The Divisional Spherical of the playoffs definitely settled some anecdotes in regards to the NFL’s prime groups after an thrilling weekend of video games. In the end, the league has its prime 4 groups play within the convention championship weekend.
the Philadelphia Eagles rolled beat on New York Giants, displaying that they’re nonetheless among the finest groups within the league and a Tremendous Bowl contender all season lengthy. Philadelphia will host the NFC Championship recreation vs San Francisco 49erswho received the confrontation in opposition to Dallas Cowboys To arrange for the convention by matching the primary two fits.
The AFC Championship recreation has a extremely anticipated rematch between Kansas Metropolis Chiefs And Cincinnati Bengals In what is bound to be among the finest video games of the season. Patrick Mahomes had a daring tackle a excessive ankle sprain for the Chiefs to get previous Jacksonville Jaguars Whereas Joe Burrow led the Bengals to a dominant win over the Buffalo payments – within the snowy buffalo.
Convention championship weekends have the makings of each timer. Here is a preliminary introduction to what’s to come back subsequent week.
All odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook
NFC Championship Recreation
(2) San Francisco 49 at (1) Philadelphia Eagles
when: Sunday, January 29 at 3 p.m. ET
tv: Fox | Stream: fuboTV
Line: Eagles-2, O/U 45.5
The 49ers and Eagles didn’t have a wealthy playoff historical past, as Philadelphia and San Francisco met solely as soon as within the postseason (the 49ers received 14-0 within the 1996 NFC Wild Card Spherical). Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy – each beginning quarterbacks – weren’t even born but. Hurts (24 years, 175 days) vs. Purdy (23 years, 33 days) could be the youngest match-up in NFC Championship Recreation historical past.
Purdy is the fourth quarterback drafted within the sixth spherical or later (or not drafted) to succeed in a convention championship in his first season as a starter. The 49ers are enjoying of their 18th convention championship recreation, probably the most in NFL historical past (and third prior to now 4 years). They’re the one NFC group to not play Philadelphia in a street playoff recreation.
Hurts is the youngest participant in Eagles historical past to succeed in a convention championship recreation, breaking Donovan McNabb’s document since 2001. That is the Eagles’ seventh convention championship look since 2000, probably the most within the NFC and solely second. New England Patriots For probably the most within the NFL. The Eagles are on the lookout for their fourth Tremendous Bowl look in franchise historical past and their second prior to now six seasons.
The Eagles completed as the highest offense within the NFC in factors and hours per recreation. The 49ers completed as the highest defenseman within the NFC in factors and hours per recreation. This recreation will certainly outline the age-old debate between offense and protection, setting the stage for pleasure in Philadelphia.
AFC Championship Recreation
(4) Cincinnati Bengals at (1) Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
when: Sunday, January 29, 6:30 PM ET
tv: CBS | Stream: Paramount +
Line: Heads -1.5, O/U 47.5
A rematch of final 12 months’s AFC title match in opposition to the Chiefs and Bengals is value all of the hype. Add Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow to the combo and NFL followers may very well be able to embrace one other traditional, particularly with Mahomes enjoying by way of a sprained ankle.
The Bengals have by no means been overwhelmed since Boro grew to become the beginning quarterback, going 0-3 in opposition to them over the previous two seasons — together with final 12 months’s AFC Championship recreation through which Kansas Metropolis edged a 21-10 second-quarter lead and misplaced 27-24 in extra time. Every of these conferences was determined by precisely three factors, with Cincinnati beating Kansas Metropolis 26-6 within the fourth quarter and extra time in these video games.
Mahomes will be part of Tom Brady (eight straight) and Ken Stabler (5 straight) as the one quarterbacks to start out 5 consecutive convention championship video games because the Chiefs are the primary group in NFL historical past to play 5 straight convention championship video games at house. He’s additionally the one participant to guide a group to 5 convention championship video games earlier than reaching the age of 30. The Chiefs want to turn into solely the ninth group to succeed in the Tremendous Bowl thrice in a four-year interval.
The Bengals attempt to succeed in the Tremendous Bowl in back-to-back seasons, attempting to turn into the primary group for the reason that seeding course of started in 1975 to succeed in back-to-back Tremendous Bowls with out acquiring the primary and second seeds in any season. Joe Burrow may be part of Russell Wilson as the one quarterback to start out two Tremendous Bowls within the first three seasons. Burrow is 5-1 in his playoff profession and 3-0 on the street (the Bengals had by no means received a postseason street recreation earlier than Burrow). Cincinnati has by no means misplaced a recreation within the AFC Championship, happening 3-0 in franchise historical past.
Mahomes’ recreation in opposition to Burrow IV ought to be a traditional, irrespective of how the Chiefs’ quarterback performs together with his excessive ankle sprain.