GAME-DAY NOTES
Facts, figures and storylines for conference championship Sunday:
THIS IS the first time a No 1 seed hasn’t played on championship weekend since 2010 and only the fourth time since seeding began in 1975.
KANSAS CITY is hosting its fourth consecutive AFC championship, an unprecedented streak in conference history. Additionally, the Chiefs are the seventh team since the AFL/NFL merger to make four conference title games in a row.
OF THE SEVEN teams to reach four consecutive conference title games, Andy Reid has coached two of them — the Eagles (2001-04) and now the Chiefs (2018-21).
THE 49ERS are 31⁄ 2- point underdogs vs. the Rams despite having won six in a row vs. their NFC West rivals.
WITH A CHIEFS win, Andy Reid will move into a tie for second on the all-time NFL postseason wins list. The top five:
CHIEFS TE Travis Kelce, who has caught a TD pass in five consecutive games, needs two receiving TDs to pass John Stallworth for third on the all-time postseason list.
49ERS K Robbie Gould (Penn State) has made all 20 of his postseason field-goal attempts, the most ever without a miss. His 20 consecutive makes represent the third-most in NFL postseason history behind Mason Crosby (23) and Stephen Gostkowski (22), according to the Elias Sports Bureau..
IT’S STILL HARD to believe that Bills QB Josh Allen isn’t playing this weekend. Allen is home despite these twogame numbers: 48 of 62 passing for 637 yards, 9 TD passes, 0 INTs and a 149 passer rating. Crazier still: The Bills scored TDs on 12 of 16 drives with Allen on the field.
ONE LAST number from the amazing divisional round. The combined margin of victory Indianapolis of just 15 Chicago Colts points for Bears the four games made it the closest divisional round since the merger in 1970. The previous record was 18 in 2006.