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.
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A Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles is around the corner after this weekend’s conference title games - one of which set an audience record while the other underperformed fairly significantly.
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 are going to the Super Bowl for a third consecutive year after beating the Buffalo Bills in a hard- fought AFC championship game.
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It was another close call, but this was more subjective. The Chiefs had fourth-and-16 trailing 25-23 late in the game, and on their last chance Patrick Mahomes threw deep. Bengals rookie safety Daijahn Anthony was called for pass interference. Kansas City kicked a field goal to win the game after that.
The Buffalo Bills (13-4) and the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) will play for the Lamar Hunt Trophy at the AFC Championship game this Sunday - and the winner will then face the NFC Championship winner at the Super Bowl LIX in February.
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This new record for the most-watched AFC Championship game was nearly 58 million, which is an increase of 2 million compared to last year's AFC title game, which previously held the viewership record. It also slightly surpassed last year's NFC Championship, which aired later in the day — typically a time slot that performs better overall.