Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs shakes palms with Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Payments. David Eulitt/Getty Pictures
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ hopes of a Tremendous Bowl three-peat are nonetheless alive after their win over the Buffalo Payments within the 2025 AFC Championship Recreation on Sunday, January 26.
The Chiefs finally defeated the Payments at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, with a ultimate rating of 32-29. They are going to advance to Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, and can play the Philadelphia Eagles after their victory over the Washington Commanders within the NFC Championship Recreation earlier on Sunday.
Previous to the playoffs, the Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed within the AFC for the 2024-2025 NFL season, whereas the Payments trailed behind them at No. 2. Throughout the postseason, the Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans on January 18 to advance to the championship recreation after incomes a bye week. The Payments, in the meantime, beat the Denver Broncos and the Baltimore Ravens on January 12 and January 19, respectively, to earn their spot within the championship recreation in opposition to the Chiefs.
Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have been rivals ever since they turned quarterbacks in 2018 for the Chiefs and the Payments, respectively. All through their skilled careers, the 2 have met 5 instances within the common season, with Allen, 28, besting Mahomes, 29, 4 to at least one. Nonetheless, within the playoffs, Allen has but to defeat Mahomes, with a 0-3 report previous to Sunday’s recreation. The Chiefs beforehand beat the Payments within the 2021 AFC Championship Recreation and the 2022 and 2024 divisional playoff video games.
Whereas Allen has but to make it to a Tremendous Bowl with the Payments, Mahomes has gained three titles with the Chiefs. After his first victory in 2020, Mahomes turned a back-to-back Super Bowl champion when he bested the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 and the San Francisco 49ers in 2024.
Ever since Tremendous Bowl LVIII final February, the Chiefs have been vocal about their need to realize a three-peat, which might make them the primary crew in NFL historical past to win three consecutive titles.
“Subsequent 12 months in New Orleans, we’re gonna do it again,” Mahomes stated on the “Impaulsive With Logan Paul” podcast in Might 2024. “I’m placing it on the desk. We’re gonna do it once more. I’m telling you now.”
As for Allen, he emphasised his personal Tremendous Bowl dream in a 2024 press convention, telling reporters of his plans for this season, “There’s one job to get achieved and that’s win a Super Bowl.”
