Josh Allen set a Bills franchise record with an 88.5 completion percentage, ran for two touchdowns, and Buffalo’s defense forced Patrick Mahomes into the worst completion rate of his nine-year regular-season career — 44.1 percent — as the Bills beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-21 at Highmark Stadium on November 2, 2025.
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Game Information
Date
November 2, 2025
Venue
Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
Attendance
71,024
Broadcast
CBS
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Kansas City Chiefs
5-4 (1-3 away)
Buffalo Bills
6-2 (4-1 home)
Final Score
Buffalo 28, Kansas City 21
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Kansas City Chiefs
0
13
0
8
21
Buffalo Bills
7
14
7
0
28
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Scoring Play
Drive
Score
Q1
8:00
BUF
Dalton Kincaid 23-yd pass from Josh Allen (Prater kick)
11 plays, 84 yds
KC 0 – BUF 7
Q2
14:56
KC
Rashee Rice 3-yd rush (Butker kick)
7 plays, 53 yds
KC 7 – BUF 7
Q2
9:27
KC
Harrison Butker 46-yd FG
7 plays, 36 yds
KC 10 – BUF 7
Q2
6:39
BUF
Ty Johnson 3-yd rush (Prater kick)
5 plays, 70 yds
KC 10 – BUF 14
Q2
1:33
BUF
Josh Allen 1-yd rush (Prater kick)
7 plays, 60 yds
KC 10 – BUF 21
Q2
0:03
KC
Harrison Butker 19-yd FG
7 plays, 66 yds
KC 13 – BUF 21
Q3
1:34
BUF
Josh Allen 1-yd rush (Prater kick)
8 plays, 74 yds
KC 13 – BUF 28
Q4
11:32
KC
Kareem Hunt 2-yd rush (Mahomes pass to Kelce, 2-pt conv.)
11 plays, 66 yds
KC 21 – BUF 28
Team Stats
Kansas City
Buffalo
Total Yards
305
404
Total Plays
57
64
Yards per Play
5.4
6.3
1st Downs
16
23
— Passing
10
13
— Rushing
5
9
— Penalty
1
1
3rd Down
3/13 (23.1%)
7/12 (58.3%)
4th Down
2/3
0/1
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/3
3/3
Net Passing Yards
226
263
Comp/Att
15/34
23/26
Yards per Pass
6.1
9.1
Sacks–Yards Lost
3–24
3–10
Net Rushing Yards
79
141
Rushing Attempts
20
35
Yards per Rush
4.0
4.0
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Penalties
3–25
4–40
Time of Possession
25:15
34:45
Josh Allen vs Patrick Mahomes: Passing Stats
Player
C/ATT
PCT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Patrick Mahomes, KC
15/34
44.1%
250
7.4
0
1
3–24
55.0
57.2
Josh Allen, BUF
23/26
88.5%
273
10.5
1
0
3–10
81.9
123.2
Allen’s 88.5 percent was a Bills franchise record. Mahomes’ 44.1 percent was the lowest mark of his regular-season career — the first time in nine years he finished below 50 percent. Buffalo’s pass rush sacked him three times for 24 yards lost and registered 15 additional quarterback hits.
Rushing Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Kareem Hunt
11
49
4.5
1
13
Brashard Smith
3
7
2.3
0
4
Xavier Worthy
1
7
7.0
0
7
Rashee Rice
2
6
3.0
1
3
Patrick Mahomes
1
5
5.0
0
5
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
2
5
2.5
0
7
Team
20
79
4.0
2
13
Isaiah Pacheco was inactive due to injury; Hunt, Brashard Smith, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire split the backfield carries.
Buffalo Bills
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
James Cook III
27
114
4.2
0
17
Josh Allen
6
19
3.2
2
11
Ty Johnson
2
8
4.0
1
5
Team
35
141
4.0
3
17
Allen’s first rushing touchdown was the 78th of his career including playoffs, breaking the all-time quarterback record he had shared with Cam Newton. With three total touchdowns on the day, Allen reached 282 combined touchdowns (passing and rushing) before age 30, trailing only Peyton Manning’s 288 among players before turning 30.
Receiving Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Rashee Rice
4
7
80
20.0
0
29
Hollywood Brown
2
4
73
36.5
0
40
Travis Kelce
4
5
66
16.5
0
28
Xavier Worthy
3
7
23
7.7
0
18
Kareem Hunt
1
2
6
6.0
0
6
JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
1
2
2.0
0
2
Noah Gray
0
1
0
—
0
—
Tyquan Thornton
0
1
0
—
0
—
Brashard Smith
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
15
29
250
16.7
0
40
Buffalo Bills
Player
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Dalton Kincaid
6
6
101
16.8
1
47
Khalil Shakir
7
8
43
6.1
0
20
Dawson Knox
1
1
30
30.0
0
30
Elijah Moore
1
1
28
28.0
0
28
Jackson Hawes
1
2
18
18.0
0
18
Keon Coleman
2
2
17
8.5
0
11
Ty Johnson
2
2
12
6.0
0
9
James Cook III
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
Tyrell Shavers
1
1
7
7.0
0
7
Curtis Samuel
1
1
6
6.0
0
6
Team
23
25
273
11.9
1
47
Defensive Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Nick Bolton
14
5
0
1
0
0
Trent McDuffie
12
5
1.0
1
0
1
Bryan Cook
8
6
0
0
1
0
Nohl Williams
7
2
0
0
0
0
Leo Chenal
6
3
1.0
1
0
1
George Karlaftis
6
1
0.5
0
0
2
Jaylen Watson
5
4
0
0
0
0
Chamarri Conner
5
3
0
0
0
0
Drue Tranquill
3
1
0
0
0
0
Chris Roland-Wallace
3
1
0
0
0
0
Ashton Gillotte
3
1
0.5
0
0
2
Mike Pennel
3
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin Knowles
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jaden Hicks
2
2
0
0
0
0
Chris Jones
2
0
0
0
0
0
Jeffrey Bassa
2
0
0
0
0
0
Derrick Nnadi
1
1
0
0
0
0
Mike Danna
1
1
0
0
0
0
Xavier Worthy
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jack Cochrane
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
87
39
3.0
3
1
6
Buffalo Bills
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Cole Bishop
7
4
0
1
4
0
Terrel Bernard
6
4
0
0
0
0
Greg Rousseau
6
3
0.5
0
0
4
Jordan Poyer
5
2
0
0
0
0
Matt Milano
4
1
0
0
0
0
Joey Bosa
3
2
1.0
2
0
5
Christian Benford
3
2
1.0
1
0
1
Cam Lewis
3
2
0
0
0
0
Dane Jackson
3
0
0
0
0
0
Michael Hoecht
2
1
0.5
0
0
1
Reggie Gilliam
2
1
0
0
0
0
Ja’Marcus Ingram
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jordan Phillips
1
1
0
1
0
0
Joe Andreessen
1
1
0
0
0
0
Dorian Williams
1
1
0
0
0
1
Jordan Hancock
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tre’Davious White
1
0
0
0
0
0
Larry Ogunjobi
1
0
0
0
0
0
Phidarian Mathis
1
0
0
0
0
0
Javon Solomon
1
0
0
0
0
0
Deone Walker
1
0
0
0
0
1
AJ Epenesa
0
0
0
0
0
2
Maxwell Hairston
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
55
27
3.0
5
5
15
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
BUF
Maxwell Hairston
1
0
0
Hairston — a rookie first-round pick playing in just his second career game after missing six weeks with a knee injury — also batted away Mahomes’ final throw from Buffalo’s 40 with 17 seconds left to seal the win.
Kicking
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Harrison Butker, KC
2/2
100.0%
46
1/1
7
Matt Prater, BUF
0/1
0.0%
—
4/4
4
Prater’s 52-yard attempt in the fourth quarter struck the right upright, giving Kansas City possession at their own 42 for the final drive.
Punting
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN20
LONG
Matt Araiza, KC
3
146
48.7
0
1
60
Mitch Wishnowsky, BUF
3
126
42.0
0
2
49
Kick Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Tyquan Thornton, KC
4
126
31.5
34
0
Nikko Remigio, KC
1
32
32.0
32
0
Ray Davis, BUF
4
105
26.3
30
0
Punt Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Nikko Remigio, KC
1
5
5.0
5
0
Khalil Shakir, BUF
2
14
7.0
11
0
Injuries and Inactives
In-Game Injuries
Player
Team
Position
Injury
Quarter
Jawaan Taylor
Kansas City
RT
Right ankle
—
Michael Hoecht
Buffalo
DE
Torn right Achilles (non-contact)
Q4
Pre-Game Inactives
Kansas City: Isaiah Pacheco (RB — injury, avoided serious damage per the team, expected back after the bye), Elijah Mitchell (RB), Josh Simmons (OT — personal reasons; Jaylon Moore started at left tackle for the fourth consecutive week)
Buffalo: No notable pre-game inactives.
Buffalo’s 28-21 victory moved the Bills to 6-2 and put them 2½ games ahead of Kansas City in the AFC standings. For the Chiefs at 5-4, it was only the third time under Andy Reid since 2013 that Kansas City had four or more losses through nine games. Allen left with 282 combined touchdowns before turning 30, second only to Peyton Manning’s 288 in that category. Mahomes, who had never finished a regular-season game below 50 percent completion in nine years, left at 44.1 — with three sacks, 15 additional hits, and a rookie’s hands on the final pass of the afternoon.
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