<
        >

          Sports world reacts to Chiefs clinching Super Bowl LIX berth

          play
          Mahomes pumps up Taylor Swift, Arrowhead after TD, spike celebration (0:38)

          Patrick Mahomes keeps the ball and powers into the end zone for his second rushing touchdown against the Bills. (0:38)

          • ESPN staffJan 26, 2025, 10:25 PM ET

          For the third straight year, the Kansas City Chiefs are on to the Super Bowl, defeating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

          A wild contest saw a combined seven fourth-down conversion attempts, with the Kansas City defense standing tall when it mattered most.

          Harrison Butker's 35-yard field goal with 3:33 remaining in the fourth quarter put the Chiefs ahead by three late, but Josh Allen and Buffalo had a chance to answer. The Bills' offense didn't get farther than its own 47-yard-line, however. Facing a fourth-and-5, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called a blitz to force an incompletion that all but ended the game. Kansas City chewed away the final two minutes on its ensuing possession.

          Here's how the sports world reacted to the Chiefs' victory over the Bills.