The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium this Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. The Chiefs are just two victories away from achieving a Super Bowl three-peat.
However, to secure a spot in the Super Bowl, they’ll need to overcome one of their toughest rivals. Josh Allen and the Bills previously defeated Kansas City 30-21 during their regular-season clash on November 17 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
The AFC Championship Game should be exciting
The Chiefs have dominated the Bills in their three playoff matchups during the 2020s. Buffalo’s most recent playoff victory against Kansas City was a 30-13 win on January 23, 1994.
On Saturday, the league issued a distraction to two Chiefs players stemming from their actions during Kansas City’s 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans in the divisional round.
Two Kansas City Chiefs players were punished by the league
According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC, Chiefs safety Justin Reid was fined $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“Chiefs’ Justin Reid was fined $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture) in the fourth quarter of the divisional round win over the Texans, the team that drafted him,” Wilson shared on X.
The league also fined safety Bryan Cook $8,443 for a hip-drop tackle. The illegal hit went unnoticed by the officials during the game.
Aaron Wilson posted on X, “Chiefs’ Bryan Cook was fined $8,443 for an illegal hip-drop tackle that wasn’t penalized on his hit against Texans tight end Dalton Schultz in the AFC divisional round game.”
Fans on social media had mixed reactions to the fines.
One fan sarcastically wrote, “It’s a good thing that specific play was put under the microscope and made a point of emphasis this. (Sarcasm font).”
Another fan posted, “Chiefs players would pay that fine all day to keep opposing teams from extending plays.”
