Comparing the QBs Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have beaten in the playoffs is striking

Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs is the best active rivalry in the NFL. And Buffalo hasn't even beaten Kansas City in the playoffs yet.

The Chiefs' 27-24 victory over the Bills when Tyler Bass' field goal sailed wide right last month was the most-watched NFL Divisional Playoff ever and the first to surpass 50 million viewers. The game peaked with more than 56 million viewers.

To be the best you have to beat the best and Josh Allen dropped to 0-3 against Patrick Mahomes in the postseason.

It's debatable whether wins are a useful quarterback stat but here's how Allen and Mahomes compare.

Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen playoff wins and losses

The who's who list that Patrick Mahomes has defeated in the postseason is impressive. Tom Brady and Joe Burrow are the only two quarterbacks who have ended Mahomes' season.

Allen hasn't lot to any slouches: Mahomes (three times), Burrow and Deshaun Watson, but his victories are against a 40-year-old (Philip Rivers), a star who was knocked out of the game (Lamar Jackson), a rookie who has since been benched several times (Mac Jones), a third-stringer (Skylar Thompson) and a career backup thrust into a starting role late in the season (Mason Rudolph).

Patrick Mahomes' playoff wins by opposing quarterbacks

  • Andrew Luck

  • Deshaun Watson

  • Ryan Tannehill

  • Jimmy Garoppolo (Super Bowl)

  • Baker Mayfield

  • Josh Allen

  • Ben Roethlisberger

  • Josh Allen

  • Trevor Lawrence

  • Joe Burrow

  • Jalen Hurts (Super Bowl)

  • Tua Tagovailoa

  • Josh Allen

  • Lamar Jackson

Patrick Mahomes' playoff losses

  • Tom Brady

  • Tom Brady

  • Joe Burrow

Josh Allen's playoff wins by opposing quarterbacks

  • Philip Rivers

  • Lamar Jackson, who did not finish due to concussion

  • Mac Jones

  • Skylar Thompson

  • Mason Rudolph

Josh Allen's playoff losses

  • Deshaun Watson

  • Patrick Mahomes

  • Patrick Mahomes

  • Joe Burrow

  • Patrick Mahomes

Is there a Bills-Chiefs regular season game in 2024?

Yes. The Bills will host the Chiefs at Highmark Stadium in 2024. It will be the fifth straight season Buffalo and Kansas City meet in the regular season. Buffalo is 3-1 against Kansas City in regular season games since 2020, including wins in three straight years.

The reason the rivalry is renewed every season of late is because teams have matchups against other teams that finished in the same place in their respective division the previous season. Kansas City has won the AFC West eight straight times dating back to 2016. Buffalo has captured four straight AFC East titles.

Teams also play four games against teams from a division within its conference on a rotation every three years.

What is Patrick Mahomes' record against Josh Allen?

Patrick Mahomes is 4-3 against Josh Allen, including the postseason. Mahomes is 3-0 versus Allen in the playoffs and has helped the Chiefs eliminate the Bills in three of the last four postseasons.

Allen has a 3-1 edge against Mahomes in the regular season.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bills vs Chiefs rivalry continues in 2024: How Allen, Mahomes compare

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