For the first time in the history of the National Football League, a two-time defending champion will head to the Super Bowl with a chance to three-peat as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game,

On Sunday, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen lead the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, respectively, into the AFC Championship game with the Chiefs looking for some NFL history if they can make it to Super Bowl LIX.

In this season’s Championship Game of the AFC playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs are the favorites, but by less than a field goal (-1.5), over the Buffalo Bills. GEHA Field at Arrowhead

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, takes a tumble as Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard (43) defends during the first half of an NFL football game ,Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills won 30-21. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) AP KANSAS CITY -- Here we go again.

For the second time this season and the fourth time in the last five postseasons, the Buffalo Bills will face off with the Kansas City Chiefs, this time on Sunday, Jan. 26 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

To the chagrin of everyone hoping for someone to end the Chiefs’ success, Kansas City did what it usually does and made just enough plays to get them over the finish line and back to the Super Bowl. Benford was cleared to play on Sunday hours before kickoff after spending the week in concussion protocol.

Stores across Chiefs Kingdom immediately reopened their doors after Sunday’s game to sell Chiefs and AFC Champions gear.

Excited to own a piece of playoff gear? A number of Kansas City-area stores have said they will open the doors late Sunday after the Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship win for eager fans. Fans are known to line up for hours until the gear is gone.

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The AFC championship game of the NFL playoffs will see the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) and Buffalo Bills (13-4) hitting the field at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. Date: Jan. 26 Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

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