Josh Allen feints as if to run away when the word 'Chiefs' arises in conversation. He swiftly retreats, acknowledging the funny side to haunting memories for his Buffalo Bills in the face of Kansas City supremacy.

The Chiefs have held a monopoly on the AFC as a stubborn gateway to the Super Bowl in the Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid era, of which no team has bore the brunt more than Allen and Sean McDermott's perennial contenders.

Buffalo, winners of five straight AFC East division titles, have been beaten by the Chiefs in the playoffs in four of the last five seasons, including twice in the AFC Championship Game after suffering a 32-29 defeat last January as they fell at the final hurdle on the path to Super Bowl LIX.

Allen himself is 2-5 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, but the

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