Ranking the Chiefs' 5 Biggest AFC Rivals After Stefon Diggs Trade

C.J. Stroud and the Texans look like AFC contenders after adding WR Stefon Diggs
C.J. Stroud and the Texans look like AFC contenders after adding WR Stefon Diggs / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
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4. Buffalo Bills

The Bills are entering a new era. They've lost Stefon Diggs, Tre'Davious White, Jordan Poyer, Mitch Morse and others, signaling a "rebuild" as they hope to open a new championship window.

Of course, the word rebuild needs to be in quotations there because they've still got a freakazoid at QB in Josh Allen capable of winning games single-handedly. Two of the most difficult Chiefs' playoff games in Mahomes' tenure have come against Buffalo in large part due to Allen's brilliance.

Kansas City is 3-0 against the Bills in the playoffs in this stretch, but the last two games could've easily gone the other way. As long as Allen is under center in Buffalo, the Bills will be dangerous.

I expect Buffalo to draft a talented WR in the first round. Along with Dawson Knox, Dalton Kincaid, James Cook, Khalil Shakir and Curtis Samuel, this is still a capable offense that'll likely rank among the NFL's best even without Diggs.

Allen's legs make him one of the most dangerous, versatile weapons in the league. I'd expect to see more of the "Superhero" version of Allen, and this might be the year he finally gets his MVP.

Nonetheless, I'm going to have to see him beat Mahomes in the playoffs before I'm too worried about the rivalry.