I watched as the Kansas City Chiefs secured their spot in Super Bowl LVIII by defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 AFC Championship game.
In a hurry? The big AFC showdown is Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at , and will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+. These services provide CBS and any other TV channel you need to watch every game of the NFL playoffs:
- Fubo: The best streaming service for international sports also provides 150+ well-selected channels. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
- DIRECTV STREAM: Get a great channel lineup with the best selection of RSNs in the industry. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
- Hulu + Live TV: This total entertainment streaming service provides a great on-demand selection and all the essential live TV channels with a 3-day free trial.
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When the regular season comes to an end, the postseason commences with the Wild Card Weekend on January 13th, 2024. After the first round of the playoffs is played, the top seed will play the lowest remaining seed at home in the second round. The two other teams will then be paired with each other, and the higher seed among those teams will serve as the host for that game.
For example, if the second, third, and fourth seed won their opening games, the number one seed would play the number four seed in the second round. The number two seed would then play the number three seed at home.
The winners of those matchups would then play in the AFC title game for the right to represent the conference in the Super Bowl. As usual, the higher seed would serve as the home team for that game.
History of the AFC Championship
The very first AFC Championship title game was played in the year 1970 during the regular season after a merger between the NFL and the American Football League.
The NFL was comprised of 16 teams and the AFL of 10 teams. Therefore, a realignment was needed to create an equal number of teams for both conferences. NFL’s Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers ended up joining the 10 AFL teams to form the AFC and the remaining 13 NFL teams became the NFC.
AFC Championship Game Schedule
The AFC title game will be played on Sunday, Jan. 28 at . It will be broadcast on CBS, which is available through many streaming services. It is also available via antenna depending on location, and will be streamed on Paramount+.
There is still much we do not know about the 2024 AFC Championship game. We will be updating this information as it becomes available.
- Date: Sunday, January 28, 2024
- Kickoff Time:
- Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
- Channel: CBS and Paramount+
- Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (analysis), Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn (sideline)
- Teams: Kansas City Chiefs (17) vs Baltimore Ravens (10)
- Last Year’s Result: Cincinnati Bengals (20) at Kansas City Chiefs (23)
Streaming Services to Watch the AFC Championship
Depending on where you are located, you could put up an antenna and watch not just the AFC Championship game but almost all of the NFL playoffs. To learn how, see our HDTV antenna guide. It will tell you all you need to know. Check out Sling TV for a convenient way to integrate OTA and streaming TV.
It’s easier to go with a streaming service. These are our favorites:
Fubo
The Fubo (formerly FuboTV) base service package is $79.99/month and comes with all the local channels such as CBS, NBC, and Fox. It also comes with ESPN (and much more), which will allow you to watch every game of the playoffs. You also get unlimited cloud DVR and the ability to stream on up to 10 devices at once.
See our Fubo review for all the details.
DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM offers packages starting at $86.99/month that allow you to watch CBS and other local channels. For $114.99/month, you can upgrade to the Choice package, which provides access to its excellent regional sports network (RSN) selection.
See our DIRECTV STREAM review for more information.
Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV costs $82.99/month and allows you to watch local feeds of all the national network affiliates. With it, you can watch all of the playoffs and more. It comes with unlimited cloud DVR (9-month storage) and the ability to stream on up to two devices. And you get Disney+ and ESPN+ to boot.
For more details, see our Hulu + Live TV review.
Other Streaming Services
There are other ways to stream the AFC Championship.
Paramount+
Paramount+ streams content that airs on CBS, which means that you can watch the AFC title game with it for just $7.99/month. See our Paramount+ review.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV costs $82.99/month a service similar to Hulu + Live TV. See our YouTube TV review for more.
Devices to Watch the AFC Championship
You can likely watch the AFC Championship game on one or more devices you already own. The three services we highlighted here support all the following:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android mobile devices
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- iOS mobile devices
- Roku
- Samsung smart TVs.
LG, Vizio, and Android TV-compatible smart TVs are supported by FuboTV and Hulu. Those two also support the Xbox One and Hulu alone supports the PlayStation.
See our individual streaming reviews for complete information.
2024 AFC Championship Game Analysis
The Kansas City Chiefs return for the AFC Championship game. And with them is a very powerful Baltimore Ravens team.
The Ravens are favored by 3.5 points with a modest total of 45.5 points expected.
The Ravens don’t have great stats on their passing game but that’s largely due to Lamar Jackson as a constant running threat. Overall, they have by far the best running game in the league.
The Chiefs have a very good passing defense as we saw in their Divisional game against the Buffalo Bills. But they have struggled defending the run.
On offense, the Chiefs are similar. They pass the ball well but have struggled rushing. But the Ravens have an excellent passing defense. It’s likely the Chiefs will try to run the ball against a weaker Ravens rushing defense.
Wrapping Up
The AFC title game will take place on January 28th, and it will feature the two teams that have survived the first two rounds of the playoffs. The contest will take place at the stadium of the highest remaining seed and will be broadcast on CBS.
Many streaming services offer CBS as part of their base packages. If none of them work for you, look into using an antenna.
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