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Bills vs. Chiefs Week 9 snap count analysis

Happy Victory Monday! The Buffalo Bills improved to 6-2 on the season after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 28-21 on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium. This marks Buffalo’s fifth straight regular-season win over Kansas City. The Bills suddenly find themselves 2.5 games ahead of the Chiefs in the AFC playoff seeding race, although their Week […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Buffalo Bills DE Michael Hoecht suffers Achilles tear in Week 9

It’s as if Buffalo Bills defensive end Michael Hoecht was making up for lost time, playing like a man possessed in the two games since his return from a league-mandated six-game suspension following a banned substance test. Hoecht, a native of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, mentioned that he stayed in Orchard Park, NY throughout the duration […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Buffalo Bills knock Kansas City Chiefs outside playoffs

The Buffalo Bills played a masterful, physical brand of football chess against the suddenly hot Kansas City Chiefs, winning 28-21 and improving to 6-2. Buffalo’s win at least temporarily sends Kansas City reeling backwards to “in the hunt” and out of the playoffs if the season ended today. Despite the obvious hype entering this game, […]

4 months ago | 0 reads

Bills lose Michael Hoecht to Achilles injury

The Buffalo Bills’ pass rush showed up in a big way against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. With Ed Oliver out for the season, the return of Michael Hoecht and the emergence of Joey Bosa was just on time. The Bills sacked Mahomes three times in the first three quarters of the game.   But, as a Mahomes pass fell incomplete to […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Bills vs. Chiefs, Week 9 second-half open thread

The Buffalo Bills lead the Kansas City Chiefs 21-13 at halftime in a game that’s felt completely one-sided despite the one-score difference. The Bills marched down the field with a methodical seven-minute touchdown on the opening possession. Back in the day, no team would have dared give Josh Allen the chance to take an early […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs: first half open thread

Today, the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs are slated to meet for the tenth time this decade. Buffalo has won four of those contests, with all four of those victories coming in the regular season. Kansas City has been victorious in five of the nine games, with four of those five victories coming […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

All our coverage of Bills vs. Chiefs, Week 9

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs clash in Week 9, with a lot at stake. The winner will sees their playoff fortunes improve, while the loser will at least temporarily be left on the outside looking up at the seven playoff-bound teams ahead of them. There’s still half a regular season to play, but […]

4 months ago | 8 reads

Buffalo Bills Week Nine inactives vs. the Kansas City Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly 90 minutes away from kickoff, so each team has finalized its list of inactive players for this Sunday’s clash. Buffalo had already declared three players out for this one, and the Chiefs were down two, but we now know the full extent of each team’s […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Buffalo Bills need Josh Allen to play MVP football

The Buffalo Buffalo begin the second half of their season this afternoon with a huge showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium. It’s a major test for the Bills, and a chance to show outsiders that their struggles in 2025 are too harshly criticized. In a pair of early season losses, the Bills […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Reacts Results Week 9: Bills Mafia have a message for GM Brandon Beane

It’s time for reaction to our latest poll results, Rumblers! With the NFL trade deadline only two days away (November 4), we’ve talked at length about who Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane should pursue from other teams. This week, I asked Rumblers to pick between two position groups for the Bills to target in […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Journey to 100 Consecutive Games: #89 — Cruising Into Charlotte

I wish I had written this sooner, because my bye week was filled with much-needed rest and relaxation. Then I traveled to Charlotte, came home content even with the travel delays, but then I didn’t feel well most of this week. And now, as I sit here in my feelings because my college team lost […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Bills vs. Chiefs: How to watch, game time, streaming, odds and more

Buffalo Bills versus Kansas City Chiefs is always one of the best watches among NFL games. These two teams have seen each other twice a year (regular season and then playoffs) since 2021 and each game can typically be described as an absolute dog fight. The last time they met was back in January of […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs series history, common connections

The Buffalo Bills (5-2) welcome the Kansas City Chiefs (5-3) to Highmark Stadium later this afternoon for a 4:25 p.m. EST battle of Super Bowl contenders with a lot of history. Before Sunday’s Game of the Week, let’s revisit the series history, relive some of the more memorable matchups, break down those common connections, and […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Buffalo Rumblinks, 11/2: Game day! Bills vs. Chiefs

It’s game day, Bills Mafia! The Buffalo Bills (5-2) welcome the Kansas City Chiefs (5-3) to Highmark Stadium this afternoon in what’s shaping up to be potentially the game of the regular season to date, in a rematch of last year’s AFC Championship game. Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks has everything you need to know as the […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

The Bills have overlooked an obvious option in the passing game

The Buffalo Bills are among the NFL’s best teams, even in what may be considered a down season. That’s life with Josh Allen as the franchise quarterback. But it doesn’t always equate to smooth sailing in the parity-dominated NFL. Consider Allen’s season thus far, and how often the passing game feels disjointed and incomplete, at […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Buffalo Bills elevate 2 defenders for Week 9 vs. Kansas City Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills elevated two veterans from their practice squad ahead of their Week 9 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. Cornerback Dane Jackson and defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis were the two players elevated for the contest. Mathis, 27, is being elevated for the second time this season. His first elevation came in Buffalo’s 23-20 […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Bills HC Sean McDermott rules out 3 ahead of Week 9 game vs Chiefs

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott ruled out three players on Friday ahead of the team’s Week 9 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. McDermott also gave an update on three other players as the Bills put the final preparations on together for Sunday’s showdown. It came as no surprise when McDermott announced that defensive tackle DaQuan […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Buffalo Rumblinks, 11/1: Previewing Bills vs. Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills (5-2) host the Kansas City Chiefs (5-3) Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium in a rematch of last year’s AFC Championship game, which the Chiefs won by a 32-29 score. This is shaping up once again to be one of the best games of the regular season, as the matchups between Josh Allen’s […]

4 months ago | 7 reads

Mahomes’ legs may be key to Chiefs’ success in 2025

I’m not going to take credit for the idea on this article, but I can’t recall exactly where I saw it mentioned that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been running a lot this year. I decided that, ahead of the Buffalo Bills’ game with the Chiefs, it might be wise to see if […]

4 months ago | 8 reads

5 Buffalo Bills to watch vs. the Kansas City Chiefs

Perhaps the overall records aren’t what we expected when we initially saw that the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs would meet in Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season. That said, the fact remains that this matchup is still among the biggest in the NFL this season. Over the course of this decade, the […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Bisonfeather cocktail will up your bartender game for Kansas City at Buffalo Bills

Whether it’s tailgating or homegating, fans of the Buffalo Bills are known to be elite tier when it comes to food. Wingin’ It returns for it’s eighth season of Mad Hatter-esque recipes taking inspiration from the Buffalo Bills and their opponents. Bisonfeather Can you believe I almost forgot a Halloween recipe this year? My subconsicous […]

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5 Kansas City Chiefs to watch at the Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills face off against their intraconference tormentors this weekend, hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in the latest installment of the two teams’ storied rivalry. Since the 2020 season, Buffalo and Kansas City have met a total of nine times, with the Bills winning four of the games and the Chiefs winning five. All […]

4 months ago | 3 reads