NFL Conference Championship Sunday Pre-Gamin’: Buccaneers at Packers (2:05 CT), Bills at Chiefs (5:40 CT)

The games don’t get much bigger than this. Cheers to Conference Championship Sunday.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5, 2nd NFC South) at Green Bay Packers (13-3, 1st NFC North), 2:05 p.m. CT, FOX-TV (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Mike Pereira), Westwood One Radio (Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Laura Okmin)

Site: Lambeau Field; Green Bay

Referee and crew: Clete Blakeman (referee), Barry Anderson (umpire), Mark Hittner (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Boris Cheek (side judge), Perry Paganelli (back judge), Mike Chase (replay official), Dexter McNabb (replay assistant)

Odds: Packers (-3), over/under 53, via DraftKings SuperBook

Coaches

Buccaneers: Bruce Arians (67-44-1, 3-2 playoffs)

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Packers: Matt LaFleur (26-6, 2-1 playoffs)

Starting Quarterbacks

Buccaneers: Tom Brady – 4,633 yards, 40 TD, 12 INT, 65.7 completion pct., 102,2 rating

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Packers: Aaron Rodgers – 4,299 yards, 48 TD, 5 INT, 70.7 completion pct., 121.5 rating


AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Buffalo Bills (13-3, 1st AFC East) at Kansas City Chiefs (14-2, 1st AFC West) – 5:40 p.m. CT, CBS-TV (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Jay Feely, Evan Washburn, Tracy Wolfson, Gene Steratore), Westwood One Radio (Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli, Ross Tucker)

Site: Arrowhead Stadium; Kansas City, Mo.

Referee and crew: Bill Vinovich (referee), Ramon George (umpire), Mark Perlman (down judge), Jeff Seeman (line judge), Tom Hill (field judge), Jimmy Buchanan (side judge), Todd Prukop (back judge), Mark Butterworth (replay official), Chris Scott (replay assistant)

Odds: Chiefs (-3), over/under 54.5, via DraftKings Sports Book

Coaches

Bills: Sean McDermott (38-26, 2-2 playoffs)

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Chiefs: Andy Reid (221-130-1 overall, 16-14 playoffs)

Starting Quarterbacks

Bills: Josh Allen – 4,544 yards, 37 TD, 10 INT, 69.2 completion pct., 107.2 rating

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Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes: 4,031 yards, 26 TD, 5 INT, 65.9 completion pct., 105.3 rating

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Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.

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