The world will find out this NFL season's Super Bowl matchup in a matter of days after exciting conference championship action on Sunday. Josh Allen's second-seeded Buffalo Bills facing Patrick Mahomes' top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game makes them the first pair of quarterbacks to meet four times in the playoffs before the age of 30.

For 10 of the 14 teams to make it to the 2025 NFL Playoffs, the dream of playing in Super Bowl 59 is already dead. Whether by blowout or heartbreaker, contenders like the Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams have all seen their hopes of a homecoming parade dashed.

Let's break down the biggest storylines ahead of the AFC and NFC Championship games, including a ranking of the best quarterbacks.

Which contender is more trustworthy in its pursuit of an NFL title: the Lions or the Chiefs? Where do the Ravens, Bills and Eagles factor in? NFL.com's editors present their confidence rankings of the playoff field heading into the Divisional Round.