NFL CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY IS SET!
(NFC) Eagles VS Vikings
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(AFC) Patriots VS Jaguars
When Championship Sunday kicks off on January 21, you're going to notice one familiar face and three party crashers.
Of course, the familiar face belongs to the Patriots, who destroyed the Titans on Saturday, and punched their ticket to the AFC title game for the seventh straight year. Although there was some thought that Father Time might finally get the best of Tom Brady this year, that didn't happen. At 40 years old, Brady will be gunning to earn a trip to the Super Bowl for the seventh time in his career and for the third time in four years.
If Brady and the Patriots are going to make it to Super Bowl LII, they're going to have to go through the brick wall that is the Jaguars defense. The best way to slow Brady down is to beat him up and that's exactly what the Jaguars are good at. During the regular season, the Jags finished second in the NFL in sacks with 55.
The Jags' are In the AFC title game thanks to a shocking 45-42 upset over the Steelers on Sunday. The trip to New England will be the third in team history that Jacksonville has played in an AFC Championship. If they can upset the Patriots, they'll be making their first Super Bowl trip ever.
On the NFC side, the Eagles are headed to the conference title game for the seventh time in franchise history, thanks to a defense that completely shut down the Falcons on Saturday in a 15-10 win. If Nick Foles was supposed to struggle against Atlanta, he apparently didn't get the memo because he threw for 246 yards in the win.
The Eagles will be gunning to get to the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history and to do that, they're going to have to beat the Vikings, who are coming off one of the wildest wins in NFL playoff history after Case Keenum threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs on the final play of Minnesota's 29-24 win over the Saints.
Although the NFC title game will be played in Philadelphia, there will be a lot of eyes on Minnesota this week, and that's mainly because Super Bowl LII is being played in Minneapolis.
If the Vikings beat the Eagles on Sunday, they'll become the first team in NFL history play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. The Vikings are playing in a conference title game for the ninth time in franchise history, but just the first time since 2009.
Of the four teams left, the Patriots are the only team that has won a Super Bowl. The Jaguars have never even been to the Super Bowl, while the Eagles (0-2) and Vikings (0-4) are both winless in their six combined trips.
Here's the complete schedule for the upcoming weekend, along with a quick look back at the wild-card and divisional rounds.
Championship Sunday
Jan. 21
AFC Championship Game
(3) Jacksonville (12-6) at (1) New England (14-3), 3:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
NFC Championship Game
(2) Minnesota (14-3) at (1) Philadelphia (14-3), 6:40 p.m. ET (Fox)
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