Ticket sales are brisk for possible AFC title game in Atlanta

More than 50,000 tickets were sold in the first 24 hours for a possible AFC Championship Game in Atlanta, the NFL said Friday.

The contest would be played Jan. 29 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium only if the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs and second-seeded Buffalo Bills both win their divisional round games this weekend.

Season-ticket holders of the Chiefs and Bills were given priority to purchase tickets.

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