What Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen Said About Each Other Before Chiefs-bills Clash

Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are group to adhd different chapter to their storied rivalry connected Sunday day arsenic nan Bills will big nan Chiefs successful Week 9 for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff astatine Orchard Park's Highmark Stadium.

Ahead of nan matchup—the 10th of their careers, including nan postseason—both awesome callers were asked astir 1 another. Mahomes gave Allen thing but a rave review.

"To beryllium that size and to beryllium capable to move for illustration that, he's done truthful galore awesome things arsenic acold arsenic throwing nan football," the Kansas City backmost said of his counterpart connected Wednesday. " ... The measurement he's capable to widen plays and beryllium adjacent to nan sideline and make these big-time throws down nan field, that worldly is special. He's gotten amended and amended each and each year. I deliberation that's thing that I've seen successful him and thing I effort to do for myself arsenic well. He's a awesome shot player."

Allen, meanwhile, was prodded pinch a mobility astir nan opportunity to, erstwhile again, spell up against different 1 of nan league's champion successful Mahomes.

"Anytime you're playing against a bully squad and a bully quarterback, you person to play astatine nan apical of your crippled successful bid to triumph a shot game," he explained. "Not that you don't spell retired location and effort to play your champion each nan time, [but] location is simply a heightened consciousness of consciousness to that of knowing who's connected nan different broadside of nan football. But yeah, you wanna spell retired location and our extremity is to effort to people connected each thrust and that's what we effort to do."

Ahead of kickoff connected Sunday, here's a look astatine really nan 2 quarterbacks person faired successful their erstwhile 9 matchups.

The Allen vs. Mahomes rivalry will erstwhile again return halfway shape this coming Sunday. / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Over nan people of their 9 erstwhile matchups, Mahomes and nan Chiefs person a flimsy separator complete Allen and nan Bills pinch a 5–4 record. There's a commencement difference, however, betwixt nan regular play and postseason.

Buffalo and Kansas City person faced disconnected successful nan regular play 5 times since nan respective Allen and Mahomes eras began, pinch nan Bills donning an awesome 4–1 record. Across said contests, nan 2 quarterbacks thrown nan aforesaid number of touchdown passes (10), while Allen has thrown 4 less interceptions, posted a higher passer rating, and has outpaced Mahomes connected nan ground, totaling much rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns to Mahomes' zero.

Here's a side-by-side look:

Allen vs. Mahomes regular play stats

In nan playoffs, meanwhile, it's been each Mahomes. The Chiefs backmost boasts a 4–0 grounds complete nan Bills erstwhile it matters most, throwing 9 touchdown passes without a azygous interception against their defense. Additionally, he has much passing yards, a amended completion percentage, and a higher passer standing than Allen, while adding 3 rushing touchdowns to Allen's zero.

Here's a side-by-side look:

Allen vs. Mahomes postseason stats

Chapter 10 comes connected Sunday. Get your popcorn ready.

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