Chiefs vs Bills Live Stream
How to watch Chiefs vs Bills: Kickoff time, TV channel, live stream, key matchups for AFC Championship
How to watch
Date: Sunday, Jan. 24 | Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
Location: Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
TV: CBS | Stream: CBS All Access
Follow: CBS Sports App
"The Bills have been much better on defense since the midway point of the season. Coordinator Leslie Frazier has done a nice job. As for Buffalo's offense, Josh Allen didn't put up his usual gaudy numbers last week against the Ravens, but he made enough plays. It was a windy night. If the weather holds up here -- and Mahomes is in the game -- this could be a great shootout of two big-armed passers.
Both defenses have improved since the Chiefs beat the Bills in Week 6, a game where Kansas City ran the football to win it. Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 161 in Kansas City's 26-17 victory. This time around, I think it's more of an air game with both quarterbacks having good games. I picked the Chiefs to get to the Super Bowl before the season and I am sticking with that. But it will be close -- even with Mahomes." -- Pete Prisco on how Kansas City edges out a 31-30 win over Buffalo.
"Josh Allen has been playing at an MVP-level all year and I think he can outduel a banged-up Mahomes. I'm picking the Bills here and if they win, there's a 50% chance I'll jump through a flaming folding table in my backyard to celebrate their first Super Bowl appearance since 1993. My neighbors will probably call the police, but it's a risk I'm willing to take." -- John Breech on why he likes Buffalo by a field goal.
In his bold predictions piece for the divisional round, CBS Sports' Cody Benjamin has Bills receiver Stefon Diggs approaching 200 yards receiving in this game against the Chiefs. To read the rest of Cody's bold predictions (plus a prediction for this game), click here.
"I've been saying this for at least the entire second half of the season: Buffalo is one of the few teams in the AFC that can match the offensive firepower of the Chiefs. The emergence of Josh Allen gives the Bills the ability to match Patrick Mahomes and the Cheifs throw-for-throw, which makes this a particularly tough draw for the defending champs. ... When you have Mahomes possibly going at less than full speed, it only adds to the desire to lean towards Buffalo. After all, the Bills are the much hotter team coming into this AFC title game. They are 12-6 ATS on the season, while Kansas City is below .500 in that regard at 7-10 ATS." -- Tyler Sullivan explains why he likes Buffalo by a touchdown, 30-23.
SportsLine senior analyst and NFL expert Larry Hartstein has his finger of the pulse of the Chiefs, owning a 16-2 record against the spread in picks involving Kansas City. He nailed Cleveland +10 last week and now has made his determination as to which way he's leaning for the AFC Championship. To find out, you'll have to head over the SportsLine.
"While I don't foresee points being hard to come by, I do pause slightly about this total going Over. While Patrick Mahomes is good to go for this game, if he is limited in any way, that brings the Chiefs ceiling for a big day on offense down. That's also not mentioning that Kansas City could lean on a rushing attack to try and beat Buffalo. Back in Week 6, Clyde Edwards-Helaire posted 161 yards rushing against this unit and Andy Reid could deploy a similar attack to help a hobbled Mahomes get through the game. The Under is also 9-8 for the Chiefs this season. As for the Bills, their offense is averaging 22 points per game through two playoff contests. While that's a small sample size, it's nearly 10 points below their regular-season average. " -- Tyler Sullivan on why he's leaning towards the Under with a projected total of 53.
Mahomes, who had a major scare in the divisional round against the Cleveland Browns, was in the concussion protocol all week, and he confirmed what every Chiefs fan had been hoping to hear: He’ll be good to go on Sunday. Kansas City held on to beat the Cleveland Browns in the divisional round last week, 22-17, with late-game heroics from backup quarterback Chad Henne propelling the Chiefs past an upstart and gritty Browns team. Now, Kansas City has Buffalo coming to town, and it should be a doozy. The Bills haven’t lost since November 15, and that was by two-points, so they enter this game the hotter of the two teams.
When these two teams last met on October 19, Mahomes and company emerged victorious, winning 26-17 on the road. Mahomes was 21-26 for 225 yards and two touchdowns, while Allen struggled, putting up one of the worst statistical outings of his career. The Bills quarterback completed just 14 of 27 passes for 122 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. “They showed a couple things on defense that we weren’t expecting.
We’ve gotten a lot better since that game. They can say the same thing,” Allen said, via NBC 2’s WGRZ.
“Just two good teams that are going to go out there and compete, it’s going to be a four-quarter dog fight. We understand. We have to put our best foot forward, not make dumb mistakes and put the ball where it needs to be. If they go zone or play man, we need to win our matchups. Get our run game established and play complementary football,” Allen added.
The Bills averaged 31.3 points a game, which was second in the NFL, while Kansas City was ranked sixth, scoring 29.6 points per contest. On defense, the Bills ranked 14th overall, 17th against the run and 13th against the pass, while Kansas City had the 16th ranked overall defense, and they ranked 21st against the run and 14th against the pass.
It will be an interesting battle of wits between Andy Reid and Sean McDermott, who Reid fired as his defensive coordinator 10 years ago. “He deserves coach of the year, man,” Reid said about McDermott. “I think he’s done a tremendous job. What a great thing for the NFL and Buffalo. They love football in Buffalo and he’s really done a nice job with that whole program.”