AFC, NFC Championship Games Set
Carolina, who were 15-1 during the regular season, will tackle Arizona in the NFC Championship game after the Cardinals’ 26-20 win over the Green Bay Packers. The Chiefs, trailing 27-13 to New England late in the game Saturday, declined to use any timeouts during a 16-play drive that took more than 5 minutes.
The Panthers opened up an early lead at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte when running back Jonathan Stewart went over from four yards – having set up the score with a 59-yard run on the first play from scrimmage – and it was soon 14-0 after Luke Kuechly’s interception touchdown. CBS will be bringing you the coverage from Sports Authority Field at Mile High, as the top-seeded Denver Broncos will host the second seed, the New England Patriots, in the AFC Championship game. Brady threw for 280 yards with three touchdowns for the Patriots in that losing cause. This time, the Denver QB is set to be on the field when Manning meets Brady for a 17th time.
Four-time National Football League champion Brady completed 28-of-42 passes for 302 yards, his ninth career playoff 300-yard passing game, matching Peyton Manning for the most in National Football League history.
“We’ll enjoy this one tonight”. During the course of Saturday’s game, Glendale cops kicked out 63 fans and arrested one woman for disorderly intoxication, KNXV-TV reported.
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell made a 47-yarder with 19 seconds left, but Anderson recovered the onside kick to seal the victory. Denver moves on to the championship game with a 23-16 win.
During the playoff game between the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, one Seattle Seahawks fan decided it would be a great idea to where his jersey and get the division rival’s crowd fired up in the stands.
“I do believe that this team does need a quarterback, ” he said. The Steelers led 13-12 into the fourth quarter, but a Fitzgerald Toussaint fumble gave the Broncos the ball.