Conference Semifinals, 2027

played in Buffalo, NY

34 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	3	0	3	7	-	13
Buffalo Bills	3	10	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 40 field goal
1Q: 02:00 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 40 field goal
2Q: 04:06 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 29 field goal
2Q: 03:05 BUF - Russell Archer 1 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 08:53 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 47 field goal
3Q: 05:12 BUF - Kai Humphries 6 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 11:13 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 21 field goal
4Q: 05:57 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 43 field goal
4Q: 05:52 KCY - Camden Prioleau 103 kickoff return (Giovanni Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 40 field goal
1Q: 02:00 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 40 field goal
2Q: 04:06 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 29 field goal
2Q: 03:05 BUF - Russell Archer 1 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 08:53 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 47 field goal
3Q: 05:12 BUF - Kai Humphries 6 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 11:13 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 21 field goal
4Q: 05:57 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 43 field goal
4Q: 05:52 KCY - Camden Prioleau 103 kickoff return (Giovanni Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics KCY BUF
Record 12-6 12-5
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 215 339
- Offensive Plays 60 77
- Yards per Play 3.58 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 89 121
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 3.42 3.90
Net Passing Yards 126 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 3 45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 126 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/164 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:17 32:43

Team Statistics	KCY	BUF
Record	12-6	12-5
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	215	339
- Offensive Plays	60	77
- Yards per Play	3.58	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	89	121
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	3.42	3.90
Net Passing Yards	126	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 3	45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	126	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/164	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:17	32:43

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	4:40	OWN 25	10	45	Interception
1	4:19	2:26	OWN 40	5	37	Field Goal
1	0:13	1:01	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
2	10:19	1:41	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:08	1:16	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	4:01	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	2:57	1:24	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
3	15:00	6:15	OWN 29	11	41	Field Goal
3	5:04	4:48	OWN 39	7	25	Missed FG
4	14:17	1:36	OWN 8	4	19	Interception
4	11:05	2:20	OWN 25	6	19	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
1	6:16	1:57	OWN 9	7	32	Punt
1	1:53	1:40	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	14:12	3:53	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
2	8:38	0:30	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
2	6:52	2:51	OPP 41	8	29	Field Goal
2	3:48	0:51	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 20	6	29	Half
3	8:45	3:41	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	0:16	0:59	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
4	12:41	1:36	OPP 1	3	-3	Field Goal
4	8:45	2:53	OPP 44	4	18	Field Goal
4	5:37	5:37	OWN 15	10	34	Game

Game MVP: Donovan Malone, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dale Dayoc	17	57	3.35	21	2
QB Arnie Thornton	5	16	3.20	6	0
RB Emmett Mount	3	10	3.33	9	0
WR Camden Prioleau	1	6	6.00	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Carlson	21	77	3.67	12	2
RB Russell Archer	7	39	5.57	11	3
QB Blake Ruoff	3	5	1.67	4	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arnie Thornton	34	21	126	0/0	0	25	3	32.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Ruoff	45	23	227	1/9	2	26	0	80.5

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Clayton McFarlane	8	11	61	7.63	25	25
WR Dana Houston	5	7	35	7.00	1	21
TE Demetrius Ward	5	9	29	5.80	2	8
RB Dale Dayoc	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	1
RB Emmett Mount	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
WR Camden Prioleau	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caden Sinclair	7	12	66	9.43	26	24	0
WR Kai Humphries	6	11	86	14.33	25	26	1
WR Camden Gauthier	6	14	47	7.83	4	16	0
TE Adam Von der Ahe	2	4	21	10.50	1	11	0
RB Russell Archer	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	1
RB C.J. Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnathan Shea	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donovan Malone	3	67	22.33	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Theodore Hoffman	0	0	1	0
ILB Dashawn Griffin	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
QB Blake Ruoff	1	0
WR Kai Humphries	1	0
C Stan Brewer	0	1
WR Caden Sinclair	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfredo Kemp	4	172	43.0	23.5	51	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	5	208	41.6	27.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Giovanni Andersen	2/3	2/3	0/1	47	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Sheldon	4/4	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Prioleau	2	32	16.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Gauthier	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Prioleau	3	164	54.7	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Buckley	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dashawn Griffin	12	0	0.0	29	39
DT Dustin Burnett	6	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Mickey Clements	6	1	0.0	29	39
S Pete Balderas	5	2	0.0	31	46
OLB Rico Wong	5	1	0.0	29	39
CB Lionel Henson	3	4	0.0	30	46
CB Jumbo Cooley	3	0	0.0	7	18
DE Theodore Hoffman	2	2	1.0	31	46
OLB Ty Barlow	2	2	0.0	7	9
CB Donnell Kemp	2	1	0.0	22	35
WR Clayton McFarlane	2	0	---	---	---
S Claude Carruthers	2	0	0.0	28	38
WR Dana Houston	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	1	0	0.0	3	13
CB Howard Shannon	1	0	0.0	27	36
DE Terrance Anthony	1	0	0.0	26	32
S Tyrus Gowins	1	0	0.0	4	14
ILB Nolan Blair	0	1	0.0	1	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bobby Hibbs	14	2	26	32
CB Spencer Phillips	5	1	24	31
S Eduardo Downs	5	1	23	19
S Donovan Malone	4	2	26	32
DT Antoine Taylor	4	1	21	19
OLB Butch Magana	3	1	13	14
ILB Casey Bernstein	2	1	11	8
CB Andre' Reeves	2	0	5	9
ILB Ross Finch	2	0	1	11
DT Archie Berggren	1	1	8	20
DE Noah Conley	1	1	26	31
S Brandon Owens	1	1	1	13
CB Walter Nachman	1	0	12	18
DT Demetrius Keen	1	0	22	22
DE Gage Riley	1	0	5	16
DE Josh Glover	0	1	22	28
OLB Nicholas Carter	0	1	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Theodore Hoffman	1.0	0	3	6	46
OLB Mickey Clements	0.0	2	1	0	39
DT Dustin Burnett	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Terrance Anthony	0.0	0	1	1	32
ILB Dashawn Griffin	0.0	0	1	0	39
CB Howard Shannon	0.0	0	1	0	36

