NFL Playoffs: Conference Championship Betting
Reaching the conference championship game puts a team one win away from the ultimate goal of playing for a Super Bowl title. Given the grand spectacle of Championship Sunday heroes are born, legends are made and memorable games are defined by a nickname like The Catch, The Drive, The Fumble, The Tip and NOLA No-Call. Last year the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles won their respective conference title games advancing to Super Bowl LIX. It was the second Super Bowl matchup in three years between the clubs with the Eagles avenging a 38-35 loss two years earlier with a convincing 40-22 trouncing.
The Chiefs and/or New England Patriots have competed in the last 14 AFC Championships. The Pats’ run started in the 2011 season and continued to 2018 when they beat KC in overtime en route to their sixth Super Bowl title. At that point the transition was complete. The Chiefs have won five of the last six AFC crowns since that setback, including the last three. And how close are the Chiefs to becoming more of a dynasty than they already are? Both AFC Championship game losses came in overtime. They were upset at home by Cincinnati, 27-24, during the 2021 campaign.
Despite missing the playoffs last season the San Francisco 49ers have had the most success recently appearing in four of the previous five NFC Championship Games. With 19 total appearances the Niners have participated in the most conference championship games of any NFL team with their eight wins tied for the second-most behind the Patriots’ 11 triumphs. The Houston Texans are the only current NFL member never to appear in a conference championship game. They joined the league in 2002 and have yet to advance past the divisional round.
With wins in all five of their NFC Championship Game visits the New York Giants are the only club to have an undefeated record. Seattle is 3-0 in the NFC title game but they lost the 1983 AFC Championship to the then Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks are the only club to play in both conference championships with a combined 3-1 record.
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AFC Championship Game Results (2000)
| SEASON |
WINNING TEAM |
LOSING TEAM |
| 2024 |
Kansas City Chiefs 32 |
Buffalo Bills 29 |
| 2023 |
Kansas City Chiefs 17 |
Baltimore Ravens 10 |
| 2022 |
Kansas City Chiefs 23 |
Cincinnati Bengals 20 |
| 2021 |
Cincinnati Bengals 27 |
Kansas City Chiefs 24 (OT) |
| 2020 |
Kansas City Chiefs 38 |
Buffalo Bills 24 |
| 2019 |
Kansas City Chiefs 35 |
Tennessee Titans 24 |
| 2018 |
New England Patriots 37 |
Kansas City Chiefs 31 (OT) |
| 2017 |
New England Patriots 24 |
Jacksonville Jaguars 20 |
| 2016 |
New England Patriots 36 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 17 |
| 2015 |
Denver Broncos 20 |
New England Patriots 18 |
| 2014 |
New England Patriots 45 |
Indianapolis Colts 7 |
| 2013 |
Denver Broncos 26 |
New England Patriots 16 |
| 2012 |
Baltimore Ravens 28 |
New England Patriots 13 |
| 2011 |
New England Patriots 23 |
Baltimore Ravens 20 |
| 2010 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 24 |
New York Jets 19 |
| 2009 |
Indianapolis Colts 30 |
New York Jets 17 |
| 2008 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 23 |
Baltimore Ravens 14 |
| 2007 |
New England Patriots 21 |
San Diego Chargers 12 |
| 2006 |
Indianapolis Colts 38 |
New England Patriots 34 |
| 2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 34 |
Denver Broncos 17 |
| 2004 |
New England Patriots 41 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 27 |
| 2003 |
New England Patriots 24 |
Indianapolis Colts 14 |
| 2002 |
Oakland Raiders 41 |
Tennessee Titans 24 |
| 2001 |
New England Patriots 24 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 17 |
| 2000 |
Baltimore Ravens 16 |
Oakland Raiders 3 |
Despite their recent success the Chiefs are still well off the pace in terms of AFC Championship Game appearances and wins. The Steelers have appeared in the most games with 16 but haven’t been since the 2016 season. New England was the greatest dynasty the NFL has seen from 2001 to 2020. The Patriots only made it to the AFC Championship Game twice in the 20th Century, but they made it to the conference championship game 13 times from 2001 to 2018. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady went on to a record nine Super Bowl appearances and they lifted the Lombardi Trophy six times.
NFC Championship Game Results (2000)
| SEASON |
WINNING TEAM |
LOSING TEAM |
| 2024 |
Philadelphia Eagles 55 |
Washington Commanders 23 |
| 2023 |
San Francisco 49ers 34 |
Detroit Lions 31 |
| 2022 |
Philadelphia Eagles 31 |
San Francisco 49ers 7 |
| 2021 |
Los Angeles Rams 20 |
San Francisco 49ers 17 |
| 2020 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 |
Green Bay Packers 26 |
| 2019 |
San Francisco 49ers 37 |
Green Bay Packers 20 |
| 2018 |
Los Angeles Rams 26 |
New Orleans Saints 23 (OT) |
| 2017 |
Philadelphia Eagles 38 |
Minnesota Vikings 7 |
| 2016 |
Atlanta Falcons 44 |
Green Bay Packers 21 |
| 2015 |
Carolina Panthers 49 |
Arizona Cardinals 15 |
| 2014 |
Seattle Seahawks 28 |
Green Bay Packers 22 |
| 2013 |
Seattle Seahawks 23 |
San Francisco 49ers 17 |
| 2012 |
San Francisco 49ers 28 |
Atlanta Falcons 24 |
| 2011 |
New York Giants 20 |
San Francisco 49ers 17 |
| 2010 |
Green Bay Packers 21 |
Chicago Bears 14 |
| 2009 |
New Orleans Saints 31 |
Minnesota Vikings 28 |
| 2008 |
Arizona Cardinals 32 |
Philadelphia Eagles 25 |
| 2007 |
New York Giants 23 |
Green Bay Packers 20 |
| 2006 |
Chicago Bears 39 |
New Orleans Saints 14 |
| 2005 |
Seattle Seahawks 34 |
Carolina Panthers 14 |
| 2004 |
Philadelphia Eagles 27 |
Atlanta Falcons 10 |
| 2003 |
Carolina Panthers 14 |
Philadelphia Eagles 3 |
| 2002 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 |
Philadelphia Eagles 10 |
| 2001 |
St. Louis Rams 29 |
Philadelphia Eagles 24 |
| 2000 |
New York Giants 41 |
Minnesota Vikings 0 |
Only three teams have been to the NFC Championship Game 10 or more times. The San Francisco 49ers made it to the NFC Championship Game 19 times, and they have gone on to make the Super Bowl on eight occasions. The Dallas Cowboys had a run of four straight NFC Championships in the mid 1990s facing the Niners in three of those games. With eight wins apiece the teams are tied for the most victories. However, the Boys haven’t been to the conference championship since beating Green Bay in the 1995 season. After winning just one of their first seven trips to the NFC Championship the Rams have won their last four, most recently in 2021 when they beat San Francisco after the Niners won both regular season meetings.
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