Sunday Night Football marked the 4th loss of the season for the Kansas City Chiefs as they fell, 28-21, against the Buffalo. The Bills improved to 6-2 following the spectacular victory. But other than the Bills’ victory, there was one post-game comment from Chiefs’ Steve Spagnuolo that made it to the headlines. The defensive coordinator was seen shaking hands with the Bills quarterback, Josh Allen. But what made things more interesting was the comment from Spagnuolo.

“I don’t wanna play you anymore. I want you to retire.” Spagnuolo said to Allen. But that’s not all to this story.

Allen had a spectacular game on Sunday, and he did everything he could to secure the victory against the Chiefs. By completing 23 of his 26 passes for 273 yards, Allen set a franchise record for completion percentage (88.5%). He also scored 3 TDs, one passing and two rushing.

Given how Allen has performed not only against the Kansas City but throughout the season, every defensive coordinator on the opposing team will wish Allen to retire, just like Spagnuolo. But Allen isn’t going anywhere.

The Bills’ strong position in the current season is largely attributed to Allen, who has covered 1,833 yards for 13 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and a QBR of 64.9 this season. Although Spagnuolo wants Allen to retire, the Chiefs should be concerned about how their own star QB has performed.

In the game against the Bills, Patrick Mahomes struggled in a way fans had never seen before. He completed only 15 out of the 34 passes and ended the game with a low completion rate of only 44.1%. This marked the QB’s lowest completion rate in his NFL career. While these cracks were evident, podcaster Bill Simmons pointed out another issue.

Inside the Chiefs’ no-sneak rule

Even with 250 passing yards, Mahomes didn’t throw any touchdown passes. He had a passer rating of just 57.2, which became his second-lowest of his career. Bill Simmons went a step further to share his take on who’s the better QB.

“I do think watching that confirms something I’ve been saying all year is I just think Josh is slightly better than Mahomes for whatever reason right now,” Simmons said. “And I think the difference is the inside-the-5-yard-line stuff and the fourth-and-short stuff.” He also pointed out a significant flaw in Mahomes’ game.

“They’ve never QB-sneaked him since he got hurt that time,” Simmons said. “You can actually do a goal-line stand against them because you never have to worry about the QB sneak. They’re always trying to cheat around it or do these little quick outs.” True indeed.

The Chiefs have stopped the QB sneak play after Patrick suffered a knee injury, which dislocated his patella during the 2019 season against the Broncos.

“Not too many people get hurt on a sneak,” Reid had said after the game. “It’s a freak thing, and it happens.” But we know that the Chiefs took it seriously. As the Chiefs prepare for their Week 11 clash with the Broncos, could a QB sneak be on the horizon? It would certainly feel like déjà vu if it happens.