- The Bills were narrowly defeated at home by the Chiefs on Sunday
- Josh Allen has never been to a Super Bowl in his career
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A dejected Josh Allen called the Bills’ loss to the Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs “surreal” as the quarterback entered the offseason earlier than he had hoped.
Allen and the Bills lost 27-24 at home on a late field goal miss by Tyler Bass, marking the third time the Buffalo passer has lost to his friend and rival Patrick Mahomes in the postseason.
“It’s surreal,” he told reporters on Monday. “On the plus side, we woke up this morning and we’re all here.
‘Losing is never fun. It’s part of the game… It’s the reason you play this game, because you don’t want to feel that way. But when you feel that way, winning becomes all the more special and it’s not something we run away from. It is not something we will hide from. We have to take it upon ourselves, keep learning and get better.”
Individually, Allen had a strong game as he completed 26 of 39 passes for a touchdown while adding 72 yards and two scores on the ground.
Josh Allen is seen after losing to the Chiefs in the divisional round on Sunday night
Allen hugged his friend and rival Patrick Mahomes after the game ended in KC’s favor
But the Bills couldn’t get the ball back after Bass missed a 44-yard field goal with 1:47 to go, and Mahomes marched into the AFC Championship Game for the sixth straight season.
Notably, it was Mahomes’ first playoff game and Allen was asked if the loss hurt even more considering it was played at home.
“Here, there, it doesn’t matter,” he replied. ‘Losing sucks. I don’t know what else to say.’
Unsurprisingly, the Chiefs were in much better spirits after the game on Sunday night.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were unsurprisingly in good spirits afterwards
“Hey listen, no dancing today,” coach Andy Reid was heard saying in a locker room video. ‘We have more to do. But you know what? We’re going to enjoy this like a son of a goat.’
‘Proud of everyone. Defense, I’m proud of you for fighting,” Reid continued. “I’m proud of you dude. That was a big offense that you fought all night or day, whichever we are. Let’s get down on our knees, but first, how about those Chiefs!’
Mahomes also added some words of his own.
“Hey, real quick. They asked for it, and they got what they asked for,” the quarterback said. “But (Reid) said it. This shit isn’t done yet. We’ll be back next week, ready to go!’
The Chiefs travel to Baltimore this weekend to play the Ravens in the AFC Championship.