‘We’ve Got to Prepare for Both QBs’- Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott on the Prospect of Facing Chiefs’ Mahomes or Henne

Published 01/19/2021, 1:50 PM EST

The Buffalo Bills are one win away from making it back to the grandest stage of them all in the NFL. With the Super Bowl in sight, the high-flying Bills still have a tough challenge lined up ahead of them. That being the Kansas City Chiefs.

With the winner being crowned the AFC champion and handed a ticket to the Super Bowl, the Bills know that they’ll have to bring their A-game if they are to beat the reigning champions.

But there is one uncertainty that lingers over this matchup. And that is the availability of Chiefs’ star QB Patrick Mahomes.

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Mahomes suffered a concussion in his side’s last game against the Cleveland Browns. The QB was unable to take to the field after taking a hit, and his availability for the AFC title game remains questionable.

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Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott said that his side will have their work cut out for them this week, given the challenge of preparing for 2 different quarterbacks in Mahomes and back up Chad Henne.

“They’re so good with the weapons they have around Patrick. Andy does such a good job – they’re well-coached, that we got to prepare for the system.

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“We’ve got to prepare for both quarterbacks and that’s why we have a lot of work to do this week,” said McDermott while talking to NewYorkUpstate.com.

“We’ve got work to do to prepare. Certainly have a lot of respect for Patrick and how he plays the game and what he adds to their offense.”

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The Bills Head Coach further complimented the Chiefs for having one of the most well-rounded teams in the league.

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“They’re a really good opponent. They’re balanced in all 3 phases, and that’s why they’re the defending World Champs. We have to have a good week of preparation,” he said.

McDermott acknowledged the challenge at hand but said his Bills will have a plan ready to win the tie. “We’ve got to look and put a good, complimentary plan together for how we want to play the game, and try and win this game,” he said.

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The Bills have suffered heartbreak in the past. Being the only team to ever reach 4 consecutive Super Bowls, only to lose them all. Could this be the year the Buffalo Bills finally get their hands on the highly elusive Lombardi Trophy?

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Shivayan Roy is currently an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. After completing his Masters Diploma in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Roy functioned as a reporter for Goal.com and extensively covered the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

‘We’ve Got to Prepare for Both QBs’- Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott on the Prospect of Facing Chiefs’ Mahomes or Henne

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