TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
January 24th – 3:05 pm ET – Lambeau Field
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be playing their third consecutive playoff game on the road when they travel to Lambeau Field on Sunday to take on the Green Bay Packers. They knocked off Washington at FedEx Field in the Wild Card round before eliminating the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional round.
The visitors have not been to an NFC Championship game since they won the Super Bowl in 2002, but this will be Tom Brady’s 12th career Championship game and he will certainly not be intimidated.
The Packers were the best team in the NFC throughout the regular season, finishing with a 13-3 record and earning a bye in the Wild Card round. They did have to take out the Los Angeles Rams last weekend, but they are the fresher of the two teams and will be bolstered on by the limited fans in attendance.
This will be a fun contest to watch and a real battle between two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. While the visitors should not be taken lightly, Green Bay has been the superior team throughout the campaign and should ultimately prevail on home field this weekend. The over is also a wise bet if the conditions are favorable, considering just how good these two offenses have been.
PICKS: Green Bay
ODDS: Packers (-3.5)
Over/Under: 50.5
BUFFALO BILLS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
January 24th – 6:40 pm ET – Arrowhead Stadium
The AFC Championship game features the two best teams in the conference throughout the regular season – the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs finished with an incredible 14 wins on the campaign, while the Bills were close behind with 13. As a result, the Chiefs host Sunday night’s contest and are three point favorites on home field.
The Bills have proven to be a special team this season though and are coming into the game full of confidence having won eight straight. Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs have come up big in the playoffs already and will be a real threat to the Chiefs defense this weekend.
Kansas City were cruising against the Cleveland Browns in the Divisional round until star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was forced to leave the game In the third quarter with a concussion. The Chiefs still managed to squeak out the win though and will become the first team in NFL history to host the AFC Championship game in three consecutive seasons on Sunday. Fans are just hoping Mahomes will be healthy enough to start.
These two teams did meet once in the regular season with the Chiefs running the Bills off the field in a 26-17 win. That was back in October though and the Bills have gotten much better at stopping the run. They held the Baltimore Ravens to just three points last week and will be looking to do the same to the Chiefs on Sunday.
This will be a close contest, but take the visitors to come up big and get back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994.
PICKS: Buffalo
ODDS: Kansas City (-3)
Over/Under: 53.5
* All odds are via Parx Sportsbook.
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