Chiefs dominate Bills, earn return trip to Super Bowl
Kansas City, seeking to become the first back-to-back champion since the Patriots in the 2003-04 seasons, wins the AFC title with a 38-24 victory.
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce, helping Kansas City pull away for a 38-24 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game Sunday night.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. It took the Kansas City Chiefs five frustrating decades to make their second Super Bowl appearance.
Now, the defending champs are headed there for the second straight year.
(AP) It took the Kansas City Chiefs five frustrating decades to make their third Super Bowl appearance.
Now, the defending champs are headed there for the second straight year.
Showing no lingering effects from his concussion, Patrick Mahomes sliced up Buffalo’s secondary with ruthless efficiency Sunday night, helping the Chiefs roll to a 38-24 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game.
The reigning Super Bowl MVP finished with 325 yards passing and three touchdowns, most of it to favorite targets Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill, who complemented their star quarterback with a record-setting night of their own.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Their fingerprints were still fresh on the Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl LIV when the Kansas City Chiefs hit on a theme for the 2020 season. They wanted to, in their words, Run it back by winning another championship with largely the same cast. This isn t the only time, defensive lineman Chris Jones said in the euphoric moments after the Super Bowl win. We are going to crank this thing up. Kansas City, we are going to build something special here and we are going to come back. We are going to come back. This is not the only one we are going to win for coach [Andy] Reid and the Hunt family. We are going to come back and we are going to make it happen.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns as the defending Super Bowl champs rolled to a 38-24 victory over the Bills.