From the moment he intercepted Patrick Mahomes’ first pass of the game, Buffalo looked the better side as they moved just a game behind their big rivals in the race for the top seed of the AFC playoffs.

Mahomes kept the Chiefs in it with three touchdown passes, but just as they threatened another breakout play, Bills quarterback Josh Allen took the game into his own hands and settled it with a storming 26-yard touchdown run.

That means four straight regular-season victories over the Chiefs for Buffalo, who have lost three playoff meetings between the teams in the past four years.

This was a more controlled and complete performance than usual from the Bills, without Allen having to do everything alone and a sixth straight win takes them to nine wins and two losses.

It was also a rare convincing loss for Kansas City – the first by more than one score since October 2021 – as they finished the weekend 9-1.

Buffalo held Mahomes’ offense to a season-low 259 yards and scored 30 points against a Chiefs defense that had gone 30 games without giving up that many.