Stay tuned to this live blog for real-time updates on the Kansas City Chiefs' Week 9 showdown against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium.

Halloween may have come and gone, but the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes remain Josh Allen's boogeyman. Kansas City again ended Buffalo's Super Bowl hopes during the Allen era earlier this year when they snatched a 32-29 AFC championship game victory.

A crushing blow. The hits keep on coming for the Buffalo Bills’ defensive line, as first-year Bill Michael Hoecht went down with an Achilles injury during the s

A 36-34 Bills victory is the prediction from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac. This is an excerpt from his story: “The Bills put up 40 points last week in Carolina; the Chiefs have won three in a row by a combined score of 89-24. But those were all at home. Speaking of home, the Bills are averaging 35.7 points at their dump.”

Kansas City will still face an uphill battle to overcome Buffalo's lead. Bills quarterback Josh Allen is putting on a dominant performance, and Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo must find a way to put the clamps on the reigning MVP if Kansas City intends to win its sixth game of the season.