AFC Championship, 2020: Kansas City 38 Buffalo 24

Game information
Kansas City overcame an early 9–0 deficit with 38 points and 439 total yards as they advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl.

Buffalo opened up the scoring with Tyler Bass' 51-yard field goal, at the end of a 10-play, 42-yard drive, and the Bills forced the Chiefs to go three-and-out. The Bills also had to punt on their next drive, but returner Mecole Hardman muffed the kick and Taiwan Jones recovered it for Buffalo on the Chiefs' 3-yard line. On the next play, Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass to tight end Dawson Knox, making the score 9–0 after Bass missed the extra point. Kansas City advanced 80 yards on their next drive in which Patrick Mahomes completed 10 passes, one of them a 9-yard completion to running back Darrel Williams on 4th and 1. With 14:20 left in the half, Mahomes' 3-yard touchdown completion to Hardman made the score 9–7. The next time Kansas City got the ball, Hardman's 50-yard gain on an end-around run pre-empted a 6-yard touchdown run by Williams, giving the Chiefs a 14–9 lead. Following another Bills punt, Mahomes completed passes to tight end Travis Kelce for gains of 11 and 17 yards, along with a 33-yard completion to Tyreek Hill. Clyde Edwards-Helaire finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, increasing the team's lead to 21–9. Buffalo took the ball back and drove 73 yards to the Chiefs' 2-yard line, featuring a 20-yard reception by running back T. J. Yeldon. On 4th and goal with 14 seconds left, the Bills decided to settle for Bass' 20-yard field goal and a 21–12 halftime score.

Mahomes started the third quarter completing 7 of 8 passes for 50 yards on the way to a 45-yard Harrison Butker field goal, bringing the Chiefs' lead up to 24–12. The Bills responded with a drive to the Chiefs' 8-yard line, with Allen completing passes of 23 yards to Cole Beasley and 17 yards to John Brown. Faced with 4th and 3 on the Chiefs' 8-yard line, Buffalo once again elected to take a Bass field goal, making the score 24–15. On the next play from scrimmage, Mahomes threw a 71-yard completion to Hill on the Bills' 4-yard line, leading to his 1-yard touchdown pass to Kelce that put Kansas City up 31–15. Chiefs cornerback Rashad Fenton then intercepted a pass from Allen, returning it 30 yards to the Chiefs' 42-yard line with 13:20 left. Kansas City went on to drive 58 yards and score another touchdown with Mahomes' 5-yard pass to Kelce, increasing their lead to 38–15 with 7:36 remaining. On their next drive, Buffalo drove 63 yards in 10 plays, including a 27-yard completion from Allen to Stefon Diggs on 3rd and 13, to score on Allen's 6-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie; a two-point conversion was unsuccessful, keeping the score at 38–21. Buffalo recovered the ensuing onside kick, and Allen's 34-yard completion to Diggs set up Bass' fourth field goal of the day on a 51-yard kick. Buffalo's second attempt at an onside kick was unsuccessful and the Chiefs ran out the rest of the clock.

Mahomes completed 29 of 38 passes for 325 yards and 3 touchdowns, Hill had 9 receptions for a franchise record 172 yards, and Kelce caught 13 passes for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns – the most receptions by a player in a Conference Championship game. Defensive end Frank Clark had two of Kansas City's four sacks in the game. Allen finished the day 28-for-48 for 287 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception, and was the game's leading rusher with 7 carries for 88 yards.

This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Chiefs and Bills. The Bills had won two of the prior three meetings, including the 1993 AFC Championship Game.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) lays on the field after being sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Alex Okafor (57).

Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer (21) tackles Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Rashad Fenton (27) intercepts a pass intended for Buffalo Bills wide receiver John Brown.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws a pass.

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu, right, after catching a pass.