NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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

Today: 12:05 p.m. on Fox

Line: Packers by 3 1/2

Record vs. spread: Buccaneers 11-7; Packers 11-6

Series record: Packers lead 33-22-1

Last meeting: Buccaneers beat Packers 38-10 in Tampa, Oct. 18, 2020

NOTES : This is the second playoff meeting between Tampa Bay and Green Bay. The Packers beat the Bucs 21-7 in a divisional playoff game at Green Bay on Jan. 4, 1998. … 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 2-1 edge. … Brady is making a league-record 14th conference championship game appearance, his first in the NFC. He went 9-4 in AFC title games with the New England 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 over 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 . ... With LB Devin White leading the way, Tampa Bay’s defense forced four turnovers in last week’s divisional-round win over the Saints. The Bucs have scored a league-high 27 points off five takeaways this postseason . ... It’s Tampa Bay’s fourth NFC title game appearance, first since their Super Bowl championship run 18 years ago . ... The Packers are in the NFC championship game for the fourth time in their last seven seasons, though they haven’t reached the Super Bowl since their 2010 championship season.