According to a report by Sports Business Journal editor Austin Karp, the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff matchup against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday was the most-watched AFC Championship Game in NFL history.
A whopping 54.7 million viewers tuned in to watch Kansas City take down the Bills to earn their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance, much to the chagrin of a small but vocal contingency of fans who are less than thrilled about the Chiefs’ current run of dominance.
Sunday’s record viewership topped last year’s AFC Championship Game between Kansas City and the Baltimore Ravens, and is second only to the 2012 NFC Championship Game between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
Sunday’s must watch game was watched by all
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Though the AFC Championship Game was the crowning achievement of the Chiefs’ 2024 campaign, Kansas City’s highly-anticipated matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX may give fans in Western Missouri even more to cheer about heading into the offseason.