The divisional round of the NFL playoffs featured the expected (Chiefs advancing) and the unexpected (Jayden Daniels' continued rise). Here's how it all went down this weekend.
Editor's Note: Throughout the NFL playoffs, Chris Myers and his research team analyze upcoming matchups, while providing news, notes, and nuggets for inside access to the information an NFL broadcaster uses to prepare for calling a game. The championship games have reduced the field of teams who can hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of Super Bowl LIX to the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, a pair of No.
Kansas City Chiefs 24, Houston Texans 15 The Chiefs moved on to the AFC Championship Game for the seventh consecutive year. They will host the game for the sixth time, all but last year in Baltimore. The Chiefs are 4-2 in those games, losing to Tom Brady and New England in 2018, and Joe Burrow and the Bengals in 2021. It was Kansas City's 12th win by single-digits this extended season.
's rules analyst Russell Yurk, might not have been an on-field official, but he has a vast amount of experience in the replay room and he gives a firm opinion after backing it up with a clear, succinct explanation. He's a fine addition to the rules analyst position first perfected by Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino at FOX.
It will be a next-level AFC Championship Game as the Bills and Chiefs have another go-round to reach the Super Bowl. Unlike the NFC, this is the matchup most thought it would be and what many are looking forward to! 'Sunday's game was not quite the showcase of MVP caliber QBs we expected as big plays were scarce. The game was more about the run and defense. However, that did change in the final minutes when Lamar Jackson had an MVP-like drive.
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