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Clutch Encounters: AFC Championship Game

Six years ago today we watched two great games on Championship Sunday. Baltimore had a devastating finish in New England after Lee Evans failed to hang onto what would have been a game-winning touchdown pass, then Billy Cundiff blew a 32-yard field goal that would have sent the game to overtime instead of a 23-20 loss. Then we watched San Francisco's Kyle Williams etch his name into playoff lore with two huge fumbles on special teams in a game the New York Giants won 20-17 in overtime.

2011 was the first season I started writing weekly recaps of close games, and Championship Sunday has often been the easiest work night of my season each year.