Bills Face Must Win at Kansas City
The Buffalo Bills’ backs are against the wall. And on deck is one of the more difficult road games the NFL could cook up: at Kansas City. And this Sunday the Bills face a must win at Kansas City. Buffalo sits at 6-6 on the season and are 11th in the AFC standings entering week 14. Part of the reason the Bills face a must win at Kansas City is because of their conference record. Buffalo is just 3-5 against AFC opponents this year. A loss would guarantee the Bills would not finish the season with a winning record against the conference. Last year only the Baltimore Ravens made the AFC Playoffs without a winning conference record.
Optimism for Buffalo
A loss for Buffalo would also push the Bills below .500 in week 3 or later for the first time since Josh Allen’s rookie season in 2018. But there’s reason for optimism among the Bills’ Mafia. This will be the 5th time Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen will face each other in Kansas City. The Bills have won the two regular season games while the Chiefs have taken the post-season games. And if you want to look beyond the stats and numbers, Buffalo has got to be the more desperate team on Sunday afternoon. I mentioned the difficulty of Buffalo making the playoffs due to their conference record. But the Bills have a difficult schedule ahead of them with road games against the Chargers and Dolphins and home games against the Cowboys and Patriots. A win on Sunday should go a long way in getting the Bills into the playoffs.
Josh Allen Kryptonite
Josh Allen has got to be Superman, but without the Kyptonite. We all have seen the highlight reel plays that Josh pulls off seemingly every game. But the turnovers from Josh Allen have killed a lot of the ground that the spectacular plays create. Josh leads the NFL in interceptions and turnovers since entering the NFL in 2018. And he is on track to continue that backbreaking trend this season. Through 12 games Josh has thrown 13 interceptions. Only Sam Howell has more, and he’s on bye this week so won’t add to his tally. ESPN Analytics gives the Bills a 21% chance at making the playoffs entering week 14. That number increases to 32% with a win a drops to 8% with a loss. This is a Bills must win at Kansas City.