Chiefs could have advantage over Bills heading into AFC championship, Andy Reid says

The Kansas City Chiefs are no strangers to big games, especially against the Buffalo Bills.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked Wednesday if the Chiefs have an advantage over the Bills in the AFC Championship Game because of the large number of players with experience in this type of game. matches.

“Look, normally it doesn’t hurt, that’s for sure. I don’t know how you gauge the benefit of it, but I feel like we play these guys all the time. They know us , we know them but…to answer your question, I’m glad we have all these guys, and you’re going to need all of them,” Reid said during his press conference.

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid on the sidelines against the Houston Texans during the first half of a 2025 AFC Divisional Round game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)

The Bills were the only team to beat the Chiefs when they faced their starters in a game this season in Week 11.

The Bills won 30-21, capped by Josh Allen’s 26-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-2 to seal the game.

That game was played in Buffalo, while the AFC Championship Game took place in Kansas City.

The Bills are 4-3 against the Chiefs in their last seven games, but those three losses all came in the playoffs.

Last season, the Chiefs eliminated the Bills in Buffalo in the AFC Divisional Round before beating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship.

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring during the second half of an NFL AFC Divisional Football Playoff game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 , in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Chiefs beat the Bills 42-36 in overtime in the divisional round a few years ago in one of the most legendary playoff games in recent memory.

In the season leading up to this epic divisional round game, the Chiefs outlasted the Bills 38-24 in the AFC Championship.

This season, Kansas City went 15-2 and earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and an easier path to the Super Bowl than Buffalo.

The Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 24-13 in the AFC Divisional Round, while the Bills had to play two games.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) celebrates with wide receiver Curtis Samuel (1) after Samuel’s touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter of an NFL playoff football game on Sunday January 12, 2025, in Orchard Park, NY (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

The Bills beat the Denver Broncos 31-12 in the Wild Card round, then beat the Ravens 27-25 in the divisional round.

Round 4 between the two AFC powers takes place Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

Only then will Reid find out if his players’ big-game experience will give them an edge.

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