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If an AFC Championship between the Bills and Chiefs had been held in Buffalo or Kansas City, it would have been played outdoors, with weather a factor.<\/p>\n
Now? Note.<\/p>\n
The NFL has selected Atlanta \u2014 yes, Atlanta \u2014 as the neutral site for a conference championship game between the Bills and Chiefs, if both qualify.<\/p>\n
Weather won’t be a factor. And the game won’t be played on grass, the preferred surface of the NFL’s players.<\/p>\n
But it could be conducive to a pinball machine of scoring, with offenses unimpeded by cold or wind or rain or snow.<\/p>\n
There’s another factor to consider. By picking one of the various Super Bowl host cities for the AFC Championship, the NFL could be viewing this as a test run for possibly making future conference championships neutral-site games.<\/p>\n
Regardless, this one should have been outside. In the elements.<\/p>\n
At least the hot dogs and beer will be cheap.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Getty Images If an AFC Championship between the Bills and Chiefs had been held in Buffalo or Kansas City, it would have been played outdoors, with weather a factor. Now? Note. The NFL has selected Atlanta \u2014 yes, Atlanta \u2014 as the neutral site for a conference championship game between the Bills …<\/p>\n