After weathering a furious comeback and late-game performances from a cast of Bills including Josh Allen, James Cook, Mack Hollins and Jordan Phillips, the Chiefs stayed the course for a third consecutive Super Bowl berth and a chance for an unprecedented three-peat.
Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills drew huge ratings for the NFL and CBS. According to Puck's John Ourand,
The actual sports part and storylines are incredible: Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship Game; the Bills have a lifetime of heartbreak, including Buffalo leading Kansas City with 13 seconds left in a 2021 Divisional Round game before losing.
The Kansas City Chiefs' 32-29 win Sunday over the Buffalo Bills was the most-watched AFC Championship game in history with 57.4 million viewers on CBS, according to multiple reports.
The one-sided rivalry between the Chiefs and Bills is known for a couple of things: Kansas City wins, Buffalo's sadness and forcing the NFL to make changes. After the overtime fiasco in 2022, the league changed the playoff rules. Both teams now possess the ball in overtime.
Kansas City has handed Buffalo another heartbreaking playoff loss, escaping the AFC Championship Game with a 32-29 win to advance to Super Bowl LIX
The Buffalo Bills will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game during the NFL playoffs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, January 26
In the late game, it was the Buffalo Bills surviving a late rally by their opponent, the talented and tough Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens scored a touchdown with 1:33 to go to come within two, but their star tight end Mark Andrews bobbled the two-point conversion and couldn’t haul it in,
Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles will host Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game.
The NFL announced which officiating crew will referee the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills matchup in the AFC championship game.
With the dust settling after a hectic divisional round, only the Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs still h
It might turn out that, in the short run, the Commanders losing to the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC championship game was a blessing for Josh Harris. He has never been less popular in the city where he went to college.