Allen, Bills offer blunt assessments of playoff loss to Chiefs

The January tune remained the identical for quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Payments, as Buffalo as soon as once more entered the playoffs with Tremendous Bowl expectations solely to undergo a loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. 

Following the 32-29 defeat at Kansas Metropolis’s Arrowhead Stadium in Sunday’s AFC Championship Recreation, Allen spoke brazenly about his emotions of disappointment. 

“It isn’t enjoyable,” Allen stated in regards to the loss, as shared by Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN. “However to be the champs, you have to beat the champs, and we did not do it tonight. …You may both get it completed or you may’t. And we did not get it completed.”

One could not blame Allen, who might earn MVP honors for the primary time in his profession subsequent month, for feeling pissed off about falling to the Chiefs in yet one more must-win recreation. Mike Gavin of NBC Connecticut famous that Allen is 4-1 versus fellow signal-caller Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in regular-season play however has now gone 0-4 towards Mahomes and Co. within the playoffs since January 2021. 

“We do not accomplish s—. We do not win a hoop,” Buffalo cornerback Rasul Douglas stated after the defeat. “…All people obtained one objective, bro. Just one crew handles the objective on the finish of yearly. All different 31 is simply attempting to get to that objective.”

Much like how some marvel if Lamar Jackson will ever information the Baltimore Ravens previous an in-his-prime Mahomes throughout a postseason, questions on Allen’s skill to win the most important video games on the most important phases might generate Buffalo-related sports activities headlines for months. Whereas the Payments have been on the unsuitable facet of a controversial fourth-down ruling early within the contest’s fourth quarter, Allen had an opportunity to supply a legacy drive with the guests trailing by three factors and three:33 left in regulation. 

Nonetheless, Buffalo tight finish Dalton Kincaid was unable to safe a fourth-down prayer of a go with beneath two minutes remaining. Had Kincaid accomplished the catch, the Payments would’ve been in area objective vary with loads of time to seek for what might’ve develop into a game-winning landing. 

“In the event you get this shut, you undoubtedly going to attempt to win all of it,” Payments security Damar Hamlin added. “Simply enthusiastic about having to arrange for subsequent season, it is simply enthusiastic about the whole lot that it took to get thus far seems like a heavy load to carry. So, you need to attempt to maximize when you’re right here.”

As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Payments tied for second among the many betting favorites at +650 odds to win Tremendous Bowl LX in February 2026. It appears probably that Mahomes and the Chiefs will as soon as once more stand between Buffalo and a Tremendous Bowl berth subsequent winter.