After delivering what feels like a yearly heartbreak for the Bills, the Chiefs played worse than ever imaginable against the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
Kansas City put up essentially zero fight against Philadelphia.
The Bills were just a few plays away from making a Super Bowl appearance in the Chiefs’ place, and the AFC’s runner-ups believe they could have fared much better against the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles.
“We would’ve put on a better show in the Super Bowl,” Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins said on Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot Podcast.”
The eight-year veteran Dawkins has been with the Bills his entire career — so he’s now had his fair share of devastating playoff losses, especially against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.
“We woulda put on a better show in the Super Bowl” – @DDawkins66 on @Chiefs
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) March 4, 2025
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Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins speaks on Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot Podcast.” The Pivot PodcastEven still, he said he was accepting of taking the loss and moving forward onto next season.
That was until he saw, in person, Kansas City’s abysmal showing on the biggest stage.
Patrick Mahomes reacts during the Chiefs’ blowout loss in the Super Bowl to the Eagles. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images“Now, after going to the Super Bowl and seeing it and feeling those emotions,” Dawkins said, “not to say that we would’ve just went in there and beat the Eagles, we would’ve had a chance. We would’ve had a better chance.”
Dawkins, a second-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Temple, has experienced a lot of winning in his eight years with the Bills, having only missed the playoffs once during his entire tenure.
Dion Dawkins speaking with the media during the 2025 postseason. AP
Dion Dawkins celebrates with Dalton Kincaid during the divisional round. APDespite all the consistent success, Buffalo just hasn’t been able to get over the hump in terms of making it to the Super Bowl.
The Bills have now made the playoffs for six straight seasons and have been eliminated by the Chiefs in four of the last five.
Two of the eliminations from Kansas City came in the AFC Championship Game, and three of the four were one-score losses.
