W hen the Kansas City Chiefs traded up for wide receiver Xavier Worthy in the 2024 NFL Draft, they may have seen something the Buffalo Bills, with whom they traded for the pick, d
But there was also rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy. Worthy ended the game with a team-high six receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown, as well as two runs for 16 yards. He also came down with arguably the highlight grab of the game with a catch that set up one of Mahomes' two touchdown runs.
Xavier Worthy takes a playful jab at the Bills after the Chiefs’ AFC Championship win, reminding them of their draft “oops” moment.
There’s also holding on a Bills’ defender during the play, so if it’s called a catch the penalty adds onto it and the Chiefs would get the ball inside the five. The referees called it a catch, and Bills’ head coach Sean McDermott challenges the review.
Referee Clete Blakeman's crew opted to keep the ruling on the field after review, which was a catch. While the holding penalty on Damar Hamlin would've kept the drive alive anyway, the upholding of the initial call gave the Chiefs an extra 21 yards on the play. Instead of first-and-10 at the Buffalo 24, it was first-and-goal from the Buffalo 3.
The stage is set for the biggest game in football as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9.
His performance was possibly powered by the fact that he wanted to show the Bills what they missed out on by not selecting him in last year’s draft.
Following a fantastic performance in Sunday's AFC title game, Chiefs rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy spoke on his redemption toward a Bills team that passed on him in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Xavier Worthy, the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver had a little extra motivation going into the 2024 AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills, and it all goes back to the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bills traded out of the No.
Worthy brought down six of seven targets for 85 yards and a touchdown while taking two carries for 16 yards in Sunday's 32-29 win over Buffalo in the AFC Championship Game.
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was determined to show the Buffalo Bills what they missed, and he delivered in the AFC Championship Game.