The Buffalo Bills had better ensure that their metaphorical house is constructed of brick this weekend because the big bad wolves are coming to town in the form of the Kansas City Chiefs. The wolf analogy is not a deliberate dig at that Chiefs fan, “ChiefsAholic,” who wears a wolf outfit and was arrested for bank robbery last year, though it is.
The Chiefs are not a wolf, they are wolves. Yes, their two-time MVP, three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, naturally gets the headlines, but this season, he’s just part of the pack. Kansas City sits atop the league while Mahomes is 12th in passing yards, tied for tenth in passing touchdowns, 17th in passer rating, tied for second-most interceptions, and his team is 9-0. There are other wolves to be concerned with.
There’s Andy Reid, who became a head coach in 1999 and has effectively refused to lose since, although he did settle for a tie while with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2008, which brings his career record to 267-145-1. The guy has a .648 win percentage and he has amazingly accomplished that while looking like sideline Santa Claus. There’s Travis Kelce, who in the history of NFL tight ends, which have been around since 1920, is third in receptions, fourth in receiving yards, and fifth in touchdowns, and he has amazingly accomplished that while enduring a certain insufferable pop star jabbering incessantly in his ear.
On top of their big three, opponents also have to worry about DeAndre Hopkins, who the Titans gave up for a conditional fifth-round pick that may as well have been a bag of pork rinds, Xavier Worthy, who is the fastest man in football and was drafted after the Bills befuddlingly traded their pick to their archrivals, plus, Kareem Hunt is always a threat, and did I mention that their quarterback is Patrick Mahomes? Oh, and they have a top defense in the league based on any metric in the known universe, or Pro Football Reference. Wolves.
The Biggest Game of the (Regular) Season
Any Chiefs fan will snidely tell you that the outcome of this game is inconsequential because all that matters is what you accomplish in the playoffs. That’s easy to say for a team that has earned the one seed three times in the past seven years and can now sit back in the solace that three recent Super Bowls bring you after a November loss, but Buffalo has no such luxury.
The 8-2 Bills will be within striking distance of that first-round bye if they can T.C.O.B. this weekend, which of course stands for “Take Care of Business.” Buffalo has bested Kansas City in the regular season for the past three straight years, but fell victim to their dynasty in two of those same postseasons, so a Week 11 victory will likely feel hollow to many in the Mafia, including Josh Allen:
Bills QB Josh Allen when asked about his good regular season statistics vs the Chiefs said: “Well, I know we haven’t beat them in the playoffs. And that’s the only thing that kind of matters”
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) November 13, 2024
These teams seem destined to battle for AFC supremacy for eternity and though this game will not decide the ultimate prize, it will affect the path to the Lombardi so they will both be itching to T.C.O.B. at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, which of course stands for “Take Care of Business.”
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