Conference Championships: Kansas City Chiefs travel to face Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 23, 1994 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Buffalo Bills, the home crowd at Rich Stadium is asked to be a player; for Kansas City Chiefs, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Rich Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Kansas City Chiefs versus Buffalo Bills in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
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1993 PLAYOFFS CHIEFS AT BILLS PART 1Kansas City Chiefs None, Buffalo Bills None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66131313 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 720203030 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Thurman Thomas 12 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick) | 0-7 |
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 31 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 31 yard field goal | 6-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick) | 6-14 |
| Bills | Steve Christie 23 yard field goal | 6-17 |
| Bills | Steve Christie 25 yard field goal | 6-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Marcus Allen 1 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) | 13-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Steve Christie 18 yard field goal | 13-23 |
| Bills | Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick) | 13-30 |
Buffalo Bills defeated Kansas City Chiefs 30-13 at Rich Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Bills: Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick). Top line of the day: Dave Krieg: 198 pass yards on 16-of-29, 0 TD, 1 INT. Buffalo Bills advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills walked out of Rich Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Kansas City Chiefs will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 30-13. The final scoring play came from Bills: Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Buffalo Bills are bound for the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bills 30, Kansas City Chiefs 13. Round: Conference Championships. Attendance: 76642. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Dave Krieg: 198 pass yards on 16-of-29, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Thurman Thomas: 186 rush yards on 33 carries
- Keith Cash: 6 catches for 87 yards
Conference Championships, played at Rich Stadium. Final: Kansas City Chiefs 13, Buffalo Bills 30, with Buffalo Bills taking the result by 17. **First quarter**
- Bills: Thurman Thomas 12 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)
- Chiefs: Nick Lowery 31 yard field goal
- Chiefs: Nick Lowery 31 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Bills: Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)
- Bills: Steve Christie 23 yard field goal
- Bills: Steve Christie 25 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Chiefs: Marcus Allen 1 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick)
Fourth quarter
- Bills: Steve Christie 18 yard field goal
- Bills: Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)
Top performers
- Dave Krieg: 198 pass yards on 16-of-29, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Thurman Thomas: 186 rush yards on 33 carries
- Keith Cash: 6 catches for 87 yards
| Chiefs | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 22 | 30 |
| Total Yards | 338 | 389 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 25/52 | 17/27 |
| Pass yards | 323 | 160 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 0 |
| Sack yards lost | 37 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 286 | 160 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 21 | 46 |
| Rush yards | 52 | 229 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 3 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 29 | 10 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | |||||
| Dave Krieg | 16/29 | 198 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Montana | 9/23 | 125 | 0 | 1 | |
| BUF | |||||
| Jim Kelly | 17/27 | 160 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | ||||
| Marcus Allen | 18 | 50 | 1 | 24 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimble Anders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | ||||
| Thurman Thomas | 33 | 186 | 3 | 33 |
| Kenneth Davis | 10 | 32 | 0 | 15 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | ||||
| Keith Cash | 6 | 87 | 0 | 19 |
| J.J. Birden | 4 | 60 | 0 | 26 |
| Willie Davis | 5 | 57 | 0 | 17 |
| Marcus Allen | 2 | 36 | 0 | 27 |
| Todd McNair | 2 | 33 | 0 | 31 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Ernie Thompson | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Danan Hughes | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Kimble Anders | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Szott | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| BUF | ||||
| Andre Reed | 4 | 49 | 0 | 28 |
| Bill Brooks | 4 | 34 | 0 | 11 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Thurman Thomas | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| Don Beebe | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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