NFL Championship Game Running Thread

[micropolitan guy]

The Cleveland Browns appeared in six straight NFL championship games from 1950-55, and then again in 1957. That's a record that will never be broken.

 

[da man]

The Cleveland Browns appeared in six straight NFL championship games from 1950-55, and then again in 1957. That's a record that will never be broken.

A lot fewer teams and playoff games to get through back then.

 

[micropolitan guy]

A lot fewer teams and playoff games to get through back then.

No question. But records are records. Hack Wilson's 191 RBI came against fewer pitchers and fewer teams, but it's the record, right?

 

[MileHigh]

Bill Vinovich is the Super Bowl referee. Third time.

 

[da man]

No question. But records are records. Hack Wilson's 191 RBI came against fewer pitchers and fewer teams, but it's the record, right?

Right, though those two circumstances aren't really comparable.

Among many other things, Wilson having fewer games on the schedule made it more difficult to compile more RBIs, while having fewer playoff games to win made it less difficult for the Browns to reach the title game.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

The Cleveland Browns appeared in six straight NFL championship games from 1950-55, and then again in 1957. That's a record that will never be broken.

Especially by the Browns. *rim shot*

 

[Starman]

The Cleveland Browns appeared in six straight NFL championship games from 1950-55, and then again in 1957. That's a record that will never be broken.

Plus four straight title games in the AAFC.

 

[HanSenSE]

I realize that. And as I also noted, had these two matchups we have this year would have been last year or next year, the NFC would kick at noon local time and the AFC at 6:30 local time.

As much as we've seen the networks switch games back and forth regardless of conference this year, why not, in the case of last weekend's games, give CBS the prime time game on Sunday, but assign them Bucs-Lions? Or am I making too much sense here.

 

[MileHigh]

As much as we've seen the networks switch games back and forth regardless of conference this year, why not, in the case of last weekend's games, give CBS the prime time game on Sunday, but assign them Bucs-Lions? Or am I making too much sense here.

Just a hunch, but they put Chiefs on CBS so it can get a Taylor Swift game since NBC/Peacock had it the week before?

Chiefs-Bills drew more than 50 million, a record for a playoff game that wasn't the Super Bowl or conference championship game.

 

[DanOregon]

It lived up to the hype. And the Bills squandered too many chances. Chiefs are/were beatable and left points on the field - it wasn't the field goal kicker (of course that would have helped).

 

[Junkie]

Especially by the Browns. *rim shot*

You stole my line.

Plus four straight title games in the AAFC.

It's nice of them to still be making sure everyone else gets their fair share.

 

[BTExpress]

Well, somebody's wrong here.

Latest Chiefs-Bills playoff classic slips under 40 million viewers

The numbers are undeniably big. However, the latest Chiefs-Bills playoff classic fell short of the last one — and well short of last year's divisional-round game in the same window.
Per multiple reports, 39 million viewers (on average) watched Kansas City beat Buffalo, 27-24, to advance to the AFC Championship. The last time the same two teams met in the divisional round, in the same time frame and on the same network, the audience averaged 42.7 million. That's an 8.6-percent drop over the January 2022 game.

Chiefs' playoff win over Bills scores astronomical TV rating as divisional round sets NFL viewing records

The Chiefs' 27-24 victory had an average audience of 50.393 million, which is an astronomical number. Not only was it the most-watched divisional playoff game in NFL history -- it was the first one to top 50 million -- but the viewing number also topped the average viewership for every NFC championship game played over the past five years. The viewing number peaked with 56.25 million people watching at one point in the second half.