The Chiefs are AFC champions again it would be foolish to presume that Mahomes won’t find a way to seize another Lombardi Trophy.

Patrick Mahomes’ connections to the Lone Star State are well-documented. The East Texas native graduated from Whitehouse High School before landing at

The latest instant classic in the AFC's best running rivalry rested on one play, and K.C. defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo took a risk.

The Eagles called run plays more frequently than any team in football — 55.7% of their snaps, per FTN Network — and that’s not strictly because their quarterback, Jalen Hurts, is willing to tuck it and scramble. They also had the fewest dropbacks in the league. The rushes come by design, in other words.

As the Chiefs often do under defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, they brought a heavy blitz, and Allen had to backpedal away from defenders. He threw up a wobbly prayer deep downfield, and it was nearly answered by tight end Dalton Kincaid, who just missed hauling in the heave and keeping the Bills' comeback hopes alive.