Bills vs. Chiefs quarter-by-quarter update
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills host the Kansas City Chiefs in a battle of the top two teams in the AFC.
SECOND QUARTER
-Buffalo began a drive in Kansas City territory but failed to capitalize on the opportunity as Josh Allen threw an interception on 4th & 3. The Chiefs take over in Bills territory with 7:25 to go in the first half.
-The Bills forced their second three-and-out as Von Miller took down Mahomes with 9:56 in the second quarter.
-Buffalo picked up where they left off after the Chiefs’ first touchdown drive. Buffalo converted on a pair of third downs, one thanks to a KC defensive penalty. Josh Allen called Amari Cooper’s number once more, this time for 24 yards as the Bills drove inside the 10-yard line. Once again, James Cook had his number called and scored from six yards out as Buffalo took a 13-7 lead with 10:08 left in the second quarter.
-On the first play of the second quarter, Kansas City took the lead as Patrick Mahomes found wide receiver Xavier Worthy for a 10-yard score. The extra point gave the Chiefs a 7-6 advantage with 14:53 left in the second quarter
FIRST QUARTER
-The Chiefs took over with 5:20 left in the first quarter and converted on 3rd & 1 for their first first down of the game. Patrick Mahomes then found Xavier Worthy for a 31-yard shot to put the Chiefs in Bills territory. KC once again converted a 3rd & 1 and then later a 3rd & 4 as the first quarter came to an end.
-Buffalo’s second drive began with a 3rd & 9 conversion thanks to a pass from Josh Allen to Khalil Shakir. Two rushes of minimal gains then a throwaway from Allen forced the Bills to punt for the first time with 5:20 left in the first quarter.
-On Kansas City’s second drive, the Bills defense forced a three-and-out as Terrel Bernard sacked Patrick Mahomes on third down.
-James Cook punched it in from three yards out to make it 6-0 Bills with 10 minutes to go in the first quarter.
-On the Bills first drive, they first faced a 3rd & 6 early that was picked up with a deep ball to wide receiver Amari Cooper that put Buffalo in KC territory. Four plays later, the Bills once again faced a third down and this time it was Josh Allen finding Curtis Samuel short of the sticks, but the crafty wideout made a man miss to keep the drive alive.
-The Bills kicked off to the Kansas City Chiefs to open the game which ended up with a touchback. The Chiefs picked up seven yards on their first play from scrimmage before Patrick Mahomes sailed his first pass of the game right to Bills safety Taylor Rapp. AJ Epenesa was called for unnecessary roughness to push the Bills back 15 yards, but Buffalo did retain possession.
PREGAME
The Bills come in with an 8-2 record while the Chiefs are unbeaten with a 9-0 mark and sit in first place in the conference.
Buffalo announced its inactive list prior to the game with starting right tackle Spencer Brown listed as out while wide receiver Amari Cooper, who was out the last two games, is active. Tight end Dalton Kincaid is also out while practice squad tight end Zach Davidson was elevated for Sunday’s game.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes have met on the gridiron seven times prior to Sunday’s contest. Mahomes leads the series 4-3 overall while Allen holds a 3-1 advantage in the regular season, meaning Kansas City is 3-0 against the Bills in the playoffs since the 2020-2021 season.
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