The NFC and AFC conference championships are set. The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Washington Commanders and the Buffalo Bills will face the Kansas City Chiefs with a trip to Super Bowl LIX on the line.
To look ahead at next weekend’s conference championship matchups, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick one thing we learned about the teams they cover during the divisional round. Seth Walder explored how each team can advance, and Matt Bowen picked an early X factor. We also provided opening lines from ESPN BET and game projections from ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI).
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WSH-PHI | BUF-KC
NFC
When: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (Fox)
FPI projection: PHI, 63.7% (by an average of 5.1 points)
Opening line: PHI -5.5 (48.5)
Matchup background: These two NFC East rivals split the series this season. The Eagles took the first game in November 26-18 and the Commanders won the…
