The NFL certainly has an excellent weekend of football ahead. This weekend’s conference championship games arguably feature the best four teams all season, based on how each team has 12-plus victories.
This is just the sixth time in NFL history that all four conference championship teams won 12-plus games in the regular season, the first time since the 2015 season and only the third time since 1998. For the first time since 1996, all four quarterbacks starting in the conference championship games will be under the age of 28.
Two teams are on a 10-plus game win streak (San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals) while the other two teams have 14-plus wins (Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs). The matchups can go either way and any of the four potential Super Bowl matchups will feature worthy opponents.
So, who’s going to represent the AFC and NFC in the Super Bowl? Both title games are evenly matched, but there are some mismatches that could give certain teams the edge on Sunday. Here are the six biggest mismatches on Championship Sunday, starting at the bottom and working our way up to No. 1.
6. Chiefs vs. Bengals in fourth quarter
Advantage: Bengals
The Chiefs have lost their past three matchups with the Bengals, by a total of nine points. Kansas City lost by three in each game, blowing a fourth quarter lead in each.
The Chiefs have been outscored 26-6 in the fourth quarter and overtime of the three matchups, showcasing a major difference between the quarterback play late in games. Joe Burrow has completed 80% of his passes for 257 yards with two touchdowns to one interception in those games (110.7 passer rating) while Patrick Mahomes has completed 71.4% of his passes for 111 yards with no touchdowns to one interception (63.8 rating).
If the Chiefs have a fourth quarter lead in this matchup, they’ll be battling their own demons to see if they preserve the lead this time.
Advantage: Chase
Chase has had the Chiefs’ number over the three meetings they’ve faced off. He’s had 417 receiving yards in his three matchups against Kansas City, the most by any player in a three-game span against the Chiefs since Lance Alworth from 1965 through 1966.
When Joe Burrow targets Chase against the Chiefs, the Bengals quarterback is 24 of 29 for 417 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 144.0 passer rating (14.4 yards per attempt). In the second…
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