The NFL conference championships are set after a weekend of action, with the final four featuring three familiar faces and one newcomer.
Led by star QB Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs return to the AFC championship for the seventh straight year, continuing their quest to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. The Chiefs, who beat the Houston Texans 23-14, will face the Buffalo Bills, who held off the Baltimore Ravens 27-25.
In the NFC, the Washington Commanders reached their first conference championship since 1991, upsetting the top-seeded Detroit Lions 45-31. Washington will face a division rival in the Philadelphia Eagles, who outlasted the Los Angeles Rams 28-22. Philadelphia rode running back Saquon Barkley, who notched 205 yards, including touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards.
All four will play next weekend (see bracket), with the winners facing off Sunday, Feb. 9, in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Separately, No. 8 Ohio State and No. 7 Notre Dame face off tonight for the college football national championship (7:30 pm ET, ESPN). Ohio State enters as an 8.5-point favorite to win the title.