Chiefs may have advantage over Bills heading into AFC Championship, says Andy Reid


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

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked Wednesday if the Chiefs had an advantage over the Bills in the AFC Championship game because so many players have experience in these types of games.

“Listen, it usually doesn’t hurt, sure. I don’t know how you weigh the advantage of this, 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 that Let’s have all those guys, and you’re going to need all of them,” Reid said in his news 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. (Images by Denny Medley-Imagn)

The Bills were the only team to beat the Chiefs when playing 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-two to seal the game.

That matchup was in Buffalo, while the AFC Championship game is in Kansas City.

The Bills are 4-3 against the Chiefs in their last seven games, however, all three of those losses 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 football AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans on 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 couple of years ago in one of the most legendary playoff games in recent memory.

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

This season, Kansas City went 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and 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 receiver Curtis Samuel (1) after Samuel’s touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter of an NFL Wild Card Playoff football game , on Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

The Bills beat the Denver Broncos 31-12 in the Wild Card round and then beat the Ravens 27-25 in the Divisional Round.

The fourth round between the two AFC powers will arrive on Sunday at 6:30 pm 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 advantage.

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