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News, Blog and GuidesThe Kansas City Chiefs are heading to their sixth consecutive AFC Championship Game, but until 2018, they had only made it this far once in 48 years. What other teams have racked up appearances?
Paul RudderEnglish_ASSvetozar PavlovićceletozasvetaUpdate: Jan 23rd, 2024 06:17 EST
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This weekend’s AFC championship game will be the first playoff game since the 2010 Wild Card round between the two teams, but also a contest between sides that are beginning to make an appearance in the postseason as a habit.
The Chiefs & Ravens set for the AFC Championship
This weekend, the Ravens will host the Kansas City in Baltimore for their only second playoff game. Before the Chiefs signed Patrick Mahomes as their starting quarterback, they had only made it to an AFC Conference Final on one occasion between 1970 and 2018. With Mahomes in the middle, it’s now been six years in a row.
CHIEFS. RAVENS.THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET. #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/PbB61NIbmw
— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2024
The Ravens are set to make their fifth-ever Conference Championship game appearance and their second since 2012. However, the bigger story is the incredible performance of Lamar Jackson, who is leading the MVP race thanks to his phenomenal performances this year. After defeating the Texans led by C.J. Stroud, the team is in incredible form, and many analysts believe they have what it takes to beat the Kansas City team.
Who has the most AFC Championship game appearances?
Since its inception in 1970, a handful of teams have dominated the conference’s biggest game. With that, let’s begin with the team which has made the most appearances. If you didn’t know, the team at the top of the list is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have a grand total of 16 appearances in the AFC Championship game. Yet, though they lead in appearances, they don’t lead in wins. That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who fall just one behind the Patriots in appearances with 15. The Pats have a total of 11 wins in those 15 appearances. We imagine you can already guess the name of a certain QB who also spearheaded many of those wins.
The Patriots or Steelers AFC title tilt will make them the team with the most Super Bowl appearances ever https://t.co/pS6BrER9UM pic.twitter.com/cY9ubvWdis
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