Breaking down the NFC and AFC championship games with keys to victory, subplots to watch, possible unexpected heroes and final score predictions.

The NFL playoffs are down to the conference championship games. What to know about the teams still in contention for a Super Bowl title.

Considering that it's conference championship Sunday in the NFL Playoffs with another Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs clash in the AFC Championship Game an

The NFL playoffs continue on Sunday and we asked USA TODAY Sports' staff for their top picks to win the AFC and NFC championship games.

Ahead of the NFC Championship Game matchup between the Eagles and the Commanders, NFL legend Jimmy Johnson revealed his prediction for the Super Bowl LIX matchup. Johnson believes the Eagles will defeat the Commanders, and he's taking the underdog in a matchup between the Bills and Chiefs.

Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles will host Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game.

In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs, coming off a first-round bye, beat the Houston Texans 23-14 at home on Saturday despite only 212 yards of offense. They sacked Texans QB C.J. Stroud eight times and Houston kicker Kaimi Fairburn missed a field goal and an extra point, and he had a field goal blocked.

The Chiefs advanced past the Wild-Card Round with a bye, as did the Detroit Lions on the NFC side ... CBS The Chiefs hosted the AFC Championship Game five straight seasons from 2018-22, and ...

This new record for the most-watched AFC Championship game was nearly 58 million, which is an increase of 2 million compared to last year's AFC title game, which previously held the viewership record. It also slightly surpassed last year's NFC Championship, which aired later in the day — typically a time slot that performs better overall.

Former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is off to Chicago to lead the Bears. Former defensive Aaron Glenn is now the head coach of the New York Jets. Both will be missed in Detroit, but Campbell and company must move forward with the assistants remaining. That process has already begun.

Via Austin Karp of S ports Business Journal, the game between the Bills and the Chiefs generated an average audience of 57.4 million. That’s a record for the AFC Championship and the most for any conference championship game since Giants-49ers had an audience of 57.6 million in 2012.