For the fifth year in a row, the two home teams prevailed in the NFL’s conference title games.
In the AFC Championship Game. the New England Patriots rallied to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in a dramatic 4th quarter that had far too many similarities to a certain game played on February 1st, 2015. Tom Brady has a chance to win his sixth Super Bowl, and his second repeat.
Meanwhile, the NFC Championship Game was a true stunner. One week after the Minnesota Vikings’ miraculous win over the New Orleans Saints, they were favored to beat the Nick Foles-led Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.