The Chiefs overcame the Bills in a tense fourth quarter, moving on to meet the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

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.

The Buffalo Bills gambled and lost on a critical fourth-down play late in Sunday's AFC championship game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The play involved a controversial spot that was upheld on replay review. Buffalo led by one point at the time of the play and went on to lose the game, 32-29.

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.

The Kansas City Chiefs' hopes of a Super Bowl three-peat are still alive after their win over the Buffalo Bills in the 2025 AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26. The Chiefs ultimately defeated the Bills at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City,

The three-peat is so rare in American professional sports in general, too. The last major men's professional team to win three straight championships was the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three consecutive NBA titles from 2000-02. Here’s a look at every time the NFL has come close to a Super Bowl three-peat.

Kansas City’s defense, a key component of their success, faces setbacks as two players are fined just days before the crucial AFC Championship matchup against the Buffalo Bills.