Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs and Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills will meet in the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.
Both Mahomes and Allen are offensive masters, with a clear favorite target (Travis Kelce and Stefon Diggs, respectively) and a penchant for rushing when there’s an opening.
Both teams struggled throughout the regular season, sometimes appearing to miss the playoffs entirely, but eventually gained momentum and won their respective Wild Card games against the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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However, one of them took this opportunity to take a dig at Mahomes’ wife, Brittany.
Soon others joined him:
Patrick Mahomes compares himself, Josh Allen, to Tom Brady and Peyton Manning
When one thinks of “Patrick Mahomes’ best opponent,” Josh Allen is definitely the first person that comes to mind. But for a multiple champion, MVP, All-Pro and Pro Bowler, the comparison between them isn’t fair.
Speaking to reporters after practice Wednesday ahead of the Chiefs’ visit to the Bills, he called their rivalry the equivalent of Tom Brady versus the Bills. Peyton Manning.
#advanceampads0#Off the field, however, the two defenders are friends. Two years ago, they faced Brady and Aaron Rodgers in “The Match,” a friendly doubles golf tournament in Las Vegas.
The collision between Mahomes and Allen was the seventh of their careers. The former is just 1-3 in the regular season, but 2-0 in the playoffs.