‘No Doubt This May Be Their Best Chance’

Buffalo Bills great Andre Reed acknowledges this could be the team’s best chance at winning a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs struggling. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)

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Andre Reed acknowledges this is the Buffalo Bills’ best chance to win a Super Bowl during the Josh Allen era.

The Bills have been an annual playoff contender since 2019, clinching six consecutive playoff berths and five consecutive AFC East titles in the process. They’ve done it all during that time period, including multiple deep playoff runs and Allen winning his first league MVP last season.

However, they’re missing one thing – a Super Bowl win.

In fact, despite numerous deep runs, they’ve failed to even advance to the Super Bowl one time.

Reed, who played in four consecutive Super Bowls as the Bills established themselves as the clear dominant team in the AFC during the early 90’s, says “no doubt” this may be their best chance with their longstanding nemesis, the Kansas City Chiefs, struggling. The Chiefs may miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2014 season. They’ve defeated the Bills all four times they’ve met in the playoffs in recent years.

“No doubt this may be their best chance, because Kansas City obviously has been the nemesis the last five or six years,” said Reed in a one-on-one interview. “They always got to play them in the playoffs, either going to Kansas City or I think they played there more than they had in Buffalo. Do they know that? I don’t know. I don’t think Sean McDermott is saying that to them, but they got four games left, and they got to take care of Sunday against the Patriots who are leading the division. They have to win this game, and then Patriots probably have to lose two in a row in order for them to win the division.”

Reed is hammering home that securing home-field advantage could be key for the Bills if they want to make their first Super Bowl run in the Allen era. The 11-2 New England Patriots are leading the AFC East with Drake Maye positioned as an MVP candidate in only his second season. New England previously defeated Buffalo back in Week 5.

The Bills haven’t exactly established themselves as the dominant team in the AFC while the Chiefs have declined this season. It’s been very “up and down” as Reed points out, with Buffalo dropping games against the likes of the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins.

However, they’ve also showed the positive side to their potential in high-scoring wins over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore, Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Chiefs.

“Maybe that might happen, but they have to go play in New England and play well this coming Sunday,” said Reed. “It’s very up and down season for the team. Obviously, Josh Allen is the main guy. Everybody’s been on his back. That’s how they win to a certain point. During the trade deadline, they really didn’t go out and get something that they needed, but they got a bunch of guys that just believe in, not only No. 17, but they believe in what these coaches are doing so and they find a way to win. Last week on Sunday, they found a way to win to beat Joe Burrow in Buffalo.”

During the Bills’ four consecutive Super Bowl appearances era in the early 90’s, there was only one year (1992) where Buffalo had to go on the road where they did not have home-field advantage.

He once again hammers home how key it is for the Bills to secure home-field advantage for a potential Super Bowl run.

“I think it’s a big factor that they have home field,” said Reed. “I know when I played there, we always were like, ‘We got to win our games that we’re supposed to win so they come to us in December or come to us in the snow, whoever it is.”

When it’s mentioned how the AFC is a wide-open race this year and how the top two teams, the Denver Broncos and the Patriots, are led by two young and inexperienced quarterbacks in the playoffs, Reed says this battle-tested Bills team could have what it takes to go on the road and make a Super Bowl run.

That’s exactly what Reed’s ’92 Bills did when they went on the road and defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins before making their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance.

“I think so,” said Reed of the possibility of the Bills making a Super Bowl run as a wild card team. “I’m trying to channel that year back in ’92 when we had to play the Oilers and beat them, and we had to play Steelers and beat them on the road. We had to do all this stuff, we had to go through all that just to get to the Super Bowl. I’m trying to give them that kind of energy.”

Andre Reed Partners With Bud Light To Help Release Limited Edition Beer ‘Blizzard Brew’

As the Bills look to win their first Super Bowl in franchise history, Reed is partnering with Bud Light with the release of a new beer called “Blizzard Brew.” It’s a limited-edition beer that’s mixed with real snow from Highmark Stadium to commemorate the Bills’ longtime home stadium’s final season.

“First of all, I want to thank the Bills organization for having me be a part of this and putting this out there for the last regular season game in Highmark stadium, old Rich Stadium,” said Reed. “We’re toasting old Rich Stadium, and next year we’ll be across the street at Highmark stadium next year, and this Blizzard Brew is going to be made from real snow.

“I don’t know where the snow is coming from, but it snowed there yesterday or a couple days ago,” Reed continued to say. “Maybe that’s where it’s coming from, but it’s very unique, and I’m glad to be a part of this campaign with Blizzard Brew. It’s going to be available at the stadium, definitely for the last home game and in the Buffalo area too.”

Reed details what separates the Bills fans, commonly known as “Bills Mafia,” from other fan bases.

“They’re very passionate about their team, they’re passionate about their city,” says Reed of Bills Mafia. “When Del Reid started the Bills Mafia, it became a household name, and the organization actually bought the rights to that name, Bills Mafia. Bills fans just jumped on the bandwagon, and the tailgates there are out of control. They’re very well put together. They’re not crazy, you’re not going to see fights and see people beating each other up. Bills fans just live, sleep, drink, eat, Buffalo Bills.

“When football season comes around, they know that on Sunday or whatever day the game is, they’re going to be there,” Reed continued to say. “They might not go to work the next day, but that’s how passionate they are so and I’ve been a part of that ever since. I’ve been there now as a spectator, going to the games, but when I got there in 1985 there was nothing like that. There were fans, but it was like I think 20,000 fans were at the game. Basically was nobody there. Then the team started winning, all that stuff started happening, and you saw what really a fan base is about.”