The actual sports part and storylines are incredible: Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship Game; the Bills have a lifetime of heartbreak, including Buffalo leading Kansas City with 13 seconds left in a 2021 Divisional Round game before losing.

Greif: Philadelphia will beat Washington in the NFC because the Commanders’ defense has been leaky (allowing 25.5 points per game in the postseason, 9.5 more than Philadelphia), while the Eagles have ranked among the league’s elite defenses all season; by one metric, they stand tied for the league lead in allowing the lowest success rate.

Kansas City's offense holds an advantage over Buffalo's defense, but Josh Allen will be tough for the Chiefs to contain.

SportsLine's advanced model has locked in its NFL betting picks for the 2025 NFL playoffs and 2025 Championship Round football predictions from 10,000 simulations to tell you how to bet NFL games

The Buffalo Bills (13-4) go on the road in a playoff matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in the AFC Championship game on Jan. 26, kicking off at 6:30 p.m.

Check out the lines and spreads for the AFC and NFC title games — along with expert insight — as the final four teams vie for the two spots in Super Bowl LIX.

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I’m tossing my vote behind the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills in the chalkiest NFL betting season in a decade. And, incredibly, I’m not alone. Our seven-person panel is effectively split on 2025’s conference championship games, which bodes well for Sunday’s excitement if not our overall picks records.