The AFL Championship Game became the AFC Championship Game when the AFL and NFL merged in 1970. Since then, the game has become a highly anticipated showdown between the winners of the AFC divisional round to determine which team will represent the conference on the NFL's biggest stage in the Super Bowl. The higher seeded team hosts the AFC championship game.
The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Buffalo Bills in Sunday's AFC Championship Game. It will be the fourth playoff meeting in the past five seasons between the two teams, with Kansas City winning each of the previous three matchups.