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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEKEND

SUPER CHAMPIONSHIP: In 2016, the PATRIOTS won their eighth AFC East title in a row, the most consecutive titles in NFL history, and have advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the sixth in a row – also the longest streak all-time. The Patriots are 8-5 (.615) in AFC Championship Games all-time.

The STEELERS have advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the 16th time in franchise history and are 8-7 (.533).

The winner of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game will set an NFL record for the most berths in NFL history.

The teams with the most Super Bowl appearances:

TEAM SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES 8 8 New England* 8 Pittsburgh* 8 6 *Play in AFC Championship Game Sunday

Pittsburgh, New England and the have three of the four highest postseason win totals in NFL history and are all in action on Championship Sunday.

The Steelers, who defeated in the round and Kansas City in the Divisional , have 36 postseason wins, the most in NFL history. The Packers (34) and Patriots (30) rank tied for second and tied for fourth, respectively, in all-time postseason victories.

The teams with the most postseason wins in NFL history:

TEAM WINS LOSSES WIN PCT SUPER BOWL WINS * 36 23 .610 6 Green Bay Packers* 34 21 .618 4 34 27 .557 5 * 30 19 .612 4 30 20 .600 5 *Play this weekend

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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: This weekend’s Championship Games will feature three who have combined for seven Super Bowl titles: New England’s (four), Pittsburgh’s (two) and Green Bay’s (one).

The starting quarterbacks for this weekend’s Championship Games with Super Bowl titles:

PLAYER TEAM SUPER BOWL TITLES Tom Brady New England Patriots 4 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX) Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers 2 (XL, XLIII) Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers 1 (XLV)

The seven combined Super Bowl victories by Brady, Roethlisberger and Rodgers are the most by the four starting quarterbacks playing in a season’s Conference Championship Games.

The most combined Super Bowl wins by the four starting quarterbacks in a season’s Championship Games:

YEAR PLAYERS (NUMBER OF SUPER BOWL WINS) COMBINED SUPER BOWL TITLES 2016 Tom Brady* (4), Ben Roethlisberger* (2), Aaron Rodgers* (1) 7 2015 Tom Brady (4), (1) 5 2014 Tom Brady (3), Aaron Rodgers (1), (1) 5 1993 (4), (1) 5 *Play this weekend

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PROLIFIC PASSERS: MATT RYAN led the NFL with a 117.1 in 2016, the fifth-highest single-season rating in NFL history. New England’s TOM BRADY (112.2) and Green Bay’s AARON RODGERS (104.2) ranked second and fourth respectively.

The four quarterbacks projected to start the AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday combined for a 107.0 passer rating this season, the highest combined regular-season passer rating by the four starting quarterbacks in a season’s Championship Games.

The four starting quarterbacks with the highest combined regular-season passer rating in a season’s Championship Games:

YEAR PLAYERS (PASSER RATING) COMBINED PASSER RATING 2016 Matt Ryan (117.1), Tom Brady (112.2), 107.0 Aaron Rodgers (104.2), Ben Roethlisberger (95.4) 1998 (106.0), (101.6), 100.7 (100.9), (93.0)

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STREAKING STARS: Several of the NFL’s best and brightest have the opportunity to make their mark in the postseason record book on Championship Sunday.

Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS passed for 355 yards and two in the Packers’ 34-31 victory at Dallas in the Divisional Playoffs. Rodgers, who has passed for at least 350 yards and two touchdowns in both postseason games this season, can (three) for the most consecutive playoff games with at least 350 passing yards and two passes in NFL postseason history.

The most consecutive postseason games with at least 350 passing yards and two touchdown passes:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON(S) STREAK Drew Brees Saints 2010-11 3 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers 2016 2* Cardinals 2008-09 2 Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams 1999-2000 2 *Active streak

Pittsburgh running back LE’VEON BELL rushed for 170 yards in the Steelers 18-16 win at Kansas City in the Divisional Playoffs and is the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 150 yards in each of his first two career postseason games. Bell, who had 167 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the Wild Card win against Miami, has the two highest single-game rushing performances in franchise postseason history.

With 113 rushing yards at New England on Sunday, Bell would become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 450 rushing yards in a single postseason.

The players with the most rushing yards in a single postseason:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON RUSH YARDS Washington Redskins 1982 610 1997 581 Terrell Davis Denver Broncos 1998 468 Raiders 1983 466 1999 449

Le’Veon Bell Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 337* *Through two games

Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN passed for 338 yards with three touchdowns for a 125.7 rating in the Falcons’ 36-20 win over in the Divisional Playoffs.

With three touchdown passes against Green Bay on Sunday, Ryan, who has thrown for three touchdowns in each of his past three playoff games, would become the first quarterback in NFL history with at least three touchdown passes in four consecutive postseason games.

The most consecutive postseason games with at least three touchdown passes:

PLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 3+ TOUCHDOWN PASSES Matt Ryan 2012, 2016 3* Tom Brady 2014 New England Patriots 3 2012 Ravens 3 Aaron Rodgers 2009-10 Green Bay Packers 3 Kurt Warner 2008-09 3 1987, 1989 Browns 3 *Active streak

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SUPER COMBINATION: New England and quarterback TOM BRADY have made six Super Bowl appearances together, the most appearances by any head coach-quarterback combination in NFL history.

With a win Sunday against the Steelers, the Patriots can extend their NFL record for the most such Super Bowl appearances.

The head coach-quarterback combinations with the most Super Bowl appearances in NFL history:

QUARTERBACK HEAD COACH TEAM SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES Tom Brady Bill Belichick New England Patriots* 6 Dallas Cowboys 4 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 4 *Active

With a win, Belichick (six) would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer (six) and become the only coach to lead his team(s) to seven Super Bowls.

The head coaches to reach the most Super Bowls:

HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL BERTHS Bill Belichick* 6 Don Shula 6 Tom Landry 5 Five tied 4 *Active Sunday

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AFC PRESENTATION: The TROPHY will be presented to the winner of the AFC Championship Game.

The late Hunt, founder of the and League, helped professional football attain its stature as America’s No. 1 sport. In the 10-year history of the AFL, his team posted the most wins (87) and earned berths in two of the first four Super Bowls, including a victory in Super Bowl IV.

In 1972, Hunt became the first person from the AFL to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

NFC TROPHY PRESENTATION: The winner of the NFC Championship Game will be presented with the TROPHY.

Halas, the late owner of the Bears and a founder of the NFL, is the second-winningest coach in history (324-151- 31) behind DON SHULA (347-173-6). He won six NFL with the Bears and is a charter enshrinee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963).

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