Sunday 30 January 2022

2021-22 NFL SEASON DIVISIONAL (NFC / AFC) CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
 
Sunday 30th January 20:05

Cincinnati Bengals 27 @ 24 Kansas City Chiefs  [H/T 10 - 21]

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

We are now down to the final four teams for this year's NFL Championship. The two conference winners from this weekend will battle it out for Superbowl LVI in two weeks time and this year it's the AFC Conference that steps up first. After an exciting play off weekend where all four games were decided at the death we see the Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs having beaten the Bills in a thrilling overtime win 42-36 will be seeking to reach their third consecutive Superbowl (won one, lost one) and it's their offensive unit led by QB Patrick Mahomes that has brought them this far for experienced head coach Andy Reid. The Bengals were the #4 seeds coming into this season's play off games and saw off the #1 seeded side Tennessee Titans with a final kick field goal in a 19-16 win, it's another tough game tonight but they will arrive on a high and could well be another nail biter with Joe Burrow leading the attack and a young head coach Zac Taylor calling the plays.
Selected bets;
Half time over 27 points @20/21.
Total points in match over 54 @10/11.
Kansas City to win handicap -7pts @5/6
Patrick Mahomes - Total passing touchdowns over 2+ @5/4.
Wow how did they throw that away, losing an 18pt lead to be denied in overtime. 

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
 
Sunday 30th January 23:30

San Francisco 49ers 17 @ 20 Los Angeles Rams  [H/T 10 - 7]
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

The second of this season's Championship game features the NFC match up with San Francisco heading over to Los Angeles, this game takes place at the host stadium for the Superbowl LVI itself, so the Rams could be seen to have advantage and with their talented squad in great form the likely favourites. Last year Tampa Bay became the first team to play in a Super Bowl in their own stadium. This year the Los Angeles Rams can emulate that feat with the NFL showpiece being staged at SoFi Stadium.  Sean McVay's men also have home advantage for the NFC Championship game as San Francisco knocked out Green Bay last week, but the 49ers have won their last six games with the Rams, including the final game of the regular season. The 49ers' defence restricted the Packers to just 10 points while their offence leans heavily on their run game, via Elijah Mitchell and dual-threat receiver Deebo Samuel.  And although he's thrown six interceptions and just two touchdowns in the last four games, the much-maligned quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has managed to marshal Kyle Shanahan's side back to the brink of the big game.

Both sides booked their places with final plays to beat Green Bay and Tampa Bay respectively. Defence were on top in the 49ers game and the wintry conditions surely played a part too, while the Rams almost capitulated against the Buccaneers having a 27-3 lead in the 3rd quarter though they never fell behind it was close and looked to be heading to overtime. It was down to Matt Stafford to find Cooper Kupp in the final few seconds and the winning field goal from 30y by Matt Gay made up for an earlier miss to send the Rams through.
Selected bets;
Half time over 23 points.
Total points in match over 46.
Total Match Touchdowns 7+ or more @23/10.

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

Superbowl LVI Divisional Championship


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