If the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs both advance to the AFC Championship Game, the showdown will be going down in Atlanta. Before it’s even known if that will happen, fans are already trying to secure their spot in the stadium. The league advised the teams to begin selling tickets ahead of time in case both teams make it and fans from each side wasted no time buying tickets.
On Friday, it was announced that more than 50,000 tickets were purchased by Bills and Chiefs season-ticket holders in the first 24 hours they went on sale for the game that would take place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, according to ESPN.
The stadium in Atlanta holds 71,000.
A neutral site had to be found after the Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals was canceled after safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field. With them playing one less game, and the teams being two of the top contenders in the AFC, an alternative playoff plan was put into place.
The Chiefs finished 14-3 and the Bills 13-3. If Buffalo had defeated the Bengals, they would have been 14-3 and owning the tiebreaker thanks to a previous win over the Chiefs, and would have secured the No. 1 seed.
Before each team’s fans go out to Atlanta, they need to wait for their team to win.
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The Bills are facing the Bengals on Sunday after they defeated AFC East rival Miami Dolphins 34-31 to advance to the next round. The Bengals defeated the Baltimore Ravens 24-17 in the wild card round.
The No. 1 seeded Chiefs have been resting and must take care of business against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who beat the Los Angeles Chargers in an epic 31-30 comeback win last week.
