The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

NFC TITLE GAME

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TAMPA BAY (13-5) AT GREEN BAY (14-3)

Sunday, 3:05 p.m., Fox

OPENING LINE: Packers by 3½ SERIES: Packers, 33-22-1; LAST MEETING: Bucs, 38-10, Oct. 18

BUCS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (28-T), PASS (2). BUCS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (1), PASS (21). PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL

(5), RUSH (8), PASS (9). PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (9), RUSH (13-T), PASS (7).

This marks the first postseason matchup between Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and Bucs QB Tom Brady. They have met three times in the regular season, with Brady’s teams owning a 2-1edge. … Brady is making a leaguereco­rd 14th conference championsh­ip game appearance, his first in the NFC. He went 9-4in AFC title games with the Patriots . ... Brady holds postseason record for starts (43), victories (32), completion­s (1,065), passing yards (11,968), passing touchdowns (77) and Super Bowl titles (6) . ... A win would enable Brady to join Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner and Craig Morton as the only quarterbac­k to lead two separate franchises into the Super Bowl. … The Bucs have won a franchise-record seven consecutiv­e road games, including playoff wins at Washington and New Orleans. With a win at Green Bay, they’ll become the first team to advance to a Super Bowl that will be played in its home stadium . ... Bucs have scored a league-high 27points off five takeaways this postseason . ... Tampa Bay led NFL in run defense during the regular season and limited Aaron Jones to 15yards on 10carries in its Oct. 18victory over the Packers . ... Rodgers went 16of 35for 160yards with two intercepti­ons and no TDs in regular-season loss to Tampa Bay. In the Packers’ other 16games, he completed 71.9% of his passes for 4,435 yards with 50 TDs and three intercepti­ons. … Rodgers is one of four All-Pro selections from Green Bay. The others are WR Davante Adams, Packers OT David Bakhtiari (injured) and C Corey Linsley. … Adams led the NFL with 18 regular-season TD catches despite missing two games with a hamstring injury. … Green Bay committed a league-low 11turnover­s during the regular season. Packers have committed just two turnovers during their seven-game winning streak. … Packers are in NFC championsh­ip game for fourth time in last seven seasons, though they haven’t reached the Super Bowl since their 2010 championsh­ip season. … Packers scored an NFL-leading 31.8 points per game during regular season. … Packers LB Za’Darius Smith had 12½ sacks during regular season. … Packers DT Kenny Clark and OLB Rashan Gary each had 1½ sacks against the Rams.

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