NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

For the Niners and K.C., this is familiar territory. The Chiefs are headed to their sixth consecutive AFC title game, that run of success correlating to two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes’ promotion to starting quarterback in 2018. San Francisco will play in its fourth NFC championship game in the past five seasons. The 49ers have only won it once during that span, though that occurred at Levi’s Stadium, where they’ll be facing Detroit on Sunday.

This is certainly rarefied air for the Lions, whose only previous appearance in the NFC title round occurred 32 years ago, when they were waxed 41-10 by eventual Super Bowl champion Washington. The Ravens are 2-2 in AFC championship games since they came into existence in 1996, but they’ve never hosted one in Baltimore, Charm City last witnessing a conference champ when the 1970 Colts beat the Oakland Raiders before winning Super Bowl 5.

Sunday, Jan. 28 AFC championship

Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens, 3 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)

NFC championship

Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers, 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox, Fox Deportes)

Super Bowl 58

Sunday, Feb. 11

Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS. Paramount+

Wild-card round Saturday, Jan. 13

Houston Texans 45, Cleveland Browns 14 Kansas City Chiefs 26, Miami Dolphins 7

Sunday, Jan. 14

Green Bay 48, Dallas Cowboys 32 Detroit Lions 24, Los Angeles Rams 23

Monday, Jan. 15

Buffalo Bills 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Tampa Bay 32, Philadelphia Eagles 9

Divisional round Saturday, Jan. 20

Baltimore Ravens 34, Houston Texans 10 San Francisco 24, Green Bay Packers 21

Sunday, Jan. 21

Detroit 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Kansas City Chiefs 27, Buffalo Bills 24