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Chris Jones flips off, shouts expletives at Bills fans during playoff win

Grant Grubbsby:Grant Grubbs01/22/24

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Defensive end Chris Jones wasn’t afraid to fire back at Bills fans after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated Buffalo on Sunday night to advance to the AFC Championship. As the final seconds expired off the clock, Jones turned to Bills supporters with a clear message: two middle fingers.

While it wasn’t clear what Jones yelled at the booing fans in the stands, it’s safe to assume it wasn’t his condolences. This is the third time in four years the Chiefs have knocked the Bills out of the NFL Playoffs.

In the win on Sunday, Jones recorded three tackles and one forced fumble. In the 2023 regular season, Jones tallied 30 tackles, 10.5 sacks and four passes defended. Chris Jones didn’t only talk trash after the Chiefs had won.

He also conversed with the Bills’ diehards before the game, sharing expletives. Jones immediately backed up his talk when he swatted Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen’s pass down inside the Chiefs’ 10-yard line to hold the Bills to a field goal on their opening drive.

Considering the Chiefs won by three points, the unsuspecting play proved pivotal in the final outcome of the game. While Jones ultimately had the last laugh, the Buffalo Bills rivalry with the Chiefs didn’t stop on the field.

Donovan Smith accuses Bills of turning off hot water in showers

According to a tweet by Kansas City offensive tackle Donovan Smith, the hot water in the showers was not working after the game. Smith went as far as to suggest that Buffalo shut the hot water off, tweeting the following:

“Damn caught a L and they shut our hot water off… smh its all good we got that Dub today #ChiefsKingdom”

Whether the hot water malfunctioned or there was some nefarious action at play targeting the Kansas City Chiefs, it’s actually not the first time this NFL season that hot water in the locker rooms has become a very public issue.

Earlier this season, reports surfaced that an equipment failure in the main water heater at FedEx Field prevented the New York Giants and Washington Commanders from having hot water in the showers after the game.

The story quickly went viral on social media, much like Smith’s revelation is bound to do for Sunday night’s snafu.

The likeliest explanation for the post-playoff ice-cold showers is likely a similar type of failure, though anything is possible. Officials explained after the FedEx Field fiasco that an equipment failure was responsible.

“We had an equipment failure in the main water heater that provides hot water to the field level locker rooms,” a Commanders official said after the game in mid-November. “We can’t resolve the matter without completely shutting off the water to the stadium, which is why it couldn’t be repaired in game.”