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The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars to advance to the AFC title game. When is it and who will they play?

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars to advance to the AFC title game. When is it and who will they play?
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Sports journalist who grew up in Dallas, TX. Lover of all things sports, she got her degree from Texas Tech University (Wreck ‘em Tech!) in 2011. Joined Diario AS USA in 2021 and now covers mostly American sports (primarily NFL, NBA, and MLB) as well as soccer from around the world.
Update:

The Kansas City Chiefs were the first team to win in the NFL Divisional Playoff game this weekend with a 27-20 defeat over the Jacksonville Jaguars. They have advanced to their fifth consecutive AFC title game, which they will play next week.

There are still three games left to be played, including the Eagles vs Giants NFC game, which is happening right now at the time of this writing - follow along live!

The winners of the games this weekend advance to their conference’s championship game and the winners of those games will play in Super Bowl 57 on Sunday February 12.

When are the NFL Conference Championship Playoff Games?

Both the Championship games for the AFC and NFC will be played on the same day, Sunday January 29.

The day will begin with the NFC Championship Game, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET. The teams will be the winner of the Eagles vs Giants game today against the winner of the Cowboys vs 49ers game tomorrow.

  • TBD at TBD, 3 p.m. ET
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The day will continue into the evening with the AFC Championship Game at 6:30 p.m. ET game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the winner of the Bills vs Bengals game tomorrow.

  • TBD vs. No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m. ET

The higher seed will host the Championship game unless the Chiefs end up playing the Bills. If that is the case, then the game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia because it is a neutral site.

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