According to an ESPN announcement on Monday, the Chiefs vs. Texans AFC Divisional Round matchup was the most-watched NFL game ever. According to Nielsen Fast Nationals reports, it amassed 32.7 million viewers. This stat includes playoff and regular season games dating back to 1987, breaking new ground for the long-running network.

While the Kansas City Chiefs were marching toward a win over the Houston Texans on Saturday to secure a spot in their seventh-consecutive AFC championship game, Kansas City was helping make another kind of history.

The audience for the opener of the NFL's divisional playoffs set a new viewership record for the company across its networks and platforms.

The Bills could be without defensive backs Christian Benford (concussion) and Taylor Rapp (hip) vs. the Chiefs.

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