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The 1995 AFC Championship Game was the championship game for the American Football Conference (AFC) for the 1995 season. [1] [2] [3] The game was played on January 14, 1996, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who hosted the Indianapolis Colts for the chance to play the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC) in Super Bowl XXX in Tempe, Arizona.
The two winning teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.
The two winning teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.
There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
San Diego was the first AFC Wild Card based on head-to-head victory over Indianapolis (1–0). Cincinnati finished ahead of Houston in the AFC Central based on better division record (4–4 to Oilers' 3–5). Seattle finished ahead of Denver and Oakland in the AFC West based on best head-to-head record (3–1 to Broncos' 2–2 and Raiders' 1–3).
The NFL's Pro Bowl game rarely produces notable moments and is often just a glorified version of a touch football game. However, a look back at the 1995 Pro Bowl unveiled something interesting.
Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson. Getty Images (2) The Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens competed for a spot in the 2024 Super Bowl during the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 28.
The last time Baltimore hosted an AFC championship game, the city was enjoying quite a sports renaissance. The Orioles had won the World Series a few months earlier. “It literally felt, at least ...