Chiefs to face Eagles for historic Super Bowl ‘three-peat’

The Kansas City Chiefs are one win from an unprecedented NFL ‘three-peat’ after beating the Buffalo Bills to reach Super Bowl 59.

The Chiefs held on for a thrilling 32-29 win over the Bills to become the first back-to-back champions to return to the Super Bowl.

It is the fifth time in six years that Kansas City have reached the NFL’s championship game, winning three of the past five.

They will face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on 9 February, in a repeat of Super Bowl 57.

The Eagles came into the Conference Championship games as slight favourites to win this year’s Super Bowl and romped to a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders earlier on Sunday.

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen is the slight favourite to be named this season’s Most Valuable Player but the Bills came up against the Chiefs in the post-season for the fourth time in five years.

And again Kansas City counterpart Patrick Mahomes, a two-time season MVP, came out on top in a nail-biting finish to the AFC Championship game.

Visitors Buffalo led 22-21 coming into the fourth quarter, in which the game hinged on two short-yardage plays by the Bills.

They came either side of two fine touchdown drives and a Chiefs field goal which ultimately proved decisive.

Each time Buffalo turned the ball over on downs, leaving the hosts’ offence with less than two minutes to see out the game and close in on NFL immortality.