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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME // SUNDAY, JAN. 24, 2021 // 3:05 PM ET // // REFEREE: CLETE BLAKEMAN REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 32-22-1 LAST GAME: 10/18/20: Packers 10 at Buccaneers 38 STREAKS: Packers have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/3/17: Packers 26, Buccaneers 20 (OT) PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 1-0 LAST GAME: 1/4/98: Buccaneers 7 at Packers 21 STREAKS: Packers won only meeting LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/4/98 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LEADERS GREEN BAY PACKERS 8-9 PLAYOFF RECORD 36-23 13: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1: 2002 (XXXVII) 1965, 1966 (I), 1967 (II), 1996 (XXXI), 2010 (XLV) W 30-20 at (1/17/21) LAST POSTSEASON GAME W 32-18 vs. Rams (1/16/21) 7-4 (Atl 2-0, Car 2-0, Chi 0-1, Det 1-0, LAR 0-1, Min 1-0, NO 1-2) VS. COMMON OPP. 9-1 (Atl 1-0, Car 1-0, Chi 2-0, Det 2-0, LAR 1-0, Min 1-1, NO 1-0) 30.8/22.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 31.8 (1L)/23.1 384.1 OFFENSE 389.0 : 401-610-4633-40-12-102.2 PASSING : 372-526-4299-48 (1L)-5-121.5 (1L) Ronald Jones: 192-978-5.1-7 RUSHING Aaron Jones: 201-1104-5.5-9 Mike Evans: 70-1006-14.4-13 RECEIVING : 115-1374-11.9-18 (1L) 327.1 DEFENSE 334.0 Jason Pierre-Paul: 9.5 SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 12.5 : 4 INTS : 4 +8 (25/17) TAKE/GIVE +7 (18/11) : 6.2 PR Tyler Ervin: 4.0 Jaydon Mickens: 24.3 KR : 20.6 : 45.2 (40.2) PUNTING (NET) JK Scott: 45.5 (37.0) : 136 (52/57 PAT; 28/31 FG) KICKING : 107 (59/63 PAT; 16/16 FG) HEAD COACHES MATT LAFLEUR 2-0 VS. OPPONENT 0-1 3-2 PLAYOFF RECORD 2-1

BUCCANEERS TEAM NOTES PACKERS TEAM NOTES • BUCCANEERS advanced to 4th Conf. Championship game • PACKERS advanced to 2nd consecutive Conf. Championship in franchise history. Aims for 1st SB appearance since 2002 game. Aims for 1st SB appearance since 2010 season (won SB season (won SB XXXVII). XLV). • TAMPA BAY had one player selected to 2021 roster: • GREEN BAY had 7 players selected to 2021 Pro Bowl roster: WR LB JASON PIERRE PAUL. DAVANTE ADAMS, CB , T , G • BUCCANEERS OFFENSE ranked 3rd in points per game (30.8) & , RB AARON JONES, QB AARON RODGERS & LB allowed 4th-fewest sacks (22) in 2020. ZA’DARIUS SMITH. • TAMPA BAY DEFENSE allowed fewest rush yards per game • PACKERS OFFENSE led NFL in points per game (31.8) & ranked (80.6) & ranked tied-4th in sacks (48). 2nd in 3rd down efficiency (49.4 percent). TV: FOX/FOX Deportes (3:05 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Tom Rinaldi (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: , Kurt Warner, Laura Okmin SIRIUS: 82 (TB), 83 (GB) | XM: 226 (TB), 225 (GB), 88 (National) NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (13-5) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (14-3)

