Conference Championships: Buffalo Bills travel to face Kansas City Chiefs, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 24, 2021. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
Pregame
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Kansas City Chiefs, the home crowd at the venue is asked to be a player; for Buffalo Bills, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of the venue with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Buffalo Bills versus Kansas City Chiefs in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
League standings entering Week 18
Standings as of kickoff, Week 18 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Best record league-wide: Kansas City Chiefs (14-2).
AFC
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 13-3 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 7-9 | -- |
| New York Jets | 2-14 | -- |
AFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-4 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 11-5 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 11-5 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-11-1 | -- |
AFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 11-5 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 11-5 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 4-12 | -- |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-15 | -- |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 14-2 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8-8 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7-9 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 5-11 | -- |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 12-4 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 10-6 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8-8 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | -- |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Football Team | 7-9 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | -- |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-11-1 | -- |
NFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 13-3 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 8-8 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-9 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | -- |
NFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 12-4 | -- |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 5-11 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-12 | -- |
Game video
Score
Buffalo Bills None, Kansas City Chiefs None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 000024 | ||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 000038 |
Scoring plays
Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Recap
Conference Championships at the venue: Kansas City Chiefs defeated Buffalo Bills.[1][2]
Kansas City Chiefs defeated Buffalo Bills in the Conference Championships. Kansas City Chiefs are bound for the Super Bowl.
Kansas City Chiefs defeated Buffalo Bills. Round: Conference Championships.
Conference Championships. Kansas City Chiefs over Buffalo Bills.
Box score
| Bills | Chiefs |
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
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Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
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Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
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