One of the NFL’s biggest rivalries in recent years. Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs – The latest chapter begins on Sunday with a highly anticipated matchup in Orchard Park, New York.
Chiefs While they remain undefeated after blocking a game-winning field goal against the Denver Broncos, the Bills are 8-2 on the year and have won five straight.
The team to beat in the NFL is the Chiefs. Although it was a tight race, they did everything necessary to complete the task and keep their losses clean.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (No. 17) holds off Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo (No. 54) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darren Cummings)
So what can the Bills do to win against their rivals? NFL legend Rob Gronkowski knows it all comes down to the final moments of the fourth quarter, better known as “crunch time.”
“The Bills have to play a complete game,” Gronkowski told Fox News Digital at the grand opening of Great Wolf Lodge in Naples, Florida, on Thursday. “There’s no doubt about it all four quarters.” “And when crunch time comes, they can’t make any mistakes. Because Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs don’t make mistakes in crunch time. They know how to win any type of game. .
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“patrick mahomes We know how to adapt to any situation that arises on the field. Same with the Kansas City Chiefs’ entire organization. They are very difficult to beat because they know how to handle whatever the situation is. They know how to behave and they know how to overcome it.
“So when the Bills beat them, we know it’s going to be a close game. Like every other game against the Chiefs this year, it’s going to come down to the wire. (Buffalo) has to be perfect. You don’t waste time, you catch the ball, you can’t drop it, you can’t make a mistake until the last second.”
Of course, what “Gronk” says is easier said than done, but it’s true. The Chiefs know exactly what to do in crunch situations, whether it’s a fourth-down stoppage against the Atlanta Falcons and driving down the field. Whether it’s scoring a touchdown in overtime against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or blocking a game-winning field goal as time expired last week.
Say what you want about the Chiefs. They simply know how to win a football game.
Rob Gronkowski attends Fox Sports Media Day at the Phoenix Convention Center on February 7, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
But Buffalo fans know this rivalry isn’t one-sided.
The Bills have won three of the last five meetings, but all of their losses during that span have come in the playoffs. One of them was an all-time NFL classic in which the Chiefs advanced to beat the Bills in overtime after Mahomes infamously got downfield with 13 seconds to play, giving Harrison Butker the opportunity to hit a field goal to send it to overtime.
The playoffs are really important for both of these teams, so Gronkowski knows how a win over his hometown team in Buffalo could help them when it comes time for the matchup everyone wants to see in the playoffs once again.
“The Bills need to win this game because they need the confidence going into the playoffs to know they can beat the Chiefs,” he said. “You have to do it at least once. I think doing that this coming weekend will give the Bills confidence that they can beat anyone when playoff time comes.”
Gronkowski was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame earlier this week, and all he heard was talk of a region fully prepared for Bills-Chiefs to make noise on Sunday night.
“This will probably be the best game of the weekend,” Gronkowski said. “This is a great game for the NFL and for Buffalo.”
Former NFL player Rob Gronkowski watches Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, 2023. (Joe Campoale-USA Today Sports)
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Gronkowski was sitting poolside in Naples, Florida, after a tough morning running up and down the stairs at the grand opening of the Great Wolf Lodge in the Sunshine State.
“I have been at Great Wolf Lodge since 7 this morning. “I went down all 12 waterslides.” He had a wide smile on his face. “The Great Wolf Lodge has also teamed up with Make-A-Wish. There were also 12 Make-A-Wish children here. We all had a great time going down the water slides and felt like kids again. I see myself as a big kid because he is near and dear to my heart.”
Gronkowski unleashes his inner child on the water slides while also unlocking $60,000 – $5,000 on each slide, which will be donated to Make-A-Wish South Florida.
Rob Gronkowski poses at Great Wolf Lodge in Florida. (Great Wolf Lodge)
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Great Wold Lodge is also offering a special grand opening discount of up to 40 percent off standard room rates, and for each reservation the company will donate $10 to the American Red Cross to support hurricane relief efforts in the area.
As a Tampa resident and someone whose mother lives just 30 minutes away in Fort Myers, the entire Gronkowski family is ready to hit the slides for years to come.
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