AFC, NFC championship preview: Schedule, X factors, stats

ByESPN staff ESPN logo
Monday, January 20, 2025
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The NFC and AFC conference championshipsare set. The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Washington Commandersand theBuffalo Billswill face theKansas City Chiefswith a trip to Super Bowl LIX on the line.

To look ahead at next weekend's conference championship matchups, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick one thing we learned about the teams they cover during the divisional round. Seth Walder explored how each team can advance, and Matt Bowen picked an early X factor. We also provided opening lines from ESPN BETand game projections from ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI).

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(6) Washington Commanders at (2) Philadelphia Eagles


When: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (Fox)

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