Just over two months ago, as CBS cameras swept in behind quarterback Josh Allen following the Buffalo Bills’ midseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Allen’s nemesis Patrick Mahomes — who is really more of a frenemy — appeared over his right shoulder.
Mahomes and the Chiefs had just lost to Allen and the Bills for the fourth time in five regular-season games, leaving Allen some distinctly gerrymandered bragging rights. As they approached each other for an embrace near midfield on that November night, Mahomes smiled knowingly. He might have been leaving another regular-season game against Allen with a defeat, but he also still had the edge where it counted most: 3-0 in the playoffs; three Super Bowl rings and counting to Allen's zero.