2025