BUCCANEERS NOTES PACKERS NOTES • QB TOM BRADY is postseason all-time leader in starts (43), • QB AARON RODGERS led NFL with 48 TD passes, tied-5th most completions (1,065), pass yards (11,968), pass TDs (77) & Super in single season in NFL history & became 1st QB with 3 seasons Bowl titles (6). Ranked tied-2nd in pass TDs (franchise-record of 40+ TD passes. Led NFL with 121.5 rating, 2nd-highest single- 40) & 3rd in pass yards (4,633) in 2020 & became 5th QB in NFL season mark in league annals, & became 1st QB with 14 games of history with 2+ seasons (2) of 40+ TD passes. Totaled 3 TDs (2 100+ rating in single season in NFL history. Has 16 TDs (15 pass, pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs in NFC-D at NO. Has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 1 rush) vs. INT for 106.9 rating in 7 career home postseason 116.3 rating in 2 career starts at GB. starts. Has 2+ TD passes in 8 consecutive postseason starts, • RB RONALD JONES set career-highs in scrimmage yards (1,143), tied-longest streak in NFL history. rush yards (978) & rush TDs (7) in 2020. Rushed for 113 yards • RB AARON JONES has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career playoff & 2 TDs in Week 6 meeting. RB has 525 games & aims for his 4th in row in postseason with TD. Ranked scrimmage yards (105. per game) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 7th in NFL with 1,459 scrmimage yards (career-high 1,104 rush, career playoff games. Had 107 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 44 355 rec.) & had 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in 2020. Has 28 TDs (25 rec.) & rec. TD in NFC-D at NO. rush, 3 rec.) in 28 career home games, incl. playoffs. Aims for his • WR MIKE EVANS ranked 4th in NFL in rec. TDs (13) this season. 5th in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards, incl. playoffs. Had 1,006 rec. yards in 2020 & is 1st player in NFL history with • WR DAVANTE ADAMS led NFL with 18 rec. TDs in 2020, tied-3rd 1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 7 seasons. Had rec. TD in most in single season in NFL history. Tied-2nd in receptions (115) NFC-D at NO. WR has 5 rec. TDs in his past 5, & tied-5th in rec. yards (1,374) this season & became 4th WR in incl. playoffs. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his 8 road games in 2020, NFL history (HOFers , & ) incl. playoffs. WR had 10 catches for 169 with 110+ receptions & 15+ rec. TDs in single season. Has 5 rec. yards & 2 TDs in his last game vs. GB (11/26/17 w/ Pit.). TE ROB TDs in 4 career postseason home games & aims for his 5th GRONKOWSKI had rec. TD in Week 6 meeting. Has 12 career in row at home in playoffs with TD catch. WR postseason rec. TDs, tied-2nd most in NFL history. led team with 96 rec. yards & TD catch in NFC-D vs. LAR. TE • LB had 8 tackles & 1.5 sacks in Week 6 meeting. had career-high 11 rec. TDs, tied-most among Has 24 FFs since 2013, tied 2nd-most in NFL. LB TEs in 2020. Has rec. TD in 6 of his past 8. had 11 tackles, INT & FR in NFC-D at NO. Had sack in last meeting. • LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH ranked tied-4th in NFL with 12.5 sacks & Was 1st player since 2000 with 140+ tackles (140) & 9+ sacks tied-3rd with career-high 4 FFs in 2020. Had sack in NFC-D vs. (9). LB JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 5 TFL & 6 PD in 6 career LAR. DL KENNY CLARK had 1.5 sacks in NFC-D vs. LAR. Has sack postseason games. Had 1.5 sacks & FF in last meeting. CB JAMEL in 2 of his past 3 postseason games. S DARNELL SAVAGE has 9 DEAN had 32-yard INT-TD in Week 6 meeting. PD & 4 INTs in his past 6 at home. POSTSEASON HIGHEST ALL-TIME RANKS SINGLE-SEASON

GAMES PLAYED: PASSER 43 (1ST) RATINGS WINS: 32 (1ST) IN NFL HISTORY AARON RODGERS (GB) PASSING YARDS: 122.5 RATING (2011) 11,968 (1ST) AARON RODGERS (GB) 121.5 RATING (2020) PASSING TDs: 77 (1ST) PEYTON MANNING (IND) 121.1 RATING (2004) AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (15-3) AT (15-2)

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME // SUNDAY, JAN. 24, 2021 // 6:40 PM ET // ARROWHEAD STADIUM // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 24-21-1 LAST GAME: 10/19/20: Chiefs 26 at Bills 17 STREAKS: Chiefs have won 4 of past 5 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/26/17: Bills 16, Chiefs 10 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 2-1 LAST GAME: 1/23/94: Chiefs 13 at Bills 30 STREAKS: Bills have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: First meeting at site BUFFALO BILLS LEADERS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 16-17 PLAYOFF RECORD 14-19 2: 1964, 1965 CHAMPIONSHIPS 3: 1962, 1969 (IV), 2019 (LIV) W 17-3 vs. Baltimore (1/16/21) LAST POSTSEASON GAME W 22-17 vs. Cleveland (1/17/21) 10-0 (Bal 1-0, Den 1-0, LAC 1-0, LV 1-0, Mia 2-0, NE 2-0, NYJ 2-0) VS. COMMON OPP. 8-2 (Bal 1-0, Den 2-0, LAC 1-1, LV 1-1, Mia 1-0, NE 1-0, NYJ 1-0) 31.3/23.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.6/22.6 396.4 OFFENSE 415.8 (1L) : 396-572-4544-37-10-107.2 PASSING : 390-588-4740-38-6-108.2 : 156-687-4.4-2 RUSHING Clyde Edwards-Helaire (R): 181-803-4.4-4 : 127 (1L)-1535 (1L)-12.1-8 RECEIVING (TE): 105-1416-13.5-11 352.5 DEFENSE 358.3 , A.J. Klein: 5 SACKS Chris Jones: 7.5 Tre’Davious White: 3 INTS : 6 +4 (26/22) TAKE/GIVE +6 (22/16) Andre Roberts: 9.9 PR : 7.0 Andre Roberts: 30.0 (1L) KR : 32.4 Corey Bojorquez: 50.8 (1L) (44.0) PUNTING (NET) (R): 45.0 (40.4) (R): 141 (57/59 PAT; 28/34 FG) KICKING : 123 (48/54 PAT; 25/27 FG)

SEAN MCDERMOTT HEAD COACHES 1-1 VS. OPPONENT 6-3 2-2 PLAYOFF RECORD 16-14

BILLS TEAM NOTES CHIEFS TEAM NOTES • BILLS advanced to 6th AFC Champ. game in franchise history. • CHIEFS are 2nd team in NFL history to host 3 consecutive Conf. Aim for 1st SB appearance since 1993 season (lost SB XXVIII). Champs games (2002-04 EAGLES). • SEAN MCDERMOTT makes 1st Champ. game appearance as HC. • ANDY REID makes 8th Champ. game appearance as HC. Led KC • BUFFALO had 5 players named to 2021 Pro Bowl roster: QB to SB LIV championship in 2019. JOSH ALLEN, WR STEFON DIGGS, LB , KR/ • KANSAS CITY tied league-high with 7 players named to 2021 PR ANDRE ROBERTS & CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE. Pro Bowl roster: DE FRANK CLARK, T ERIC FISHER, WR TYREEK • BILLS OFFENSE ranked 2nd in NFL with 31.3 points per game & HILL, DT CHRIS JONES, TE TRAVIS KELCE, QB PATRICK MAHOMES tied-2nd with 396.4 yards per game. & S TYRANN MATHIEU. • BUFFALO DEFENSE ranked tied-3rd in NFL with 26 takeaways. • CHIEFS led NFL in total offense in 2020 (415.8 yards per game). TV: CBS/CBS All Access/ESPN Deportes (6:40 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter), Evan Washburn (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli, Ross Tucker SIRIUS: 82 (Buf), 83 (KC) | XM: 226 (Buf), 225 (KC), 88 (National) AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BUFFALO BILLS (15-3) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (15-2)

