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Patrick Mahomes: ‘I Always Feel for’ Josh Allen, ‘I’m Sorry It Had to Be Us’

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Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes is “sorry it had to be us” after once again serving as a playoff roadblock to the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen.

“I always feel for him—he’s a great player, an amazing competitor and an awesome dude who I respect so much,” Mahomes said to The Athletic’s Michael Silver. “I’m sorry it had to be us. But, you know, we compete, and someone has to win.”

Mahomes went on to call Allen a “friend” when speaking to The MMQB’s Albert Breer.

“I have so much respect for Josh. I feel like he’s a friend,” he said. “You have to beat the best in order to get to the Super Bowl. He’s one of the best quarterbacks in the league. He’s up there in the top four, five in quarterbacks. I know I was going to have to play one of these guys. The AFC’s loaded. And it’s not just me. He played his tail off today.”

The Chiefs bested the Bills 32-29 on Sunday night in the AFC title game, an outcome that’s unfortunately becoming a common refrain for Buffalo. Kansas City has ended the team’s season in 2020, 2021, 2023 and now 2024. Three of those games were decided by one score as well.

Sports are a results-based business.

It doesn’t really matter that Allen has thrown for 1,039 yards and nine touchdowns to one interception in his four playoff meetings with the Chiefs. Over time, fewer and fewer people will also forget how he nearly pulled off a miracle to extend Buffalo’s final drive Sunday night.

Instead, the big takeaway from the AFC championship is that Mahomes still has Allen’s number when it matters the most.

The Bills have beaten the Chiefs four straight times in the regular season. Earlier this year, beat Kansas City 30-21 at home, a game that might’ve cemented Allen’s MVP candidacy more than any other. His 26-yard touchdown run with a little more than two minutes left sealed the victory.

Come the playoffs, however, the Chiefs continue to find the right formula.

Mahomes is signed with Kansas City through the 2031 season and it’s hard to picture him playing for any other team. If Allen wants to taste the Super Bowl at least once in his career, maybe he should consider requesting a trade to the NFC.

 

 

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