KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Patrick Mahomes discovered Travis Kelce within the nook of the tip zone from 8 yards early in additional time, and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs rallied to beat the Buffalo Payments 42-36 on Sunday night time in a scorching end to a wild divisional-round weekend.
The lead modified fingers thrice within the closing two minutes of regulation earlier than Harrison Butker, who earlier missed a area purpose and additional level, drilled a 49-yarder for Kansas Metropolis as time expired to drive additional time.
The Chiefs gained the coin toss, marched swiftly downfield towards the NFL’s top-ranked however exhausted protection, and proper into their fourth straight AFC title sport. They’ll play the Bengals subsequent Sunday night time for a spot within the Tremendous Bowl.
Mahomes completed with 378 yards passing and three landing passes, together with a 64-yarder to Tyreek Hill in the course of the thrilling closing minutes of regulation. The Chiefs ended the Payments’ season inside Arrowhead Stadium for the second straight 12 months.
Josh Allen did every little thing in his energy to forestall it. He threw a go-ahead landing cross to Gabriel Davis with 1:54 left within the regulation, then one other to Davis — his playoff-record fourth TD catch — with 13 seconds remaining.
Allen completed with 329 yards passing, and Davis with eight catches for 201 yards, because the Payments — who had crushed the Chiefs soundly in October — misplaced their ninth straight street playoff sport relationship to their final victory within the 1992 season’s AFC championship.
In a playoff sport for the historical past books Sunday night time, the Payments and Chiefs performed 58 minutes that few will keep in mind. And about two minutes and an additional time that few will overlook.
The Chiefs have been main 26-21 when Allen, who had been practically excellent all night time, related with Davis for the third time within the sport — a fourth-and-13 dart that gave the Payments the lead.
To not be outdone, the Chiefs answered when Mahomes discovered Hill over the center. The fleet-footed extensive receiver ran away from cornerback Levi Wallace for a 64-yard landing that gave Kansas Metropolis the lead again.
Then it was the Payments’ flip. Allen threw a 28-yard cross to Davis, hit him once more for 12 yards, then discovered Emmanuel Sanders to provide coach Sean McDermott’s staff an opportunity with 17 seconds on the clock.
Allen hit Davis proper between the numbers, their 19-yard strike giving him the postseason file, however not the victory.
Mahomes wasn’t achieved conjuring up playoff magic. He discovered Hill for 19 yards, then hit Kelce for 25 extra. That gave Butker an opportunity to attempt a 49-yarder right into a slight, chilly breeze as time expired.
Naturally, it break up the uprights.
Additional time.
A becoming strategy to finish a divisional-round weekend stuffed with last-second heroics.
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