The NFL's Final Four: A Breakdown of the Conference Finals
Sunday, January 24th, 2021
NFC Conference Championship Game — 4:35 PM EST
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Green Bay Packers
Tom Terrific vs. Aaron “The Baddddddd Man” Rodgers
NFL fans probably deserved to see this matchup more over the years, Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers. Unfortunately, they have only seen each other on the same field three times in their careers. Brady has bested Rodgers two of the three times. [11/30/2014: GB 26, NE 21; 11/4/2018: NE 31, GB 17; 10/18/2020: TB 38, GB 10] In those games, Brady completed 63% of his passes with 805 yards & 5 TDs. On the other hand, Rodgers completed 55% of his throws for 787 yards, 4 TDs and a couple picks. Just like Brady likes to do, Aaron is another guy who highlights upcoming games that are meaningful to him and his reputation. Especially since the Packers already took a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier in the season. If Rodgers can find a way to take down Tom Terrific and advance to his second Super Bowl appearance, this would stamp his name high up on the list of all-time greatest quarterbacks.
AFC Conference Championship Game — 3:05 PM EST
Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs
#1 Offense v. #2 Offense
For most of the week, reigning Super Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes, has remained in concussion protocol with limited practice time. During the Divisional round, Mahomes suffered a pinched nerve in his neck after a hit that knocked him out the game. If Mahomes can come back to play (plan on it), then the Chiefs have a fighting chance to beat the Buffalo Bills. During this season, the Chiefs returned to the #1 spot as the best offense in football. They averaging 416 yrds/game. But, right behind them were the Buffalo Bills; averaging just under 400 yards/game. This game will feature some of the hottest names you’ve heard about all season. Names like: Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, Mahomes, Josh Allen. These two teams together facing off in a Conference Championship game, can look like two heavyweight boxers slugging it out in the final round. It’s going to be one heavy blow after another. Will the Bills get back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 20+ years? Or will the Chiefs return to the Super Bowl to reclaim their throne?
