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,
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
If the two-time defending champs defeat Buffalo in Sunday's AFC championship and make it to the Super Bowl, it'd be their fifth appearance in the big game since 2020.
The Chiefs hosted the Bills in the AFC championship game, and there was plenty to take away from the Sunday playoff contest.
Games since then include the Chiefs’ 42-36 win in overtime in the 2021 AFC Divisional Round, known in Kansas City as the “13-second game,” and last season’s 27-24 escape in Buffalo, sealed when Bills placekicker Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal in the final two minutes.
With that being said, the Chiefs have made an intriguing roster move ahead of the game. As shared by Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team, Kansas City elevated wide receiver Justyn Ross for the game.
When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles meet in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans will make history by tying Miami for the most Super Bowls
With that in mind, Buffalo has been projected to pull off a massive blockbuster trade with the Las Vegas Raiders. Jarrett Bailey of The Sporting News has projected a trade between the Bills and Raiders that would bring Maxx Crosby to Buffalo.
Super Bowl LIX is already proving to offer serious star power, with ad spots led by Chris Pratt, Eugene Levy, Michelle Rodriguez and even a When Harry Met Sally reunion with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images There's always someone left complaining about the referees at the end of a major sporting event, and when the Kansas City Chiefs are involved,