2023 NFL Playoff Standings: Post-Division Round Rankings and Super Bowl Odds
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And then we became four.
The conclusion of the final game of the NFL Division Round on Sunday revealed which four teams will face off in the conference championship on Sunday, January 29.
In the AFC, Joe Burrow and the No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals defeated the No. 2 Bills 27-10 in the snowy Buffaloes to face the No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title game.
With the Bengals’ win, the AFC Championship game will now take place in Kansas City, not the neutral location in Atlanta where the game would have been played had the Bills won. Tickets for that Phantom game were already on sale, and Burrow hit back at all the incredulous in a post-match interview with Tracy Wolfson.
“Better send those refunds,” Barrow said.
In the NFC, the No. 5 Dallas Cowboys did their best to get out of San Francisco with a win over the No. 2 49ers, but Mike McCarthy’s team just couldn’t make it.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott continued a trend that haunted him in the second half of the season, with two interceptions.
Let’s take a closer look at the four-team draws (and Super Bowl odds) remaining in the postseason and break down each conference matchup.
AFC Standings
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AFC Championship Game
Match: No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals
date: Sunday, January 29th
time: 6:30 PM ET (CBS)
Super Bowl odds: Chiefs (+255), Bengals (+260)
At the beginning of the 2022-23 NFL season, it was already clear that the AFC Championship Game would be decided by a combination of the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.
The Bengals finished with the worst record of the three, 12-4, but Joe Burrow’s team proved themselves when it mattered most.
Sunday’s divisional round game against the Bills should have put the Bengals at a clear disadvantage given Buffalo’s snowy conditions and raucous crowd. It has established itself as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
The AFC title game is a repeat of last year’s game, with Kansas City being the higher seed, but just as quarterback Patrick Mahomes could be in favor of the Bengals. suffered a severe ankle sprain against Jacksonville on Saturday. Mahomes has said he will be in his game for the championship.
The Chiefs and Bengals recently met in Week 13 of the regular season, with the Bengals winning 27-24. This was the same score as when the Bengals beat the Chiefs in overtime in last year’s title game.
NFC Standings
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NFC championship game
Match: No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles vs. No. 2 San Francisco 49ers
date: Sunday, January 29th
time: 3:00 PM ET (Fox)
Super Bowl odds: Eagles (+275), 49ers (+310)
Mr. Irrelevant is currently slated to play on the second biggest weekend of the NFL season, excluding the Super Bowl.
So Brock Purdy might want to see that nickname retired for good.
The 262nd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy opened the season as the third-string quarterback on the depth chart of the San Francisco 49ers. The Iowa State product was his 7-0 perfect starter for the team this season, stepping in when both Tralance and Jimmy Garoppolo were injured.
Fresh off a 12-game win streak, Purdy’s golden run faces the ultimate test when the 49ers face the No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game.
The clash is billed as the 49ers’ vaunted defense against the Eagles’ domineering offense, but in reality, these two teams are balanced teams, each unable to play a full game. increase. Purdy was incredible to watch, but with Jalen Hurts back at the helm of Philadelphia, the hurdles are higher than ever for Purdy.
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