The NFL playoffs started out with a dud on wild-card weekend, with only one of the six games being decided by a single possession. The divisional round was just the opposite, with all four games being won with walk-off scores by the Bengals, 49ers, Rams and Chiefs.
And so we’ve now reached the conference championship where the Bengals and Chiefs will battle for a spot in Super Bowl LVI, and two NFC West rivals – the Rams and 49ers – will meet for the third time this season.
For three of these teams, it hasn’t been long since they last made the conference title game. The Chiefs have been here in each of the last three seasons, while the Rams and 49ers represented the NFC in the Super Bowl two of the last three years. The Bengals, however, haven’t reached the AFC Championship since 1989.
Coincidentally, all four teams won their most recent conference title game, and we looked back on those four victories with Sunday’s marquee matchups looming.