Associated Press
Hurts, Eagles Soar into Super Bowl, Rout 49ers for NFC Title
The Eagles are soaring into the Super Bowl, after forcing both of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game.
Chiefs top Bengals 23-20 on Last-second Kick for AFC Title
Harrison Butker sent a 45-yard kick over the crossbar with only 3 seconds left, sending the Chiefs back in the Super Bowl for the third time in four years with a 23-20 victory over the Bengals.
da Silva, Simpson’s 3 help Colorado top Washington St. 58-55
Tristan da Silva scored 27 points and KJ Simpson hit a straight-away 3-pointer in the closing seconds as Colorado beat Washington State 58-55.
MacKinnon Lifts Avalanche Past Kraken 2-1 in SO
Nathan MacKinnon scored the only goal of the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 Saturday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Bengals Return to AFC Championship with 27-10 Rout of Bills
Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes and Cincinnati’s defense swarmed Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field in a 27-10 win Sunday to send the Bengals to the AFC championship game for the second straight year.
49ers Beat Cowboys 19-12 to Advance to NFC Title Game
Christian McCaffrey capped that drive with a go-ahead 2-yard run and the defense buckled down from there, sealing a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Seahawks Keep Pro Bowl K Jason Myers with Four-year Contract
The Seattle Seahawks locked up one of their potential free agents, signing Pro Bowl kicker Jason Myers to a four-year contract.
Flyers’ Provorov Cites Religion for Boycott on Pride Night
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion as the reason he did not participate in pregame warmups when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and sticks.
Cowboys-49ers Rivalry Set for Record-tying 9th Playoff Game
This will be the ninth time these franchises have met in the postseason, tied for the most of any matchup in the Super Bowl era with San Francisco against Green Bay and Dallas against the Rams.
Seahawks Know Focus and Fixes Need to Come on Defensive Side
At his core Pete Carroll is still a defensive coach, a tug that at times perhaps pulls harder than being the one that oversees the entire Seattle Seahawks operation.