Josh Allen again Falls One Win Short of Reaching Super Sunday

LARAMIE -- The Kansas City curse strikes again.

Josh Allen and the Bills, for the fourth time in five seasons, fell to the Chiefs in the playoffs, dropping a 32-29 contest Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium in the AFC Championship game.

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Patrick Mahomes and Co. are headed to Super Bowl 59 in search of the NFL's first-ever 3-peat. They will take on Philadelphia Feb. 9 in New Orleans.

Buffalo will again watch from home.

Allen, the former Wyoming quarterback, once again did his part, completing 22-of-34 passes for 237 yards and a pair of touchdowns. One came on a perfectly placed 34-yard strike to Mack Hollins in the dying seconds of the first half. The other, a fourth-down toss to Curtis Samuel in the back of the end zone with 6:15 remaining in regulation.

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Allen capped the 2024 postseason with four touchdowns through the air and another two on the ground. He threw for 636 yards and didn't turn the ball over one time.

Buffalo's defense allowed 368 yards of total offense, including 135 on the ground. Mahomes completed 18-of-26 throws for 245 yards. He found wideout Xavier Worthy all alone in the flat in the second quarter and the rookie speedster from Texas took care of the rest, diving over the pylon from 11 yards out.

Mahomes also rushed for two touchdowns in his seventh straight appearance in the conference title game.

Kansas City converted 5-of-9 third-down attempts, including the game-clincher on a 17-yard hookup with running back Samaje Perine with 1:35 to go.

University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

During the summer of 2021, 7220Sports.com counted down the Top 50 football players in University of Wyoming history, presented by Premier Bone & Joint Centers, Worthy of Wyoming.

The rules are simple: What was the player's impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.

This isn't a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220's Cody Tucker are Robert Gagliardi, Jared Newland, Ryan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.

We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS -- only we hope this catalog is fairer.

Don't agree with a selection? Feel free to sound off on our Twitter: @7220sports - #Top50UWFB

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- University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

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