2019 NFL DIVISIONAL (AFC / NFC) CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 
SUNDAY 20th JAN 20:05


LA Rams 26 @ 23 New Orleans Saints
Overtime win



The first of this season's Championship games will take place at the home of New Orleans (Arrowhead Stadium) and this has the best of the NFC paired up, LA Rams ended the regular season with a 13-3 record and then took care of the Dallas Cowboys last weekend. They will face the New Orleans Saints who were also 13-3 this season but took care of the defending champions Philadelphia to move one game away from another Superbowl appearance under the phenomenal Drew Brees.  

There are plenty of key players on either side, but I really think that Brees is the better leader and their defence is very sound so am siding with the Saints here in a tight match where I expect the score to swing back and forth with a single score the difference.


AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
SUNDAY 20th JAN 23:40

New England Patriots 37 @ 31 Kansas City Chiefs
Overtime win




The AFC Championship game takes place second this Sunday and will be the Patriots 8th successive title game although this season they will be the away team travelling to the Kansas City Chiefs. Tom Brady vs Patrick Mahomes, old vs new. Victory for the Patriots would mean their third Superbowl appearance in a row, while a win for Kansas City would be their first appearance since winning in 1970.

This is very tricky to call, usually I'd go with the GOAT Brady and Belichick against anyone but there is something about the way head coach Andy Reid and this guy Mahomes has gone about his business this season and the Patriots are beatable on the road this season ... so the head says Pats, the heart and the wager is going on the Chiefs to spring a big surprise.

Results and reaction will appear here later on !!
Well I thought they'd be close, and both matches were settled in Overtime, however it was a win for the LA Rams and the New England Patriots who go on to Superbowl LIII

We shall update the final scores later over the weekend and then look forward to the Superbowl itself in a couple of weeks time, that will be LIVE on BBC TV here in the UK which is great.