The Chiefs have become synonymous with the AFC Championship game. Kansas City will be playing in its seventh consecutive title game after defeating the Texans 23-14. The game was scrutinized, as most Chiefs games are, for the perceived favoritism shown by the refs for Kansas City, but really, Houston couldn't get out of its own way.

Greif: Philadelphia will beat Washington in the NFC because the Commanders’ defense has been leaky (allowing 25.5 points per game in the postseason, 9.5 more than Philadelphia), while the Eagles have ranked among the league’s elite defenses all season; by one metric, they stand tied for the league lead in allowing the lowest success rate.