Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs have proven why they are the reigning champions. With a dramatic 32-29 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship, Patrick Mahomes and company secured their third straight Super Bowl appearance.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills managed to stop Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 NFL playoffs, but they eventually came up short against Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs.

"To be the champs, you got to beat the champs, and we didn't do it tonight." Those were the words of heartbroken, deflated, and emotional Josh Allen after they lost to the Chiefs in their AFC Championship game.

The highly anticipated matchup between the AFC heavyweights is expected to be one of the biggest games of the NFL postseason pitting Mahomes, who's in search of the coveted three-peat, against his quarterback rival in Allen, who's still looking for his first Lombardi Trophy.

The near annual playoff matchups between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are hardly unprecedented. The one-sided nature of the postseason rivalry between the two star quarterbacks is more unusual.

Each of Patrick Mahomes’ prior postseason bouts with Josh Allen played out differently, yet the outcome was the same every time.