Four NFL teams remain in the hunt for Super Bowl glory, with the Buffalo Bills set to visit the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship, and the Philadelphia Eagles set to play host to the rival Washington Commanders in an NFC East fight for their conference crown.
Before the game, Jon Batiste, five-time Grammy winner, is set to sing the national anthem. Christian recording artist Lauren Daigle will sing "America the Beautiful" with Trombone Shorty. R&B vocalist Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
The world will find out this NFL season's Super Bowl matchup in a matter of days after exciting conference championship action on Sunday. Josh Allen's second-seeded Buffalo Bills facing Patrick Mahomes' top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game makes them the first pair of quarterbacks to meet four times in the playoffs before the age of 30.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills will do battle in the AFC Championship game and the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, Kelly, has given her pick. With both teams considered to be the top teams not only in the conference, but the league, this looms as a true coin flip to pick who might win and advance to the Super Bowl.
During Wednesday's episode of "New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, "Travis, and his brother, former NFL offensive lineman Jason Kelce, touched on the subject of how intense Eagles supporters can be during games. The topic was brought up as the two were talking about the enmity between Los Angeles Rams rookie Jared Verse and Philadelphia fans.
Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
The Chiefs have won all three playoff matchups, including the AFC championship game four years ago. The Bills ended Kansas City’s bid for a perfect season with a 30-21 victory in Week 11.
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Early favorites, the Eagles will try to keep soaring against Jayden Daniels, who's led the Commanders to their best season since 1991.
Despite the retirement rumors, Travis Kelce had a standout performance in the Chiefs' divisional round win against the Houston Texans. Per ESPN, he caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown during the match. The Chiefs, who finished with a 15-2 record in the 2024 season, will face the Bills at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.