As the NFL gears up to reveal the full 2025 regular season schedule, speculation is already swirling around the league’s marquee matchups. And for the Kansas City Chiefs, one clash stands out above the rest: a trip to face the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park.
While the Chiefs famously knocked off the Bills in last year’s postseason, that victory hasn’t erased the regular-season dominance Buffalo has quietly maintained. The Bills have won four of their last seven matchups against Kansas City-including multiple regular-season wins that exposed vulnerabilities even in the Mahomes-Reid era.
A roadblock to AFC supremacy
The Chiefs are entering the 2025 campaign with plenty to prove. Despite their status as defending AFC champions, questions remain about their ability to stay on top of a conference that keeps getting stronger. The Bills, long viewed as Kansas City’s closest rival, are still searching for postseason revenge, but they’ve had the Chiefs‘ number in the regular season.
Kansas City hasn’t defeated Buffalo during the regular season since 2020. That drought, coupled with another road trip to the notoriously raucous Highmark Stadium, is why many are labeling this game as the biggest obstacle in the Chiefs‘ path.
According to Pro Football Network, “The Bills don’t fear the Chiefs,” and that’s not just talk. Regular-season results back it up.
Mahomes vs. Allen: round eight
Another chapter in the Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen saga will headline this rematch. Their battles have become must-watch TV, often coming down to final possessions and individual brilliance. But while Mahomes has gotten the better of Allen in the playoffs, it’s Allen who’s delivered when the postseason lights aren’t on.
Will 2025 mark a turning point in this back-and-forth? Or will Buffalo once again assert itself as a regular-season roadblock?
Circle it now, this one’s personal
With high stakes, personal rivalries, and playoff implications likely on the line, this matchup has all the ingredients to define both teams’ seasons. No matter how the rest of the schedule shakes out, one thing is clear: Kansas City’s road to the Super Bowl might just run through Buffalo.
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