Bills GM on Josh Allen's Controversial 4th Down vs. Chiefs: 'I Feel Like He Got That'

The Buffalo Bills still haven't wavered in their belief that the wrong call was made on star quarterback Josh Allen's failed fourth-down conversion in the team's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane is the latest to weigh in on the matter, telling reporters on Thursday, "I feel like he got that. I felt like that in the moment and nothing has changed my mind on that."

Buffalo was leading 22-21 at the start of the fourth quarter when Allen ran for no gain on fourth-and-1. The replay official upheld the ruling on the field, giving Kansas City the ball back on its own 41-yard line. The Chiefs scored a touchdown on their very next drive to take a 29-22 lead.

After the Bills answered with a touchdown, the Chiefs went ahead with a field goal and held on for a 32-29 win after Allen's fourth-down pass to tight end Dalton Kincaid fell incomplete on Buffalo's final offensive possession. It was the fourth time in the last five years that the Bills lost to the Chiefs in the playoffs.

Beane also addressed the controversial catch by Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy that officials upheld despite a challenge by Bills head coach Sean McDermott, crediting the league for its transparency.

"By no means are we saying that's why we lost this game," Beane told reporters.

Still, the heartbreak of another postseason loss to Kansas City will linger for quite some time in Buffalo. Allen produced an MVP-caliber season in 2024, and this appeared to be the Bills' best chance to make it back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1993.

Buffalo will now have to regroup and start preparing to try to get over the hump in 2025.