The Associated Press
January 19, 2025, 9:47 PM
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Payments will tackle Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the AFC championship recreation for his or her fourth playoff matchup in 5 years.
Allen ran for 2 touchdowns and the Payments beat Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 in a divisional recreation on Sunday. Mark Andrews dropped a move from Jackson on a 2-point conversion that may’ve tied it with 1:33 remaining and Buffalo held on for the victory.
The Chiefs have defeated the Payments three straight occasions within the playoffs, together with the convention title recreation 4 years in the past in Kansas Metropolis.
It’ll be Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles internet hosting Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders within the NFC championship recreation.
The Eagles superior with a 28-22 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. They’ll be dwelling subsequent week as a result of the sixth-seeded Commanders upset the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday night time.
Barkley ran for 205 yards, together with landing runs of 62 and 78 yards and Philadelphia’s protection held on the ultimate drive with Jalen Carter sacking Matthew Stafford for a 9-yard loss to the 22. Stafford then fired an incomplete move on fourth-and-11.
The NFC East rival Eagles and Commanders will meet for the third time this season with every group profitable at dwelling. The Eagles beat Washington 26-18 in a Thursday night time recreation on Nov. 14. The Commanders rallied for a 36-33 victory on Dec. 22 in a recreation the place Hurts sustained a concussion within the first quarter.
Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett had Philadelphia in place to win that recreation, however DeVonta Smith dropped a 3rd down move that may’ve allowed the Eagles to expire the clock. As an alternative, Jake Elliott kicked a discipline purpose for a 33-28 lead and Daniels led one other spectacular comeback within the last two minutes, tossing a 9-yard TD move to Jamison Crowder with 6 seconds remaining.
The Eagles (16-3) are going to the NFC title recreation for the second time in three years and ninth time in franchise historical past. They’re 4-4 and received the Tremendous Bowl as soon as.
The Commanders (14-5) are within the convention championship recreation for the primary time in 33 years and seventh time in franchise historical past. Washington is 5-1 within the NFC title recreation and has received three Tremendous Bowls. Rookie QBs are 0-5 in convention championship video games so Daniels will attempt to break that streak.
The Chiefs (16-2) superior on Saturday with a 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans. Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a landing to Travis Kelce, who had seven catches for 117 yards with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching alongside WNBA star Caitlin Clark from a set.
It’ll be the seventh straight AFC championship recreation for Mahomes, Andy Reid and the Chiefs. They’ve gone 4-2 and have received three Tremendous Bowls, together with two in a row. Kansas Metropolis is aiming to turn out to be the primary group in NFL historical past to three-peat within the Tremendous Bowl period.
The Payments (15-4) are 4-2 in AFC title video games, however 0-4 within the Tremendous Bowl, dropping 4 in a row from the 1990-93 seasons.
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