Some of that blame in recent years for being unable to cross that threshold has been directed at head coach Sean McDermott, but that largely appears to be external. Within the walls of Highmark Stadium, there's plenty of confidence in McDermott, starting at the very top with quarterback Josh Allen.

The Kansas City Chiefs are heading back to the Super Bowl. Andy Reid's club has punched its ticket to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX after taking down the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship. While any playoff win of this magnitude is impressive,

Josh Allen is in a familiar position, and it's not one he hoped to be in coming into Sunday's AFC Championship. The Buffalo Bills quarterback dropped to 0-4 in his playoff career against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs as his hopes of reaching the Super Bowl have once again come up just short with a 32-29 defeat at Arrowhead Stadium.

There isn't a contemporary NFL quarterback rivalry quite like Josh Allen versus Patrick Mahomes. While the MVP-level signal-callers don't play in the same division, they've made a habit of meeting in high-stakes contests. Accordingly, Sunday evening they ...

Allen completed 22 of 34 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 11 times for 39 yards in Sunday's 32-29 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. Allen threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Mack Hollins to cut Buffalo's deficit to 21-16 in the final minute of the first half,

Marlon Humphrey didn't play for free during the divisional round of the playoffs, but it's going to feel like he did after he sees how much he got fined by the NFL for a hit he made during Baltimore's 27-25 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Patrick Mahomes has all the respect for Josh Allen

One of the biggest plays of the AFC Championship game also ended up being one of the most controversial plays of the game, and it happened early in the fourth quarter of Kansas City's 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills.

That's because Sunday night's game features both of the NFL's All-Pro quarterbacks, and the league's likely top two finishers in 2024 NFL MVP voting: Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (First Team All-Pro) and Bills quarterback Josh Allen (Second Team All-Pro).

Josh Allen will try to elevate his legacy as the Buffalo Bills' quarterback on Sunday, when the MVP candidate looks to advance to his first AFC championship game in four years. Regardless of how he fares against the Baltimore Ravens,

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The Monday after the AFC title game, at least for Bills quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Sean McDermott, feels crueler than most. The weather is frigid, the hot takes are scorching and Buffalo is forced to beat on,