The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are the top rivalry in the NFL right now, and Josh Allen versus Patrick Mahomes is arguably the top quarterback-versus-quarterback rivalry in the league as well.

But for as entertaining as their matchups have been, the rivalry always seems to favor the Bills during the regular season (they have a 4-1 record against KC), and the Chiefs during the postseason (they’re 4-0 against Buffalo).

And perhaps the most frustrating part about it for Allen and the Bills is that they’ve been so close to exorcising their demons against the Chiefs in the playoffs, only to fall just short.

Buffalo lost 32-29 to Kansas City in the AFC Championship just last season — a game many feel the Bills were robbed in after Allen was ruled short of a first down on a QB sneak on fourth down early in the fourth quarter after taking a 22-21 lead that could’ve put the game out of reach for the Chiefs, who scored a go-ahead touchdown to take a 29-22 lead on the very next drive.

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills talks with Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after an NFL game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images
It marked the third time in the last three seasons that Allen and the Bills had their season ended by Mahomes and the Chiefs.

It’s no surprise that after all those heartbreaking defeats, Allen has been incessantly asked how he can finally break through against Mahomes and the Chiefs in the playoffs — a question he recently admitted he’s sick of being asked.

“You’ve got to make sure that you’re doing everything right on your side of the football and not giving him short fields and turnovers,” Allen said, via D.J. Siddiqi of Esports Insider. “Getting over that hump, it’s been the question. I hear it all the time. I’m getting a little tired of it. But the way to stop getting that question asked is to go out there and do it.”

The Bills have lost twice to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game and twice during the divisional round of the playoffs.

Back in 2023, Buffalo fell 27-24 after leading for the first two quarters and taking a 24-20 lead into the fourth. In 2022, the Bills came up just short in overtime (42-36) after coming back from a nine-point deficit to take a three-point lead with just 1:54 left in the game before the two teams traded touchdowns and KC hit a field goal as time expired to send it to OT.

Their 2021 meeting was the only one that wasn’t particularly close (KC won 38-24).

The way things have gone over the last handful of years, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Allen and Mahomes meet in the playoffs again this season.