The top-seeded playoff teams had wildly divergent experiences on Saturday, as the Chiefs rolled to another win before the Lions' season was upended.
The No. 6 seed Washington Commanders (12-5) pulled off a stunning upset on Saturday night, knocking out the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) on the road, 45-31.
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The NFC’s sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Lions in Saturday’s Divisional Round Game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.
The Washington Commanders' defense played one of their best games of the season, with an outlier performance, and fans and analysts alike are taking notice.
One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992.
Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles will host Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game.
The Kansas City Chiefs top the Houston Texans 23-14 to advance to the AFC Championship while the Washington Commanders defeated the Detroit Lions 45-31 to advance to the NFC Championship game. Patrick Mahomes was 16/25 for 177 yards and recorded one passing touchdown to Travis Kielce in the end zone.
The stage is set for the AFC and NFC championship games, featuring powerhouse matchups in the NFL playoffs. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are set to clash with Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs,
The NFL playoffs are coming to a crescendo, with the matchups for the conference championship games now set. It begins next Sunday with an Interstate 95 showdown between the No. 2 seed Philadelphia Eagles (16-3,
In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs, coming off a first-round bye, beat the Houston Texans 23-14 at home on Saturday despite only 212 yards of offense. They sacked Texans QB C.J. Stroud eight times and Houston kicker Kaimi Fairburn missed a field goal and an extra point, and he had a field goal blocked.