1a. The previous Bills-Chiefs matchup was a very un-Bills-Chiefs matchup: a combined 43 points and 347 passing yards. And a lot of it had to do with the Bills’ defensive strategy on a night when Patrick Mahomes still seemed invincible.
In an effort to prevent Mahomes from getting big plays, Leslie Frazier and Sean McDermott’s essentially lined up with four down linemen and then put seven defenders with their heels on the goal line on every snap. According to USA Today’s Steven Ruiz, the Bills didn’t blitz even once in that game (you’ll have to take his word for it because I’m not watching the film a third time).