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Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen Share Cool Moment Ahead of Chiefs-Bills AFC Title Game

The two QBs are very good friends off the field.
Allen and Mahomes will face off for the ninth time in their careers on Sunday.
Allen and Mahomes will face off for the ninth time in their careers on Sunday. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Ahead of the much anticipated AFC championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, the team's star quarterbacks shared a cool moment.

As warmups commenced at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes found each other for a brief embrace.

The interaction was captured by Buffalo's WGRZ TV. Take a look:

"[Allen and Mahomes] are really good friends," wrote CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on X (former Twitter). "Golf together, go to races together, even played mini golf together. But when they play each other they want nothing more than to beat each other."

The two signal callers have faced off eight times in their career, with Allen's Bills holding a 4-1 record in the regular season and Mahomes' Chiefs at 3-0 in the postseason. Kansas City's wins include the famous 13-second drive game in the 2021 AFC divisional round and the '20 AFC championship game—while Buffalo claimed the most recent victory in a 30-17 win in late November.

Sunday's contest kicks off at 6:30 p.m. EST and will air on CBS.


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 Mike Kadlick
MICHAEL KADLICK

Mike Kadlick is a senior NFL news writer for Sports Illustrated. He’s also a New England Patriots reporter for CLNS Media, where he hosts the Patriots Daily podcast and covers the beat from Gillette Stadium. Before joining SI, Kadlick worked at WEEI sports radio in Boston. He holds a master’s degree in public relations from Boston University. When Kadlick’s not covering football, he can be found running, spending time with his wife and dog, and enjoying all things pizza.