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The Bills and Chiefs created NFL television history Sunday night.Heading into the divisional round, the contest between the two AFC powerhouses was undoubtedly going to draw tons of viewers. Between the elite QB matchup of Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, plus the added Taylor Swift fan base tuning in to watch their  Jordan Poyer Jersey favorite singer's beau, it had all the makings of an all-time showdown.The game itself did not disappoint, as Allen and Mahomes went blow-for-blow for 60 minutes. However, a late in the fourth quarter allowed Kansas City to escape chilly Buffalo with a 27-24 victory.While Highmark Stadium was filled with over 70,000 crazed Bills mafia members and traveling Chiefs faithful, there were plenty of viewers watching the intense action from the comfort of their homes  a record-breaking number in fact.NFL Power Rankings: Here is what fans need to know about the historic viewing numbers for the Bills-Chiefs divisional round.Bills-Chiefs tv ratingsIf Cam Lewis Jersey  you predicted that the Buffalo-Kansas City matchup would be the most watched contest of the weekend, you would be correct.The Texans-Ravens matchup on Saturday afternoon set a high standard to start the divisional  Micah Hyde Jersey round, as the AFC contest became the , hitting 31.8 million viewers.Despite that high mark, it didn't come close to the Bills-Chiefs numbers. After all was said and done, the Buffalo-Kansas City matchup was the most viewed divisional round game ever in NFL history, becoming the first contest in the round to surpa s 50 million viewers.Just in:This game averaged 50.393 million viewers  the most watched divisional game ever and first to surpa s 50 million viewers.  Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) The previous mark for a non-Super Bowl or conference championship game was 48.52 million viewers, which occurred during the 2017 divisional round when the Packers and Cowboys clashed.In addition, it shattered the previous high for the 2023 season. The Commanders-Cowboys Thanksgiving game on CBS brought in 41.76 million viewers on the holiday.Bills-Chiefs playoff TV ratingsThe matchup in the 2024 playoffs marked the third time that Joe Delamielleure Jersey  Allen and Mahomes went head-to-head in the postseason. Like the previous two contests, it was the Chiefs that emerged victorious, sending the Bills home  Thurman Thomas Jersey early for the third time in the last four postseasons.All three playoff games have delivered non-stop entertainment from start to finish, bringing in a high number of viewers each and every time.Here is a look at the TV ratings for all of the Mahomes vs. Allen battles in the postseason: Season Round Result TV ratings 2020 AFC Championship Chiefs 38, Bills 24 42.33 million 2021 AFC Divisional Round Chiefs 42, Bills 36 42.74 million 2023 AFCDivisional Round Chiefs 27, Bills 24 50.93 million