HIGH OCTANE OFFENSES: On Championship Sunday, the
Super Bowl LIII participants will be decided. In the NFC, the LOS
ANGELES RAMS take on the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3:05 PM
ET, FOX) while the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS travel to Arrowhead
Stadium to face the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS(6:40 PM ET, CBS) in the AFC.
The Conference Championships feature the four highest-scoring teams from
the regular season for the first time in the Super Bowl era.
With victories by the Rams and Chiefs on Sunday, the
Super Bowl would feature the two highest-scoring teams from the regular season
for the fifth time since 1970 and the first time since 1997.
The Super Bowls featuring the two highest-scoring teams from
the regular season since 1970:
|
SEASON
|
NO. 1 OFFENSE
|
NO. 2 OFFENSE
|
SUPER BOWL
|
|
1997
|
Denver Broncos
|
Green Bay Packers
|
XXXII
|
|
1996
|
Green Bay Packers
|
New England Patriots
|
XXXI
|
|
1991
|
Washington Redskins
|
Buffalo Bills
|
XXVI
|
|
1984
|
Miami Dolphins
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
XIX
|
-- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS --
THE PATRIOT WAY: The NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS have
reached the Super Bowl in each of the past two seasons. With a win against
Kansas City on Sunday, the Patriots would join the BUFFALO BILLS (1990-93)
and MIAMI DOLPHINS (1971-73) as the only teams in the Super
Bowl era to appear in three consecutive Super Bowls.
The teams to appear in at least three consecutive Super
Bowls in the Super Bowl era:
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
CONSECUTIVE SUPER BOWLS
|
SUPER BOWLS
|
|
Buffalo Bills
|
1990-93
|
4
|
XXV-XXVIII
|
|
Miami Dolphins
|
1971-73
|
3
|
VI-VIII
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New England Patriots
|
2016-17
|
2*
|
LI-LII
|
|
*Active streak
|
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-- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS --
HIGH SEED ADVANTAGE: With victories by the No. 1
seeded KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (AFC) and No. 1 seeded NEW
ORLEANS SAINTS (NFC) on Sunday, it would mark the 14th time since
the NFL began seeding teams in 1975 that both top seeds faced off in the Super
Bowl and the fifth time in the past six seasons (2013-15, 2017).
With wins on Sunday by both the Chiefs and Saints, it would
mark the fifth time since 1975 that consecutive seasons have featured a
Super Bowl matchup of the No. 1 seeds.
The Super Bowls featuring both No. 1 seeds in consecutive
seasons since the NFL began seeding teams in 1975:
|
SEASONS
|
SUPER BOWLS
|
|
2013-15
|
XLVIII-50
|
|
1983-84
|
XVIII-XIX
|
|
1976-77
|
XI-XII
|
With a win, the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS can become the sixth consecutive No. 1 seed to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl, surpassing five consecutive Super Bowls featuring the AFC’s No. 1 seed (1987-1991) for the longest streak by the conference since 1975.
A victory by Kansas City would also mark the second
time that either conference has had a streak of six consecutive seasons with a
Super Bowl featuring their No. 1 seed since 1975 (NFC - six consecutive seasons
from 1981-86).
-- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS --
MAGICAL MAHOMES: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK
MAHOMES passed for 278 yards in his postseason debut last weekend and
ranked second in passing yards (5,097) during the regular season.
With a Chiefs victory against New England, Mahomes would
become the fourth quarterback to pass for at least 5,000 yards and reach
the Super Bowl in the same season.
The quarterbacks to pass for at least 5,000 yards and reach
the Super Bowl in the same season:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
PASSING YARDS
|
SUPER BOWL
|
|
Peyton Manning
|
Denver
|
2013
|
5,477
|
XLVIII
|
|
Tom Brady
|
New England
|
2011
|
5,235
|
XLVI
|
|
Dan Marino^
|
Miami
|
1984
|
5,084
|
XIX
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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-- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS --
EASY BREESY: New Orleans quarterback DREW
BREES passed for 301 yards with two touchdowns in the Saints’
Divisional Playoffs win against Philadelphia.
With 300 passing yards on Sunday, Brees would tie PEYTON
MANNING (nine games) for the second-most playoff games with at least
300 passing yards.
The players with the most postseason games with at least 300
passing yards:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
POSTSEASON GAMES WITH 300+ PASS YARDS
|
|
|
Tom Brady
|
New England
|
15*
|
|
|
Peyton Manning
|
Indianapolis, Denver
|
9
|
|
|
Drew Brees
|
San Diego, New Orleans
|
8*
|
|
|
*Active in Conference Championships
|
|||
-- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS --
GREAT GURLEY: Los Angeles Rams running back TODD
GURLEY rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ Divisional
round victory against Dallas.
Gurley, who has rushed for at least 100 yards in each of his
first two postseason appearances, can join ARIAN FOSTER as
the only players in postseason history to rush for at least 100 yards in each
of their first three playoff games.
The players with at least 100 rushing yards in each of their
first three postseason games:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
DATES
|
GAMES
|
|
Arian Foster
|
Houston
|
1/7/12-1/5/13
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Todd Gurley
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
1/6/18-1/12/19
|
2*
|
|
*Active streak
|
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-- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS --
CATCH & RUN: New England running back JAMES
WHITE had 15 receptions in the Divisional Playoffs, tied
with DARREN SPROLES (January 14, 2012 with New Orleans) for
the most receptions by a player in a single postseason game in the Super Bowl
era.
With at least 10 receptions on Sunday at Kansas City, White
would become the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to record consecutive
postseason games with at least 10 catches.
The players with consecutive postseason games with at least
10 receptions in the Super Bowl era:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
DATES
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES
|
|
Tony Nathan
|
Miami
|
1/20/85-1/4/86
|
2
|
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco
|
1/29/95-1/6/96
|
2
|
|
Steve Smith, Sr.
|
Carolina
|
1/8/06-1/15/06
|
2
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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Patriots running back SONY MICHEL rushed
for 129 yards and three touchdowns in the team’s Divisional Playoffs victory.
With one rushing touchdown on Sunday, Michel can tie the postseason record
for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie.
The rookies with the most rushing touchdowns in a single
postseason:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
RUSH TDS
|
|
|
Leonard Fournette
|
Jacksonville
|
2017
|
4
|
|
|
Jamal Lewis
|
Baltimore
|
2000
|
4
|
|
|
William Floyd
|
San Francisco
|
1994
|
4
|
|
|
Tony Dorsett^
|
Dallas
|
1977
|
4
|
|
|
Norm Standlee
|
Chicago
|
1941
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sony Michel
|
New England
|
2018
|
3*
|
|
|
*Active
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