The two conference title games will be rematches. The Eagles and Commanders split their two regular season games while the Bills handed the Chiefs their only loss.
–As long as Jalen Hurts is health, the Eagles appear to have the edge on the Commanders.To start with they have Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 205 yards against the Rams last week. .But the Commanders have won seven in a row. And they held Barkley to 150 and 146 yards in the two games. Washington survived five turnovers in beating the Eagles 36-33 in week 16 while the Eagles wo 26-18 five weeks earlier.The Commander s will need a big game from quarterback Jayden Daniels to pull off an upset.
–Although the Chiefs have the home field edge and are a slight favorite, a victory by the Bills wouldn’t be surprising. They are playing well and haven’t had a turnover in four consecutive playoff games, which is a record. And Josh Allen has passed for 399 passing yards in two playoff wins with two touchdown passes. And they have a good runner in James Cook, who has rushed for 187 yards in the two playoff games. The Chiels also face challenge in stopping Josh Allen, who ran 12 times against the Chiefs in the regular season game, from scrabling. The Bills also figure to put heat on Patrick Mahones against the Chiefs shaky offensive line. On the other hand, the Chiefs are 3-0 against Allen in the playoffs and have an uncanny way findng ways to win The Chiefs also tend to get the calls although they are only 6-5 against referee Clete BLakeman. It could be a classic game.
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