Chiefs Vs. Bills 1/24/2021

The Bills came into this game riding an 8 game win streak while the Chiefs came into this game coming off of a game where they didn’t score in the 4th quarter. For the Bills to win this game they likely needed to have a good running and passing game out of their quarterback Josh Allen. They would also need to make sure that Tyreek Hill wasn’t able to use his speed in the run game or for deep passes. For the Chiefs to win this game they needed to limit Josh Allen runs and do well in the passing game. To the game!

For the first play of the game Josh Allen threw a 17 yard pass to Cole Beasley putting them on their own 43 yard line. At 11:32 the Bills got a 51 yard field goal for the first points of the game. After a 3 and out the Chiefs punted the ball back to the Bills who ended up on their own 15 yard line. At 9:13 Josh Allen had a 17 yard scramble to put the Bills at their own 39 yard line. 2 plays later L’Jarius Sneed sacked Josh Allen putting them back at their own 24 yard line. 2 plays later Mecole Hardman muffed the punt which was recovered at the 3 yard line by Taiwan Jones. On first down the Josh Allen threw a short pass to Dawson Knox for a touchdown making the score 9-0 after missing the extra point. The Chiefs did not muff the kickoff this time and got to their own 20 yard line. At around the one minute mark the Chiefs got a 5 yard pass on 4th down to give them the first down and keep their drive going. After the first quarter the score was 9-0 with the Bills leading. The Bills played a good first quarter where they got a field goal to start it off and then recovered the muffed punt at the 3 yard line. The Chiefs were in the middle of a nice drive at the end of the quarter. Neither team had a great drive in this quarter. This was a very productive quarter for the Bills due to a field goal and a little bit of luck.

To start of the 2nd quarter Travis Kelce got a short shovel pass getting a first down and putting the Chiefs on the 3 yard line. At 14:16 Patrick Mahomes threw another short pass but this time it was to Mecole Hardman for a touchdown. After the extra point the score was 9-7. At 12:37 the Bills punted after a 3rd and 7 incompletion. At 12:26 Mecole Hardman ran for 50 yards putting the Chiefs at the Bills 32 yard line. At 9:40 Darrel Williams ran the ball into the endzone for a touchdown making the score 14-9 after the extra point. The kickoff ended up being a touchback for the Bills. After a 3 and out the Bills punted the ball out of bounds putting the Chiefs on their own 23 yard line. In 2 plays the first one starting at 5:43 the Chiefs moved up the field 50 yards (both plays were passes). At 4:15 Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran the ball up the middle of the field for a touchdown to give the Chiefs a 21-9 lead after the extra point. At 3:03 Allen threw a 20 yard pass to TJ Yeldon putting them on the Chiefs 29 yard line. To end the half Tyler Bass made a 20 yard field goal to make the score 21-12 going into halftime. After the Bills took an early 9-0 lead in the first quarter the Chiefs were able to comeback with a 21-3 2nd quarter. Led by a 50 yard run and 3 passes moving the Chiefs from their own 38 yard line to the 1 yard line the Chiefs had an amazing 2nd quarter. At halftime neither quarterback had thrown an interception nor had there been any turnovers other than the muffed punt in the 1st half. Josh Allen had only 104 total yards at halftime compared to Patrick Mahomes 173. In the second quarter the Chiefs took a 9 point lead with good defense and multiple strong drives. To the third!

To start the 3rd quarter Tyreek Hill ran for 16 yards to put he Chiefs on their own 41. After a failed 3rd down attempt Harrison Butker made a 45 yard field goal to make the score 24-12. The kickoff was a touchback leaving the Bills at their own 25 yard line. After a good drive the Bills saw themselves on the 8 yard line on a 3rd and 3 with about 6 minutes to go in the quarter. After an incompletion the Bills got a field goal to bring the Chiefs lead back down to 9. To start off a Chiefs drive Patrick Mahomes made a pass to Tyreek Hill who got a ton of yards after the catch and it ended up being a 71 yard gain. At 3:34 Patrick Mahomes threw a short pass to Travis Kelce for a touchdown to make the score 31-15 after the extra point. The kickoff was a touchback leaving the Bills at their own 25 yard line. At the end of the 3rd quarter the score was 31-15. The Chiefs played well in the 3rd quarter winning it 10-3. The Chiefs were really able to build their lead in the 3rd quarter.

To start the 4th Josh Allen threw his first career playoff interception. At around the 10 minute mark on a 2nd and 10 Tyreek Hill got a 12 yard reception for a first down putting them on the Bills 17 yard line. At 7:40 Patrick Mahomes threw a short pass to Travis Kelce to make the score 38-15 after the extra point. This play also likely secured the win for the Chiefs. The kickoff was a touchback leaving the Bills on their own 25 yard line. In the midst of a good Bills drive a good pass and a roughing the passer call the Bills got into the red zone. At 4:11 Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie to make the score 38-21 after an intercepted 2 point conversion attempt. A successful onside kick helped the Bills get the ball back and keep the win possible. At 4:06 Allen threw a 34 yard pass to put the Bills on the Chiefs 15 yard line. At 3:37 Alex Okafor sacked Josh Allen for an 18 yard loss. After Allen was sacked a mini fight broke out. After all of the flags on the play were accounted for the penalties offset and the field position wasn’t affected past the sack. Tyler Bass then made a 51 yard field goal making it a 2 possession game with 3:14 to go. On a 3rd and 10 Darrel Williams ran for a first down essentially securing the win. The final score was 38-24.

Leo’s Extra Point: After the Bills took an early 9-0 lead they were only able to score 15 points throughout the rest of the game. The Chiefs were able to capitalize in the 2nd and 3rd quarters winning them 31-6. The Chiefs had 91 more passing yards than the Bills. The Bills beat the Chiefs on the running side of things with 15 more rushing yards than the Chiefs. Darrel Williams led the Chiefs in rushing yards with 52. Josh Allen led the Bills in rushing yards with 88. Josh Allen had a good game other than his one interception that was thrown while going for the 2 point conversion. The Chiefs as a team had 2 turnovers, one coming off of a muffed punt and the other coming off of an onside kick. The Chiefs defense also played extremely well only allowing one drive that led to a touchdown. They also had a combined 4 sacks. The Bills defense on the other hand didn’t play as well with only 1 sack and giving up 5 touchdowns. There were only 7 total penalties in the entire game. After a nice win the Chiefs will be heading to face the winner of the Bucs versus Packers game in Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl in 2 weeks. Overall, this was a great game for the Chiefs, especially their defense.