Jon Gruden explains why Patrick Mahomes embraces “winning ugly” ahead of AFC Championship game
Jon Gruden is vouching for the Bills in the AFC Championship game but believes that Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will pull of an upset in the final minutes of the game.
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Jon Gruden may no longer be on the Las Vegas Raiders but he still shares their fanbase’s sentiments and ideologies. As the countdown to the 2024-25 AFC Championship game ends, the veteran coach is rooting against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Similar to Raider nation, he is hopeful that Josh Allen and the Bills come out victorious on Sunday.
The AFC Championship game will break viewership records on Sunday. For Jon Gruden, while he will root for the Bills to pull off an upset, he realizes that there is a high possibility of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs doing what they do best; win games by being clutch.
Gruden recognized the threat the reigning Super Bowl champions posed on Sunday. The coach-turned-analyst for Barstool Sports also went on to predict the outcome of the AFC Championship game.
I’m a proud member of the Bills Mafia. I love what the Bills have done. They find ways to win. But, the green team, the green team are the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter with the game on the line. Chris Jones, Karlaftis, the green team gets it done for the Chiefs. 23-20 in a game that is going to be decided late.
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Kansas City is favored to beat Buffalo and make it to their third consecutive Super Bowl
A lot of factors will determine the outcome of Sunday’s game. However, for the Bills, nothing will be as concerning as the quality of officiating and containing Patrick Mahomes in the fourth quarter of the game. One of these two factors is beyond their control but the team has beaten him once this year, and this time, they need to do it when it matters the most.
Mahomes has been criticized for taking advantage of the rules and looking to the referees at the slightest inconvenience. It is understandable why fans loathe him for this behavior but historically, the greatest players in every sport are smart enough to bend the rules to favor them. The quarterback plays to win and how he does that may not be appealing but he gets the job done, which is what matters at the end of the day.
For Josh Allen, he finds himself in a position he’s been in far too often. This year, Buffalo is a different team, Josh Allen is a different quarterback, and that should drive them to strive and achieve a different outcome in the big game.
Kansas City is not short on the motivation front either. The team is just two wins away from creating history. In the NFL’s 100-year history, not one team has won three consecutive Super Bowls. If Patrick Mahomes can pull this off, it will boost his stock in the goat debate and will put him above some of the greatest quarterbacks to have played football.
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