Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Box score, player stats, and game summary feat. Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes

This was it - the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs meeting in the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons in this decade, and just the second time in the AFC Championship Game.

Patrick Mahomes was coming off posting the worst passing performance of his career - only 3,928 yards and 26 touchdowns from 392 completions. But that did not matter, as his team went 15-2 to dominate the AFC and clinch the top seed and first-round bye.

Meanwhile, Josh Allen's team was thought to be on the downswing after losing multiple contributors, like wide receiver Stefon Diggs and the deadly safety tandem of Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde. But they instead continued being one of the elites thanks to running back James Cook and a revamped secondary.

So who won this titanic rematch?

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Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs box score

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
Buffalo Bills	3	13	6	7	29
Kansas City Chiefs	7	14	0	11	32

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Buffalo Bills player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Josh Allen	22/34	237	2	0	104.2

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
James Cook	13	85	2	3	49	0
Ty Johnson	6	19	0	1	0	0
Josh Allen	11	39	0	0	0	0
Ray Davis	2	4	0	0	0	0
Mack Hollins	0	0	0	3	73	1
Khalil Shakir	0	0	0	6	46	0
Amari Cooper	0	0	0	4	33	0
Keon Coleman	0	0	0	1	12	0
Dalton Kincaid	0	0	0	2	13	0
Curtis Samuel	0	0	0	1	4	0
Dawson Knox	0	0	0	1	4	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Cole Bishop	11	9	0	0
Matt Milano	9	8	1	1
Rasul Douglas	7	6	0	0
Terrel Bernard	6	2	0	0
Ed Oliver	4	0	0	0
Taron Johnson	3	2	0	0
Christian Benford	3	2	0	0
Kaiir Elam	3	2	0	0
Austin Johnson	3	1	0	1
Damar Hamlin	3	1	0	0
Greg Rousseau	3	1	0	0
Dorian Williams	2	2	0	0
Jordan Phillips	2	1	1	1
Cam Lewis	1	1	0	0
Ja'Marcus Ingram	1	1	0	0
AJ Epenesa	1	1	0	0
Joe Andreessen	1	1	0	0
Von Miller	1	0	0	0
DaQuan Jones	1	0	0	0
Dawuane Smoot	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Tyler Bass	1/1	2/2

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Sam Martin	2	101	1	56

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Kansas City Chiefs player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Patrick Mahomes	18/26	245	1	0	111.9

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Kareem Hunt	17	64	1	1	6	0
Patrick Mahomes	11	43	2	0	0	0
Xavier Worthy	2	16	0	6	85	1
Isiah Pacheco	5	12	0	2	12	0
JuJu Smith-Schuster	0	0	0	2	60	0
Hollywood Brown	0	0	0	3	35	0
DeAndre Hopkins	0	0	0	1	11	0
Travis Kelce	0	0	0	2	19	0
Samaje Perine	0	0	0	1	17	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Chamarri Conner	9	5	0	0
Drue Tranquill	9	3	0	0
Nick Bolton	6	4	0	0
Justin Reid	5	4	0	1
Mike Pennel Jr.	4	3	0	0
Trent McDuffie	4	3	0	0
Jaden Hicks	4	3	0	0
Mike Danna	4	2	1	1
George Karlaftis	4	2	0	0
Bryan Cook	3	3	0	0
Jaylen Watson	3	2	0	0
Nazeeh Johnson	2	2	0	0
Tershawn Wharton	2	1	1	0
Charles Omenihu	2	1	0	1
Leo Chenal	2	1	0	0
Joshua Williams	1	1	0	0
Chris Jones	1	0	0	0
Swayze Bozeman	1	0	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	1	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Harrison Butker	1/1	3/3

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Matt Araiza	2	93	0	51

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Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs game summary

The opening drive of the game was marred by near-interceptions that led to a punt, which Kareem Hunt punished with a touchdown rush. The Bills managed to enter opposing territory on their second drive, but they stalled at the 35 and had to settle for a field goal.

However, they got a major break within the final minute of the first quarter, when Patrick Mahomes dropped a snap, allowing Ed Oliver to steal the ball. James Cook then turned it into a lead-grabbing touchdown rush in the second quarter.

The Chiefs would eventually respond via Mahomes finding Xavier Worthy, who dove to the pylon for six:

Then they forced a three-and-out, and Nikko Remigio returned deep into opposing territory, allowing Mahomes to set up what would eventually become a punitive touchdown rush by him.

The Bills ended the first half with a deep strike by Josh Allen to Mack Hollins - but the two-pointer failed:

The second half began with the Chefs punting while inside opposing territory, which Cook punished with a lead-grabbing touchdown rush - only for the two-point attempt to fail again.

The Bills then forced a second straight punt, then got a boost when Charles Omenihu was caught illegally using his hands - only to fail to gain significant ground and commit a turnover on downs to begin the fourth quarter.

And they would be punished for it with a rushing touchdown by Mahomes - complete with a two-pointer:

But Allen responded by finding Curtis Samuel on fourth down - and this time, the Bills took the hint and settled for a kick to tie the game:

The Chiefs responded with a field goal, which proved the difference after Dalton Kincaid failed to nab a deep pass from Allen. They then drove past the 30 to end the game.