We’re a long way away from this even being a possibility, but the NFL is already starting to consider its contingency plan should the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills — the top two seeds in the AFC for the 2023 playoffs — both reach the AFC title game.
After Damar Hamlin collapsed from cardiac arrest during a pivotal and now cancelled Bills-Bengals game roughly two weeks ago, the league decided to even things out by guaranteeing a neutral site AFC Championship Game between the Bills and Chiefs in a theoretical playoff matchup. The main consideration appeared to be Buffalo losing out on clinching the de facto No. 1 seed through no fault of its own (it literally lost a game off its record) after already beating the Chiefs earlier this year and owning the head-to-head tiebreaker.
With reports stating the league expects to decide on the location of a potential Bills-Chiefs AFC title showdown later this week — and fans getting very creative with their jokes about a preferred locale — here’s a ranking of some of the best possible stadium options. For anyone who wants to be romantic about football while thinking about another potential instant classic between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, you’ll feel right at home here.