Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid expressed surprise at his team being favored over the Buffalo Bills in the upcoming AFC championship game, despite the Chiefs opening as -1.5 favorites. Reid stated his assumption that the Bills would be favored, emphasizing the Chiefs' focus on their own performance rather than external perceptions.
The Kansas City Chiefs opened up as -1.5 favorites over the Buffalo Bills in their upcoming AFC championship game clash, but Chiefs coach Andy Reid is not aware of the current line.
As Reid spoke to the media on Monday, he "presumed" that the Chiefs would go into the game as underdogs. "The fact that we're at home is a real positive,". "We've got to play well. I presume the Bills will probably be favored, but that’s all right. We do our thing as we go into this. We don't worry about all that noise."HC Andy Reid: I presume the Bills will probably be favored, but that’s all right. We do our thing.
In addition, the Chiefs are the No. 1 seed in the conference and have not lost to the Bills in the postseason since Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen became the teams' quarterbacks. This will be the fourth matchup between Mahomes and Allen in the playoffs, and so far, Mahomes & Co. are 3–0 in those games.
Even outside of the Chiefs' previous postseason success against Allen and the Bills, Kansas City is nearly unbeatable in the postseason. The Chiefs are the dynasty of this generation, having won three Super Bowls under Reid and Mahomes, and making four of the last five Super Bowls. They are about to play in their seventh straight AFC championship game, and are currently on an absurd eight-game winning streak in the postseason.
The Bills certainly pose a true threat to the Chiefs and could win the game on the road, but it's almost amusing for Reid to presume his team, the two-time reigning Super Bowl champions, would not be favored.Eva Geitheim is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in December 2024, she wrote for Newsweek, Gymnastics Now and Dodgers Nation. A Bay Area native, she has a bachelor's in communications from UCLA.
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