The Buffalo Bills will play the Kansas City Chiefs on the road at Arrowhead Stadium in the AFC championship game.

The Bills have won 12 of their last 13 meaningful games while the Chiefs have won 20 of their last 21 meaningful games. The Chiefs’ only loss was against Buffalo.

The Bills are 1.5-point underdogs as they enter a tough road environment versus the best coach and quarterback duo of the past decade. The last couple playoff games between these two teams have been instant classics, and this is one of the most-anticipated conference championship games in recent memory.

There are a few things that will make beating the Chiefs difficult, and the Bills will need to be wary of them.

Here are three causes for concern for the Bills against the Chiefs:

The playoff version of Travis Kelce

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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s statistics took a bit of a dip this regular season compared to past years. But, last week he reminded everyone that he can turn it on when it matters the most.

In the divisional round win over the Houston Texans, Kelce recorded seven catches on eight targets for 117 yards and a touchdown.

He is one of the most reliable playoff performers in recent NFL history, and Bills head coach Sean McDermott and defensive coordinator Bobby Babich will most likely make him a top priority in the game plan. It will take a handful of different people and great communication over the middle of the field.

Kelce has scored five touchdowns over the three playoff games he’s played against Buffalo in his career while averaging 8.7 catches and 93.3 yards per game.

Perfect at Arrowhead

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The Bills aren’t the only team who went undefeated at home this year, and if they are gonna make it to the Super Bowl they have to spoil another’s home streak.

The Chiefs went a perfect 8-0 in Kansas City during the regular season and added a ninth victory last week in the divisional round. They haven’t lost at home since Christmas Day in 2023.

The Bills have won their last two trips to Arrowhead, both being in the regular season, however.

The Chiefs have won their last five home playoff games. Their last home postseason loss was to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC championship in January of 2022. It’s been three years since they’ve lost there.

Andy Reid has had the upper hand

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Although the Bills are 4-4 in their last eight games against Kansas City, they’ve lost their last three meetings in the playoffs.

In his 26 seasons as head coach for both the Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Andy Reid has an impressive 20 postseason appearances. He has five Super Bowl appearances, one with the Eagles and four in KC, with three Super Bowl wins.

With the Chiefs, he is currently on a seven-year streak of making the AFC championship game and is going for his third-consecutive Super Bowl victory, which would be the first three-peat in NFL history.

With his experience and consistent success in the league, it’s not a surprise that he’s 3-0 over coach McDermott in the postseason. Reid now has 12 appearances in conference championship games. This Sunday will mark McDermott’s second as head coach.

McDermott was an assistant under Reid for a decade in Philadelphia and now has a chance to overcome him and the Chiefs. He’s gotten close, with his last two losses to Reid in the playoffs being an overtime loss and a three-point loss.