I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that the aftermath of the AFC Championship Game has focused on whether the officials stuck it to Jacksonville in their 24-20 loss to New England. But I still am. My reaction at the end of watching the game was that I just seen something special—a proud veteran team, holding […]
NFL’s Championship Sunday concludes with the AFC Championship Game (6:30 PM ET, CBS) in an early evening battle between New England and Baltimore that promises its share of bad blood. We’ll preview the game here using TheSportsNotebook’s usual format—talk about the matchup itself, set a little historical context, evaluate what the money boys in Las Vegas think and the make a prediction.
The AFC Championship Game between Baltimore and New England kicks off at 3:00 PM EST on CBS, with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms in Foxboro for the coverage. It’s the Patriots first time in the AFC title game since their undefeated season of 2007, while the Ravens were last here in 2008, when they lost […]