(Kansas City) Stefon Diggs left the field at Arrowhead Stadium in October feeling two very different emotions: he was jubilant because his Buffalo Bills had avenged their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Conference Championship game American, but knew deep down that the two clubs would meet again later in the campaign.
Posted at 3:19 p.m.
Get ready for another head-to-head collision between two of the NFL’s top clubs on Sunday night.
After thrashing the New England Patriots 47-17 last weekend, Diggs and the Bills headed to Kansas City for a Divisional playoff game. Patrick Mahomes and his Chiefs, who have regained their composure after a poor start to the season by manhandling the Pittsburgh Steelers 42-21 in their duel between drafted teams, however, are waiting for them firmly.
“They’re very talented,” Diggs admitted. They play very good football. They have appeared in the Super Bowl twice. They have a great quarterback, great wide ends, good defense — it’s a whole football team. »
In the end, he wasn’t the only one expecting another clash between the two teams.
“We will face them often. It’s going to be quite the game, Mahomes said. It will be quite a challenge for us as a team to play up to them. »
Granted, it’s hard to find a team that has more star players than this one.
Josh Allen threw five touchdown passes against the Patriots to set a new franchise record, while Diggs and emerging running back Devin Singletary gave him some nice offensive alternatives. On defense, the Bills rely on star safety Jordan Poyer and teammate Micah Hyde, who dominate virtually every significant defensive stat column in the NFL.
The Bills, who lost eight straight playoff games away to Buffalo, scored on each of their first seven possessions against the Patriots and became the first NFL team to complete a postseason game without having made a punt, field goal or turnover.
“It’s hard to have a perfect game,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. They did a great job last week. »
As for the Chiefs? Well, they narrowly won their last five playoff games at Arrowhead Stadium. The table is therefore set for an exciting match.
“We don’t want to relive last year’s nightmare. We remember our season ended there last year,” Allen said. We have to do everything in our power to set the tone and make sure it (our season) doesn’t end there this year. »