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Magic Johnson and NBA Players React to Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs’ Win Over Buffalo Bills in NFL Playoffs

Published 01/23/2022, 11:02 PM EST

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The NFL playoffs have been giving some amazing football action. Likewise, the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills was no different. The playoff encounter resulted in an overtime thriller with both sides having their moments. Even NBA players couldn’t contain their excitement as they lauded Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

Players like Magic Johnson and Paul Pierce took to twitter to tweet over this game.

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The NFL is heading closer to the Super Bowl and things are getting really exciting. With the playoffs, every battle has lived up to its expectations so far. With the Chiefs and Bulls, the game went to overtime and had the football world on its feet.

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NBA players react to Patrick Mahomes magic

Football was its best tonight with the playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Bulls. With the overtime thriller, even NBA players such as Pierce and Magic Johnson couldn’t hold their own. Patrick Mahomes came up big in the big moments and took the game away for the Chiefs.

It was a showdown between the two quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. Both of them threw the football with great precision and ended up even in regulation time. However, Mahomes and the Chiefs pulled through in overtime to win the NFL playoff thriller. It was a treat for fans who witnessed one of the best football games in recent times.

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Mahomes threw outstanding and had a flawless night to himself. He completed 33 of his 44 passes for the game and took Kansas City to a 42-36 win in overtime. The game saw 25 points scored in just the last two minutes of regulation time. Tyreek Hill and Kelce both got a touchdown each helping the Chiefs in the thriller.

For the Bulls, Josh Allen also was on his best in the showdown. He threw a total of 37 passes, completing 27 of them. Both quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards in the game and completed over 50% of their chances. Gabriel Davis had himself a receiving night completing 8 receptions with 4 touchdowns. However, their effort was not enough in the end as the Chiefs came on top.

It was one of the best offensive shows in a long time. Both the QBs were at their best not turning the ball over even once in the overtime showdown. At the end of the day, the Chiefs came and Patrick Mahomes came out on top and further advance into the NFL playoffs.

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Anuj Talwalkar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a student studying at NM College in Mumbai, aspiring to pursue sports management to follow his love for sports. Anuj started following the NBA last year, and he loves to combine his passion for writing with his understanding of basketball.
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