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Hibbs	1	1	32
DT Archie Berggren	1	0	20
DE Noah Conley	1	0	31
CB Walter Nachman	1	0	18
DT Demetrius Keen	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dashawn Griffin	5	1	39
S Pete Balderas	3	0	46
CB Jumbo Cooley	3	0	18
S Claude Carruthers	2	1	38
CB Donnell Kemp	2	0	35
OLB Rico Wong	2	0	39
OLB Mickey Clements	2	0	39
CB Howard Shannon	1	3	36
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	1	0	13
S Tyrus Gowins	1	0	14
OLB Ty Barlow	1	0	9
CB Lionel Henson	0	1	46
DE Terrance Anthony	0	1	32

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Spencer Phillips	5	0	0	31
OLB Bobby Hibbs	4	1	0	32
S Eduardo Downs	3	0	0	19
ILB Casey Bernstein	2	0	0	8
OLB Butch Magana	2	0	0	14
ILB Ross Finch	2	0	0	11
CB Andre' Reeves	1	0	0	9
DE Gage Riley	1	0	0	16
S Brandon Owens	1	0	0	13
S Donovan Malone	0	2	3	32
CB Walter Nachman	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jeff Bell	3	7	26	34
T Christopher Banks	2	9	26	34
T Cornelius Swaine	1	3	26	34
C Malachi Hopper	1	2	26	34
T Lester Federspiel	0	2	26	34

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marquis Douglas	3	6	1	31	1	46
T Jamal Gardner	3	6	0	31	0	46
C Stan Brewer	2	6	0	31	0	46
T Hector Lukehart	2	5	0	31	0	46
G Jamal Bradford	1	5	1	31	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Carruthers	1	14
Elias Hitchcock	1	7
Lester Federspiel	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Carlson	2	13
Everett Cortez	1	24
Juan Talley	1	12

