Bills-Chiefs AFC title game averaged historic TV viewership
The highly anticipated AFC championship game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs averaged 57.7 million viewers on TV last week.
In typical Bills-Chiefs fashion, the playoff matchup featured high-level football and a game that came down to the wire. The Chiefs edged the Bills 32-29 and now return to the Super Bowl aiming to be the first team ever to three-peat.
The show put on by Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes made this game a ratings bonanza.
Not including Super Bowls, Bills-Chiefs was the second-most watched game in the NFL dating back to 1988. It trails only the 2009 NFC championship between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints, which averaged 57.9 million viewers.
The Bills continue to be a major draw among NFL fans, especially when they clash with the Chiefs, arguably the best rivalry in the NFL right now. For the Bills and their fans, it would be nice to be on the other side of one of these “instant classic” games, but win or lose, there will be a lot of people tuning in to see the show.