Bills vs. Chiefs live updates: What to know about today’s AFC divisional matchup
Jan. 15, 2024: Snow covers Highmark Stadium before the AFC wild-card playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills. The Bills won the game, 31-17, after the contest was postponed a day due to a massive winter storm.
Another installment of Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes will end the NFL playoff divisional round slate on Sunday night, with the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the Buffalo Bills with a spot in the AFC Championship Game on the line.
It’s been an odd year for the defending Super Bowl champions, but Kansas City is back in the divisional round for the sixth straight season after handling the Miami Dolphins in one of the coldest games in NFL history. But this will be new territory for Mahomes, playing a road playoff game for the first time in his career.
One of the hottest teams in the NFL, Buffalo continued its winning streak with a wild card win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With another freezing game expected at Highmark Stadium, the Bills will finally get to play the Chiefs at home for the first time since 2020, playing their last five meetings with Kansas City on the road.
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Buffalo sparked its late-season run with a win against the Chiefs in the regular season, can they do it in front of the rocking home crowd, or will Kansas City continue its path to back-to-back titles?
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Bills vs. Chiefs game time
- Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.
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Who is favored Bills or Chiefs?
The top NFL betting apps favor the Bills over the Chiefs in their divisional playoff game.
Bills vs. Chiefs spread
The Bills are 2.5-point favorites over the Chiefs, according to the BetMGM NFL odds.
Bills vs. Chiefs over under
The over-under is 45.5, according to BetMGM.
Bills vs. Chiefs moneyline
Buffalo is a -150 favorite on the moneyline. Meanwhile, Kansas City is a +125 underdog, according to BetMGM.
Bills vs. Chiefs weather
After some suburbs near Buffalo experienced over 2 feet of snow the last 48 hours, Sunday forgivingly offers a change of pace after an average high of 21.9 since Jan. 19.
The current temperature is 25 degrees.
For the second week in a row, the Bills made a callout to fans to help shovel snow at Highmark Stadium. Helpers would be be compensated $20 an hour. — Jon Hoefling, Lorenzo Reyes
Bills vs. Chiefs time lapse snow removal
The Buffalo Bills’ official social media account posted a video showing a time lapse of the snow removal that took place at Highmark Satdium in Orchard Park, New York.
Last week’s storm led to fans celebrating Bills scores by throwing some of the feet of snow left behind airborne. Another system moved through western New York during the week, and Orchard Park experienced nearly four feet of snow in a matter of days. — Chris Bumbaca
Bills inactives against Chiefs
The Bills’ inactive list includes many contributors, especially as they have won six games in a row. The big loss is linebacker Terrel Bernard. The other inactives are:
- WR Gabe Davis
- S Taylor Rapp
- LB Baylon Spector
- CB Christian Benford
- OL Alec Anderson
- DT Poona Ford
Chiefs inactives against Bills
For the Chiefs, wide receiver Kadarius Toney is inactive for the second consecutive week. The other inactives are:
- OL Wanya Morris
- CB Ekow Boye-Doe
- DE BJ Thompson
- DT Derrick Nnadi
- DT Neil Farrell
- DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah
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