Buffalo denies shutting off the Chiefs’ hot water following Kansas City’s divisional-round win over the Bills – after lineman Donovan Smith claimed Travis Kelce and co had to endure cold showers after a game in 20 degrees!
Buffalo has denied claims that the hot water in the Kansas City Chiefs’ locker room was turned off after their playoff victory over the Bills.
Travis Kelce and co. left the field at Highmark Stadium triumphant on Sunday night with a 27-24 divisional round victory over the Buffalo Bills.
However, Kelce’s teammate Donovan Smith claimed the jubilant Chiefs returned to the dressing room to find there was no hot water, suggesting the hosts had turned it off bitterly for their loss.
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But Eerie County, owner of Highmark Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, shut down Smith’s claims on Monday.
Chiefs OL Donovan Smith claimed the hot water in their locker room was turned off
Eerie County, owner of Highmark Stadium, denied the claims after the Chiefs’ win
“This is not true,” Eerie County Press Secretary Peter Anderson said via TMZ. ‘There’s no way to turn the hot water off on one side or the other. There are two huge hot water tanks that feed the changing rooms at home and away.”
Anderson did not deny that the Chiefs may have encountered problems, but claimed that if they did, it was likely due to the frigid 20-degree weather in Orchard Park.
‘It’s no different from your home;’ Anderson added: “If the water flows continuously, it will be difficult to meet demand. During the recent renovation, everything in terms of hot water in the changing rooms has been upgraded.’
The Chiefs were likely unhappy about the lack of hot water and desperate to warm up after being pelted with snowballs by the Bills mob as they played through the bitter conditions.
After their last postseason loss to Kansas City, Buffalo fans let their frustrations boil over when Patrick Mahomes ran toward the crowd after the game.
As he appeared to head to the crowd to sign some autographs for Chiefs fans, footage circulating on social media shows the quarterback being pelted with snowballs from above by home fans before running for cover.
Mahomes wasn’t the only away player to be targeted by snowballs, but a Bills fan appeared to throw one to wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling as he tried to catch a touchdown pass.
Patrick Mahomes was pelted with snowballs by Bills fans after inspiring the Chiefs to a victory
Travis Kelce had excited Buffalo Bills fans in an uproar as the Kansas City Chiefs closed in on a victory
Kelce also appeared to be taken aback as he taunted the home fans by blowing kisses and waving as the clock ticked down in the final quarter.
However, it was a small price to pay for a 27-24 win that saw the Chiefs advance to their sixth straight AFC Championship game.
Tyler Bass’ late field goal miss to tie the game with less than two minutes to play – reminiscent of Scott Norwood’s infamous wide right miss in Super Bowl XXV – cost Buffalo dearly as they were out of the play- offs from the Divisional Round crashed.
Meanwhile, Chiefs Kingdom travels to Baltimore on Sunday to take on the Ravens for a spot in the Super Bowl.