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The Kansas City Chiefs are in the AFC Championship game for the fifth consecutive year thanks to an outstanding season. With a regular-season record of 14-3, the Chiefs secured their spot in the postseason with the top seed in the AFC.
On January 29, they face the Cincinnati Bengals at home in the AFC Championship game. They defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-20 in the Divisional round.
With odds of +260, Kansas City enters the Conference Championship game as the favorite to win Super Bowl LVII. The Bengals have won their past three meetings with them, so their path to the Super Bowl won't be simple.
In both the regular season and the playoffs, the Chiefs and Bengals have met 32 times. Cincinnati is up 18-14 in the series after winning the last three games. Last year's AFC Championship game saw the Bengals upset the Chiefs 27-24 in their only postseason meeting.
The Kansas City Chiefs last won a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018. The two teams met in Week 7 of the 2018 regular season and the Chiefs won the game 45-10. The victory came after the Chiefs lost four back-to-back games from 2008 to 2015.
Patrick Mahomes in that game led the way for the Chiefs with 358 yards passing and four TD passes, his sixth consecutive 300-yard game of the season.
Since then, Mahomes has lost all three games against Bengals QB Joe Burrow. Mahomes now has a 0-3 record against Burrow. On Sunday, Mahomes will face Burrow for the fourth time and second time in the AFC Championship game.
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When was the last time Kansas City Chiefs played in the Super Bowl?
In NFL history, the Kansas City Chiefs have participated in four Super Bowl contests. They made history when they lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-10 in the inaugural Super Bowl in 1967.
In 1970, the Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl and won their first championship by defeating the Minnesota Vikings 23-7.
The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV in 2020, their second championship, after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. The Chiefs made their fourth Super Bowl appearance the following year but fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-9.
