The current AFC champions are the Kansas City Chiefs, who defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 season's AFC Championship Game for their third conference championship.
ðə kˈɜːɹənt ˌeɪˌɛfsˈiː tʃˈæmpiənz ɑːɹ ðə kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi tʃˈiːfs, hˌuː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi bˌɛŋɡˈɔːlz ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː sˈiːzənz ˌeɪˌɛfsˈiː tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɡˈeɪm fɔːɹ ðɛɹ θˈɜːd kˈɑːnfɹəns tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp.