After a wild divisional round that saw one huge upset, the AFC Championship and NFC title game are now both set. That huge upset came from the Washington Commanders, who stunned the Detroit Lions, 45-31, earning their first trip to the NFC title game since 1991.
We have quite a surprise in the NFC as the Washington Commanders — not the Detroit Lions — will face the Philadelphia Eagles for the conference championship. In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills will visit the Kansas City Chiefs after beating the Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday.
The NFC’s sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Lions in Saturday’s Divisional Round game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.
The Eagles and Commanders meet in the NFC Championship Game after splitting the regular-season series, with the Commanders claiming a 36-33 home victory in their most recent meeting in Week 16. The Eagles needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Commanders 26-18 in Week 11, so both games were close.
Here is the full NFL playoff bracket, plus the matchups and schedule for the conference championship games. The NFL championship games are set, and there is just one more weekend of games before the Super Bowl matchup is determined. Here’s everything you need to know about where the NFL playoffs stand.
NFC championship game is Jan. 26 in Philadelphia. The winners of the NFC and AFC championship games meet in Super Bowl 2025.
The road to Super Bowl LIX has us down to the final four teams. Next weekend will be the conference championships, determining the two teams who will battle to be world champions. In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs,
The Chiefs face off against the Bills and the Commanders take on the Eagles. Plus: Uncertain futures for Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, and Lamar Jackson’s playoff exit.
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Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  There are only three games left in the NFL season, which makes me very sad, but I decided to cheer myself up today by making some picks for two of those games.
• The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET at frigid Arrowhead Stadium in Sunday’s first NFL divisional round game. In Saturday’s nightcap, the Washington Commanders head to Ford Field to take on the Detroit Lions. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET.