Predictions, how to watch AFC championship

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

The stage is set for Kansas City Chiefs to host Buffalo bills Tonight in the AFC Championship Game.

gave Chiefs Finished the season with the best record in the AFC (15-2) and the No. 1 seed in the conference. Kansas City captured its tenth straight AFC West title in the process. They had a bye in the first round. Wild Card Round And rested for another week to prepare for it. Houston TexansWhom they defeated. 24-13 i Divisional Round to advance to the AFC title game for the seventh consecutive season.

Kansas City is looking for a historic third straight Super Bowl win but will have its hands full against Buffalo on Sunday.

gave Bill Passed by the Broncos. In the wild card and defeated The crow 27-25 quarterback in the divisional round Josh Allen Has played at an MVP level all season and has a chance to get revenge this Sunday.

Under offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Buffalo has one of the most efficient units in the NFL. The Bulls finished the 2024 season second in EPA per play (0.18), while Allen recorded 41 total touchdowns.

Buffalo has won the AFC East title in six consecutive seasons under head coach Sean McDermott. Buffalo and Kansas City are the only teams to reach the playoffs by winning double-digit games in each of the last six years. The Bulls were one of two teams to beat Kansas City during the regular season.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has the franchise clicking on all cylinders and is two wins away from a fourth Lombardi Trophy in six years. Patrick Mahomes Has beaten Buffalo in last three postseason meetings. With a fourth on Sunday, he will join Tom Brady and John Elway as the only starting quarterbacks to reach the Super Bowl five times.

The latest chapter in the greatest NFL rivalry of this generation will be written tonight.

USA TODAY Sports will provide live updates, highlights and more from Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Bulls and Chiefs below. All times are Eastern.