Two rounds of National Football League playoff games have created the final four teams competing for a spot in Super Bowl LVIII, with several media companies set to benefit from strong viewership during the season and postseason.
Here's a look at the latest NFL Playoffs schedule, betting odds and other storylines to watch.
NFL Playoffs Field: The 2023 NFL season started with the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles as the top two betting teams in a potential rematch of Super Bowl LVII. While both teams made the playoffs, the Chiefs are the only team of the two remaining with the Eagles upset in the opening weekend.
After two weeks of the NFL Playoffs, it’s the number one seeds and number three seeds for both the AFC and NFC that are still left.
NFC: 1. San Francisco 49ers, 3. Detroit Lions
AFC: 1. Baltimore Ravens, 3. Kansas City Chiefs
Super Bowl History: The current field of remaining playoff teams features 10 Super Bowl championships between the four teams and multiple Super Bowl appearances.
The Kansas City Chiefs have won three Super Bowls, winning the championship for the 1969, 2019 and 2022 seasons. The team also appeared in Super Bowl I and Super Bowl LV, giving the team five total appearances in the championship game.
The Baltimore Ravens are 2-0 in Super Bowl games, winning Super Bowl XXXV and XLVII for the 2000 and 2012 NFL seasons.
The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowls, which is tied for second-most in NFL history. The team won Super Bowl XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV and XXIX. The team also appeared in Super Bowl XLVII and LIV, losing its two most recent appearances in the big game. Coincidentally, the team lost to the Ravens and Chiefs in its last two Super Bowl appearances, which could give extra motivation if the team reaches Super Bowl LVIII.
Many NFL fans, especially those in the state of Michigan, know the Super Bowl history of the Detroit Lions. The Lions are one of only four current NFL teams to never appear in the Super Bowl. Before the first Super Bowl in 1967, the Lions won four Championships, but the team has failed to reach the championship game in the modern era.
How to Watch Conference Championship Games, Super Bowl LVIII: While several media companies benefitted from lineups of NFL Playoff games over the past two weekends, only two NFL media partners will get the rights to the conference championship games.
Here's a look at the games taking place on Sunday, Jan. 28 and the current betting odds from DraftKings Inc DKNG.
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens: -3; 3 p.m. ET on CBS
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers: -6.5; 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX
The conference championship games will be aired on Paramount Global PARAPARAA-owned CBS and Fox Corporation FOXFOXA-owned FOX Sunday.
Neither of this week's games is a rematch from the regular season.
The winners of the two conference championships will meet in Super Bowl LVIII, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 11 and air on CBS and Nickelodeon.
Airing between the conference championships and the Super Bowl is the NFL Pro Bowl all-star competition. The Pro Bowl Skills Challenge takes place on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. ET with the Pro Bowl flag competition taking place on Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. ET. Both competitions will air on ESPN with the Pro Bowl competition also airing on ABC. ESPN and ABC are units of Walt Disney Co DIS.
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Super Bowl LVIII Betting Odds: With the field down to four teams, here's a look at updated odds for Super Bowl LVIII from DraftKings. The list includes the current odds, the odds at the start of the NFL Playoffs and the preseason odds.
San Francisco 49ers: +145, +220 start of playoffs, +1,000 preseason
Baltimore Ravens: +200, +310 start of playoffs, +1,800 preseason
Kansas City Chiefs: +350, +1,000 start of playoffs, +600 preseason
Detroit Lions: +750, +1,800 start of playoffs, +2,200 preseason
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Key NFL Playoffs Storylines: Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a 13-3 NFL Playoff record and is 2-1 in Super Bowl appearances. A stat shared often during the Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills this past weekend was the team's six straight appearances in the AFC Championship Game with Mahomes as the starting quarterback.
Two of the other starting quarterbacks also have winning playoff records with Jared Goff (Lions) 5-3 and Brock Purdy (49ers) 3-1. Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson is 2-3 in NFL Playoff games.
Home field advantage continues to play a large factor in the NFL Playoffs, with the Dallas Cowboys the only home team to lose in the opening round out of six games and the Buffalo Bills the only home team to lose in the second round out of four games.
Here's a look at the home and away records for the conference championship teams for the regular season.
Kansas City Chiefs: 6-2 away
Baltimore Ravens: 6-3 home
San Francisco 49ers: 5-3 home
Detroit Lions: 6-3 away
Another key storyline that continues to make headlines is the appearance of musician and global superstar Taylor Swift at Chiefs games in support of her boyfriend Travis Kelce, who is the team's tight end.
Swift has now attended 11 Chiefs games including the NFL Playoffs. The team holds an 8-3 record in games Swift attends including a perfect 2-0 mark in this year's playoffs.
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