BILLS NOTES CHIEFS NOTES • QB JOSH ALLEN passed for 4,544 yards & 37 TDs in 2020, both • QB PATRICK MAHOMES ranked 2nd in NFL with 4,740 pass yards, franchise records. Passed for 206 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in ranked 3rd with 108.2 rating & ranked 4th with 38 TD passes AFC-D vs. Bal. Has 794 pass yards (264.7 per game) & 5 TDs in 2020, becoming 3rd player in NFL history with 4,000+ pass (3 pass, 1 rush, 1 rec.) vs. 0 INTs for 90.1 rating in 3 career yards in 3 of 1st 4 seasons. Completed 21 of 30 passes (70 pct.) postseason starts. Had 24 TDs (20 pass, 3 rush, 1 rec.) vs. 4 INTs for 255 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 106.9 rating & rushed for TD for 110.5 rating in 8 road starts this season. Aims for his 4th in in AFC-D vs. Cle. Has 15 TDs (12 pass, 3 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 113.6 row on road with 320+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating. rating in 5 career postseason starts at home. Passed for 225 • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY recorded 956 scrimmage yards in 2020. yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.4 rating in Week 6 meeting. Had 45 scrimmage yards (32 rush, 13 rec.) in Week 6 meeting. • RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE ranked 4th among rookies with • WR STEFON DIGGS led NFL with 127 catches & 1,535 rec. yards 1,100 scrimmage yards & 803 rush yards in 2020. Rushed for in 2020, both most in franchise history & 6th-most catches career-high 161 yards in Week 6 meeting. RB in single season in NFL history. Aims for his 4th in row in led team with 78 rush yards last week. Had rush TD in Week 6 postseason with TD catch & 3rd in row in postseason with meeting. RB LE’VEON BELL has 521 scrimmage yards (104.2 per 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 8th in row with 75+ rec. yards, game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career postseason games. incl. postseason. Had TD catch in Week 6 meeting. WR COLE • WR ranked 2nd among WRs with career-high 17 BEASLEY set career highs in catches (82) & rec. yards (967) in TDs (15 rec., 2 rush) in 2020. Had 8 catches for team-high 110 2020. Had TD catch in Week 6 meeting & has 3 rec. TDs in 2 yards in AFC-D vs. Bal. Aims for his 4th in row in postseason career games vs. KC. WR JOHN BROWN had 8 catches for 62 with 5+ catches & 3rd in row in postseason with 100+ rec. yards in AFC-D vs. Bal. Had rec. TD in only career game at KC yards. TE TRAVIS KELCE ranked 2nd in NFL with 1,416 rec. yards (12/9/18 with Bal.). Rookie WR tied-2nd among in 2020, most by TE in single season in NFL history. Had 8 rookies with 7 rec. TDs in 2020. catches for 109 yards & TD in AFC-D vs. Cle. Aims for his 3rd in • CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE led team with 11 PD & 3 INTs in 2020. row in postseason with TD catch. Aims for his 6th in row with Had 6 tackles, TFL & PD in AFC-D vs. Bal. Has PD in 3 of 4 career rec. TD, incl. postseason. Had 2 TD catches in Week 6 meeting. postseason games. Had INT in last road meeting. CB TARON • S TYRANN MATHIEU led team with career-high 6 INTs in 2020. JOHNSON had 101-yard INT-TD in AFC-D vs. Bal., tied for longest Had 1st-career postseason INT in AFC-D vs. Cle. Has PD in 3 INT-TD in postseason history. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. CB of his past 4 in postseason. DT CHRIS JONES led team with 7.5 LEVI WALLACE had 1st-career postseason sack in AFC-D vs. Bal.. sacks in 2020. Has 7 PD in his past 6 in postseason. DE FRANK LB aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles & PD. DE CLARK aims for his 6th in row in postseason with TFL. Has sack led team with 2 sacks in AFC-D vs. Bal. in 5 of his past 6 in postseason. PLAYERS WITH 4,500+ PASSING YARDS & 35+ TD PASSES IN 2020 PATRICK MAHOMES (KC) 4,740 PASSING YARDS 38 PASSES TOM BRADY (TB) 4,633 PASSING YARDS 40 TOUCHDOWN PASSES JOSH ALLEN (BUF) 4,544 PASSING YARDS 37 TOUCHDOWN PASSES