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They previously won the game in 2020, 2021 and 2023, going on to win the Super Bowl in 2020 and 2023. Under Jackson, the Ravens had yet to reach the AFC Championship Game until Sunday.
And then there were four. Both of the NFL's conference championship games will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26. The NFC championship game is first up in the afternoon, and the AFC championship game ...
With their win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chiefs have clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs and a bye in the wild card round. They'll have the top seed in the AFC bracket for the third ...
The New England Patriots have won the most AFC Championships at 11, and played in a record eight straight AFC title games (2011–2018). At least one of New England quarterback Tom Brady and Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played in every championship game between the 2003 and the 2018 seasons, except for the 2009 season.
The first round saw no surprises in the AFC as the higher seeds won each matchup. The Houston Texans kicked off the wild card round with a dominant 32-12 win over the Los Angeles Chargers .
Won AFC Championship 24–7 Won Super Bowl XI (vs. Vikings) 32–14 1977: Denver Broncos (1) 12–2: Won Divisional playoffs 34–21 Won AFC Championship 20–17 Lost Super Bowl XII (vs. Cowboys) 10–27 1978: Denver Broncos (2) 10–6: Lost Divisional playoffs (at Steelers) 10–33 1979: San Diego Chargers (6) 12–4
In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games. The playoffs expanded to 12 teams for the 1990 season, and again to 14 teams for the 2020 season, with an additional game added to this week in each year. Teams who later went on to win the Super Bowl that season are in bold.
Patrick Mahomes has led the Chiefs to six straight AFC Championship games. Mahomes and company are headed to another AFC title contest. Score prediction: Chiefs 27-21