NFL Conference Championships Round Prediction 2023-2024

This article covers predicted Pro Football top 2 playoff games to watch. Conference Championships round of the NFL playoffs is right around the corner on 1/28/24 and that means pro football is starting. Time to get into a weekly cadence of highlighting the best games to watch. Also determining the potential upsets lurking below the radar. Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl 55 at their home field (Raymond James Stadium) to close out the 2020 NFL season. Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl 56 at their home field (SoFi Stadium) to close out the 2021 NFL season. Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 57 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona to close out the 2022 NFL season. Since there is no trend over the last three seasons, which team will win the Vince Lombardi trophy on 2/11/24? Time will tell after five weeks of the postseason.

2023-2024 Divisional Round Recap

2/4 correct thanks to Baltimore and Detroit

Overall – 2/4 which is right at the mean.

2023-2024 NFL Playoffs Recap

Divisional Round – 2/4

Wildcard Round – 5/6

Total – 7/10 with is one standard deviation above the mean.

Pro Football Top 2 Games to Watch

AFC Championship Game: Kansas City vs. Baltimore

Afternoon kickoff (3:00 PM EDT) from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on 1/28/24. Chiefs advanced to this game with a close 27-24 win over Buffalo in the AFC Divisional Round. Ravens are in this matchup due to a thorough 34-10 win over Houston in the AFC Divisional Round. These teams didn’t play each other during the 2023 NFL regular season. Kansas City leads the historical head-to-head series 7-5, which includes 1-0 in the playoffs.

Kansas City Chiefs Analysis

Chiefs are in the AFC Championship game for the sixth consecutive season and are trending up at the correct time. They’ll have to overcome the injury bug, due to ruling out G Joe Thuney and DT Derrick Nnadi. Four players are currently listed as questionable (RB Isiah Pacheco, LB Willie Gay, S Mike Edwards, WR Kadavius Toney). Need the RB corps to fill a sizeable gap if Pacheco is unable to go. QB Patrick Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce will continue to play pitch and catch up and down the field. Kansas City’s defensive unit will have to play error free football in order to head to Super Bowl 58.

Baltimore Ravens Analysis

Baltimore will continue to rely on dual threat QB Lamar Jackson to play with a chip on his shoulder. Three deep RB corps (Justice Hill, Gus Edwards, Dalvin Cook) will have to move the chains on a consistent basis. TE Mark Andrews will be welcomed back with open arms by his teammates and could be a difference maker in the red zone. Ravens defense continues to use physical play and sound tackling to cause game changing turnovers. Only allowing 213.0 yards and 10.0 points scored per game in the postseason. Mahomes leads Jackson 3-1 in head-to-head matchups, and they’ll keep their rivalry going in the biggest poker game of the season.

Prediction: Old fashioned field position game that will be decided by turnovers and special teams, with Kansas City finding a way to hold on by 4 points.

NFC Championship Game: Detroit vs. San Francisco

Evening kickoff (6:30 PM EDT) from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on 1/28/24. Lions advanced to this game with a hard-fought win against Tampa Bay (31-23) in the NFC Divisional Round. 49ers are in this conference title game with a come from behind win over Green Bay (24-21), that showed they have some serious onions. Teams did not play each other during the 2023 NFL regular season. San Francisco leads the historical series 39-28-1, including 1-1 in the playoffs.

Detroit Lions Analysis

Two explosive offenses with situational defenses will meet up for the winner to head to Las Vegas and play the AFC Conference champion. Detroit is riding a 7-2 streak into this matchup and QB Jarred Goff is oozing confidence (564 passing yards, 3 TDs). Rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs (99 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 83 receiving yards) is now playing like a first round draft pick. Gibbs looks slimmer and faster off the line of scrimmage and has adapted quickly to the speed of the NFL. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (187 receiving yards, 1 TD) has blossomed during this third season in Detroit and is officially the #1 WR on this cohesive squad. Can the defense find a way to hang with the up-tempo 49ers’ offense for sixty minutes?

San Francisco 49ers Analysis

San Franciso is playing in their third straight NFC Championship game. Received their late wakeup call in the NFC Divisional Round against Green Bay, using a 69-yard scoring drive that chewed up 5:11 of game clock. Defensive scheme was active in the fourth quarter by getting constant pressure on QB Jordan Love. RB Christian McCaffrey has plenty of gas in his tank to carry the running load. QB Brock Purdy will have his big play WR back, due to Deebo Samuel being cleared to play in this game. Watch Samuel closely since he’ll be nursing a hairline fracture in his left shoulder, which should limit his running plays. TE George Kittle is the catalyst for the 49ers offense, and he wants a rematch against Travis Kelce in Super Bowl 58.

Prediction: Entertaining game for sixty minutes and San Francisco wins by 8 points.

Storylines Heading into Super Bowl 58

• Which coaches are on the hot seat after the Conference Championship Round of the playoffs?
• Crank up the hype machine for Super Bowl 58

Same bat time, same bat channel in two weeks. I’ll review the results of Pro Football Conference Championships Round and try again in the Super Bowl 58 Round of the NFL playoffs.

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