The Road To Super Bowl LIII is Much Clearer

RadioOnFire.com - After a divisional round that didn't feature any upsets, there are only four teams left in the NFL playoffs and those teams will be battling for a berth in Super Bowl LIII this week.

In the AFC, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are headed to the AFC Championship game for the eighth straight season after thrashing the Chargers 41-28 on Sunday. The win means that the Patriots are now headed for Kansas City, where they'll be facing the top-seeded Chiefs. This game will mark the fifth time that Brady has gone on the road for an AFC title game: The Patriots quarterback has gone just 2-3 in his previous five games with his last road win coming during the 2004 season.

As for Kansas City, the Chiefs will be hosting the AFC Championship game for the first time in franchise history. The Chiefs earned a spot in the game after beating the Colts 31-13 in the divisional round. This week's game will mark the first time the Chiefs have played in the AFC title game since the 1993 season. The AFC Championship will be a rematch of a wild Week 6 game played in New England that the Patriots won 43-40. 

In the NFC, the Eagles' Cinderella run ended in New Orleans with a 20-14 loss to the Saints. Thanks to the win, the Saints are now headed back to the NFC title game for the first time since the 2009 season.The top-seeded Saints will play host to the Rams on Jan. 20.

The Rams earned a spot in the title game by beating the Cowboys 30-22 on Saturday. The Rams game in New Orleans will mark the first time since the 2001 season that the Rams have played in an NFC Championship. Like the Patriots-Chiefs game, the NFC Championship will also be a rematch of a wild game that took place earlier this season. Back in Week 9, the Saints beat the Rams 45-35 in New Orleans.


You can see the entire schedule for the 2019 postseason below.
Next Week’s Schedule 

N.F.C. Championship: Rams (13-3) at Saints (13-3) 3:05 p.m., Fox 

A.F.C. Championship: Patriots (11-5) at Chiefs (12-4) 6:40 p.m., CBS 

Expect some offense: The four surviving teams ranked first through fourth in points scored this season.

The final game of the 2018 NFL season will be Super Bowl LIII, which kicks off from Atlanta on Feb. 3