The Tennessee Titans (11-7) and Kansas City Chiefs (13-4) both stand to gain a place in the Super Bowl this year as they face each other for the AFC Championship title this week.
If the Chiefs come out with a win, they stand to gain another place in the football record books.
Kansas City’s last Super Bowl victory was back in 1969 when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings.
So a win over the Titans would give the Chiefs their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, the widest gap between appearances in NFL history.
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The Jets have the longest current drought between Super Bowl appearances at 51 years, last appearing in a Super Bowl in 1968.
The previous record was set by the Indianapolis Colts at 36 years, and the second-longest drought record is owned by the Green Bay Packers, who last made it to the Super Bowl in 1996, with the one before that being back in 1967 for a difference of 29 years.
It will be interesting to see how things shake out for the Chiefs, who are hot on a seven-game winning streak, recording their latest victory by topping the Houston Texans, 51-31 last week on their home turf.
The Titans and Chiefs are set to face off at 2:05 p.m. CST on Sunday in Arrowhead Stadium.
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