If the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills make the AFC title game, they’ll play in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
This decision came after the league cancelled the game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals following Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the field.
One fewer game for the Bills meant they couldn’t officially earn the No. 1 seed, and the league decided it would move the title game to a neutral site should Buffalo and Kansas City play each other for a shot at the Super Bowl.
The location makes sense for a number of reasons. It’s a true neutral site because neither team has played there since 2017 because the Falcons are in the NFC. The stadium also has a dome so the weather won’t in an issue. Atlanta is about a two-hour plane ride from both Kansas City and Buffalo, so neither team will travel more than the other.
