Joe Mixon is furious the NFL is selling neutral-site Chiefs-Bills tickets already

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon isn’t happy that the NFL is beginning to sell Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills AFC Championship Game in Atlanta.

The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs begins this weekend. On the AFC side of the bracket, there could be an interesting situation if the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills defeat the Cincinnati Bengals.

If both of those teams win, then the AFC Championship Game will be held at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, home of the Falcons, due to seeding. The Bills have one less game played after their Week 17 game against the Bengals was canceled due to safety Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac arrest. It will be the first neutral site conference championship game if it happens.

This Wednesday, the NFL began selling tickets to the potential Chiefs vs. Bills game, and those sales are already massive:

Bengals running back Joe Mixon wasn’t happy about the league beginning to sell tickets even though the AFC Championship Game isn’t set.

Joe Mixon calls NFL selling tickets to Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship Game in advance ‘disrespectful’

“To be honest, it’s disrespectful, but we’re not worried about that sh**,” Mixon said, h/t SI.com. “We got a game to play on Sunday right? Like I said we are gonna go out there on Sunday and we’re gonna do what the hell we got to do to come back with that W. And then we’re going to see what they’re talking about.”

The neutral site game in Atlanta only happens if both the Bills and Chiefs advance. If say, the Bengals were to defeat the Bills, and the Chiefs beat the Jaguars, then the AFC Championship will be held at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

The Bengals are looking to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the second consecutive year. In the Wild Card Round, they narrowly defeated the Baltimore Ravens 24-17 after James Proche II missed out on a potential game-tying touchdown reception in the end zone. As it turns out, Sam Hubbard’s historic 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown proved to be the difference maker.

In that game, Mixon ran for 39 yards on 11 carries, while catching three-of-four targets for 17 yards.

The Bengals and Bills play on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3:00 p.m. ET on CBS.