AFC and NFC Championship Preview: Patriots Visit Broncos, Rams Face Seahawks Sunday

This weekend's marquee action hits Sunday January 25 with the AFC Championship pitting the New England Patriots at the Denver Broncos at 3pm ET on CBS and Paramount Plus followed by the NFC Championship featuring the Los Angeles Rams at the Seattle Seahawks at 630pm ET on FOX and Fubo according to FBSchedules.com and CBSSports.com. No true Monday Night Football this week as the NFL playoffs take center stage streaming live on those networks or via NFL Plus for out of market fans. The Broncos clawed past Buffalo 33-30 in overtime last Saturday their defense forcing five turnovers from Josh Allen including an OT pick but heartbreak struck with rookie QB Bo Nix suffering a season ending ankle injury per CBSSports.com leaving Sean Payton scrambling for a backup with long term questions swirling about Nixes future. New England smothered Houston 28-16 forcing five turnovers themselves with Drake Maye flashing poise via a 32 yard TD strike to Kayshon Boutte despite fumbles in his first deep playoff run marking their first conference title shot since 2018. Over in the NFC the Rams edged Chicago 20-17 in OT on Harrison Mevis 42 yard field goal after Caleb Williams heroic late TD pass only for his pick to doom the Bears per ESPN. Seattle demolished San Francisco 41-6 sparked by Rashid Shaheeds 95 yard kickoff TD return their first NFC title game in 11 years after splitting regular season thrillers with LA. Matthew Stafford remains clutch post his Wild Card game winner. Commentary buzzes with Denver favored by three points per early lines due to home dominance over New England in past AFC tilts but Nixs absence flips the script analysts like CBS crew predict a gritty Broncos D carries them while FOX pundits eye Stafford vs Seahawks secondary as key. Watch Maye for poise Rams Stafford for magic and Denvers turnover forcing front. No major headlines in the last 24 hours but divisional drama lingers. Thanks for listening subscribe to never miss an update. This has been a Quiet Please production for more check out quietplease.ai. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBv This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.