Sunday’s NFL conference championship games stretched from the Mile High City to the Pacific Northwest.
The Denver Broncos hosted the New England Patriots in the AFC title game, while the Seattle Seahawks took on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC crown. It marked the 29th time since 1975 that both No. 1 seeds have reached the NFL’s conference title round.
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The Patriots and Seahawks were victorious, advancing to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, setting up a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX.
Denver and New England met for the sixth time in the postseason and the third time in the AFC Championship Game. The matchup was also their first playoff meeting since the AFC championship in January 2016, when Peyton Manning bested Tom Brady in the final matchup of their careers.
In Seattle, longtime rivals took center stage. This NFC Championship Game marked the sixth playoff matchup between the Seahawks and Rams since the league’s 2002 realignment and the first playoff game between teams whose two regular-season meetings were each decided by two points or fewer.
With Super Bowl LX berths hanging in the balance, the conference championships delivered on multiple fronts. From arrivals and tailgates to sideline moments and other off-the-field fun, here are the top scenes from Sunday’s games:
ESPN Research contributed to this story.
