# Bills–Chiefs 13 seconds playoff thriller

> The Bills–Chiefs playoff game peaked at 51.7 million U.S. viewers.

- Owner: National Football League
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Sports
- Seed date: 2022-01-23
- Peak proxy date: 2022-01-23
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 32 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Controversy

## Summary

Kansas City tied Buffalo in 13 seconds and won in overtime. Fans reacted on Twitter and Chiefs fans donated to a Buffalo hospital.

## Timeline

- 2022-01-23 — National Football League (TV) — Buffalo and Kansas City played their divisional playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium.
- 2022-01-23 — Peak proxy: Nielsen (TV) — CBS viewership peaked at 51.7 million during overtime, a proxy for attention to the game.
- 2022-01-23 — Football fans (X) — Football fans posted reactions to the finish on Twitter.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/bills-chiefs-thirteen-seconds-playoff-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Bills–Chiefs 13 seconds playoff thriller.” Case HIS-02040. Spread Score v1.3: 32/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02040