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Theodore Hoffman	---	---	31	46	16	93
CB Lionel Henson	---	---	30	46	16	92
ILB Dashawn Griffin	---	---	29	39	23	91
S Pete Balderas	---	---	31	46	10	87
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	28	38	14	80
OLB Rico Wong	---	---	29	39	3	71
OLB Mickey Clements	---	---	29	39	3	71
T Lester Federspiel	26	34	---	---	7	67
G Jeff Bell	26	34	---	---	7	67
CB Howard Shannon	---	---	27	36	1	64
QB Arnie Thornton	26	34	---	---	3	63
DT Dustin Burnett	---	---	28	33	---	61
CB Donnell Kemp	---	---	22	35	4	61
C Malachi Hopper	26	34	---	---	---	60
T Christopher Banks	26	34	---	---	---	60
T Cornelius Swaine	26	34	---	---	---	60
DE Terrance Anthony	---	---	26	32	1	59
WR Dana Houston	22	33	---	---	---	55
RB Dale Dayoc	20	27	---	---	8	55
TE Demetrius Ward	26	29	---	---	---	55
WR Clayton McFarlane	21	33	---	---	---	54
WR Camden Prioleau	13	21	---	---	16	50
CB Jumbo Cooley	---	---	7	18	20	45
TE Joel Stanislaw	9	5	---	---	23	37
S Tyrus Gowins	---	---	4	14	18	36
WR Josh Myers	8	7	---	---	19	34
FB Marco Mueller	4	9	---	---	19	32
DE Howie Moss	---	---	5	15	4	24
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	3	13	4	20
RB Joe Sweet	0	0	---	---	18	18
RB Emmett Mount	5	5	---	---	7	17
OLB Ty Barlow	---	---	7	9	---	16
S Alexander Fafinski	---	---	2	7	1	10
T Wendell Thurgood	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Elias Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Giovanni Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Van Pennington	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alfredo Kemp	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Claude Norton	2	1	---	---	---	3
ILB Nolan Blair	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Damien Larner	---	---	1	0	---	1
S Christian Franz	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Ruben Corriveau	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Ike Galloway	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lamar Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Alejandro Lewis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marquis Douglas	31	46	---	---	9	86
G Jamal Bradford	31	46	---	---	9	86
T Hector Lukehart	31	46	---	---	9	86
T Jamal Gardner	31	46	---	---	9	86
QB Blake Ruoff	31	46	---	---	---	77
C Stan Brewer	31	46	---	---	---	77
RB C.J. Carlson	24	37	---	---	13	74
WR Caden Sinclair	29	45	---	---	---	74
WR Kai Humphries	26	45	---	---	1	72
WR Camden Gauthier	23	37	---	---	5	65
TE Adam Von der Ahe	25	39	---	---	---	64
S Donovan Malone	---	---	26	32	5	63
OLB Bobby Hibbs	---	---	26	32	5	63
DE Noah Conley	---	---	26	31	3	60
CB Spencer Phillips	---	---	24	31	3	58
DE Josh Glover	---	---	22	28	3	53
CB Rico Buckley	---	---	25	21	6	52
DT Demetrius Keen	---	---	22	22	6	50
S Eduardo Downs	---	---	23	19	2	44
OLB Nicholas Carter	---	---	12	11	20	43
DT Antoine Taylor	---	---	21	19	2	42
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	12	18	6	36
FB Joe Small	7	8	---	---	19	34
S C.J. Girling	---	---	1	15	14	30
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	8	20	1	29
ILB Casey Bernstein	---	---	11	8	10	29
TE Everett Cortez	3	0	---	---	24	27
OLB Butch Magana	---	---	13	14	---	27
DE Gage Riley	---	---	5	16	5	26
WR Wally Brennan	2	5	---	---	18	25
TE Juan Talley	7	5	---	---	12	24
RB Leonard Shaw	0	0	---	---	20	20
S Jameson Duran	---	---	2	4	13	19
RB Russell Archer	7	6	---	---	3	16
CB Andre' Reeves	---	---	5	9	1	15
S Brandon Owens	---	---	1	13	1	15
ILB Ross Finch	---	---	1	11	1	13
K Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Rico Briles	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Johnathan Shea	2	3	---	---	---	5
C Marcos Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Riddick Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aiden Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Philip Radford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	21	68	3.2
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	7	22	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arnie Thornton	34	21	2	1	0	4	5	1	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Ruoff	45	23	4	1	3	7	9	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	29	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	51	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	168	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clayton McFarlane	11	8	61	1	33
TE Demetrius Ward	9	5	29	0	29
WR Dana Houston	7	5	35	1	33
RB Dale Dayoc	3	2	-2	0	27
WR Camden Prioleau	3	0	0	0	21
RB Emmett Mount	1	1	3	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Camden Gauthier	14	6	1	47	0	37
WR Caden Sinclair	12	7	1	66	2	45
WR Kai Humphries	11	6	1	86	2	45
TE Adam Von der Ahe	4	2	0	21	0	39
RB Russell Archer	2	2	0	7	0	6
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0	0	0	0	37
WR Johnathan Shea	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Carlson	4	14	3.50	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Ruoff	10	5	21	2.10	5.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kai Humphries	3	1	6	2.00	7.82
WR Caden Sinclair	3	2	15	5.00	5.50
WR Camden Gauthier	2	1	-1	-0.50	3.36
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
RB Russell Archer	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
QB Arnie Thornton	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Carlson	3	3
QB Blake Ruoff	2	0
RB Russell Archer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arnie Thornton	13	7	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Ruoff	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Houston	5	3	2
TE Demetrius Ward	5	2	2
WR Clayton McFarlane	3	2	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Camden Gauthier	6	4	3
WR Caden Sinclair	5	4	2
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	0	0
WR Kai Humphries	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)