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Aaron Rodgers seeking to become fifth QB with 40 postseason touchdowns


Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has at least two touchdown passes in each of his last six postseason games. If he makes it seven tomorrow in San Francisco, he’ll have 40 postseason touchdown passes in his career.

That would make him part of a select group: Rodgers, who currently has 38 career touchdown passes in the playoffs in his career, would be just the fifth passer in postseason history with 40 touchdown passes.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady owns the all-time record, and no one is close: Brady has thrown 73 postseason touchdowns, and no other quarterback in NFL history even has 50.

Joe Montana is second in NFL history with 45 postseason touchdown passes, followed by Brett Favre with 44 and Peyton Manning with 40. Rodgers is part of a group of all-time greats.

source; NBC

 

Derrick Henry has three 150-yard postseason games, second-most in NFL history


Titans running back Derrick Henry is already in elite company with his postseason accomplishments.

Henry ran for 195 yards in last weekend’s win over the Ravens, and 182 yards the week before against the Patriots. Henry also ran for 156 yards two years ago in a playoff win over the Chiefs.

How rare is that? Henry is just the second running back in NFL history to run for 150 yards in a playoff game three different times.

Terrell Davis, who had four postseason games of at least 150 yards, is the record holder. After Henry come six players who have run for 150 yards in the postseason twice: Franco Harris, John Riggins, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, Thurman Thomas and Le’Veon Bell.

Even among the greatest running backs in NFL history, a 150-yard postseason game is extremely rare. Emmitt Smith did it once. Barry Sanders did it once. Jim Brown never did it. Walter Payton never did it. Earl Campbell never did it.

Henry, despite being in just his fourth NFL season, is already making his mark as one of the best playoff runners ever.

source; NBC

 

Championship Sunday is here...

 

Double edged sword. Its nice to have these games but it means our season is almost over.

 

Titans go on 4th and 2, make it... Henry sticks it in the endzone from a direct snap. 10-0, Tennessee

 

Tyreek Hill, TD... 10-7

Good and fun game.

 

Do think this game will wind up being just don't break as much as your opponent defensively?

 

Last team with ball might win.

 

Looks like a good game

 

Titans really stepped up their game

 

Loooong drive here, keeping Mahomes off the field. Perfect scheme.

Clock eater. Kelly TD, wow.

 

If the Chiefs can't get the ball they can't score.

 

Dang the Chiefs take too much time off the clock.

 

The way this is going the Chiefs might lead at the half.

 

I can see Henry getting 150 and the Chiefs winning by 20

 

Mahomes with 56 yards on the ground, running untouched is killing the Titans defense.

 

Whatevs man. Let draft season commence!!

 

It's lookin like its game over for Titans again the Chiefs look freaking awesome they look so much faster oh oh the Titans just scored a TD

 

One half of the field is set. Good night Titans, nice run but it ended today. Chiefs rolling to Miami. Time for the Packers to get in now and have what the NFL wants, a rematch of Super Bowl I

 

Chiefs headed to Super Bowl for first time in 50 years after beating Titans


The Chiefs played in two of the first four Super Bowls. They won Super Bowl IV to close out the 1969 season.

They had not been back since.

They are going back now.

The Chiefs dominated the Titans after a slow start, winning 35-24 to conquer the AFC title. They will play the winner of the San Francisco-Green Bay game in Super Bowl LIV in two weeks.

It was a mix of elation and relief in Kansas City after losing to the Patriots at home in the AFC Championship Game last year.

Everything has fallen the Chiefs’ way since Week 17 when the Patriots lost to the Dolphins, giving Kansas City the second seed and a first-round bye. The Chiefs then got help from the Titans in the divisional round, with Tennessee upsetting the Ravens to give Kansas City the home game Sunday.

Kansas City took advantage of the home field this time, doing what it was expected to do and more.

The Chiefs outrushed the Titans 112 to 85 led by Patrick Mahomes‘ 53 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Mahomes also passed for three touchdowns, connecting with Tyreek Hill for 8 and 20 yards and Sammy Watkins for 60 yards.

Kansas City scored touchdowns on five of six possessions, appearing unstoppable after going three-and-out on its first possession. The Titans scored on their first three possessions to take a 17-7 lead with 6:39 left in the first half.

The Chiefs led 21-17 at halftime after a 27-yard Mahomes touchdown run with 11 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

The clock struck midnight on Tennessee. The Titans won a Week 17 game to clinch a postseason berth and then, as the sixth seed, upset New England and Baltimore on the road.

Derrick Henry had 188 rushing yards in a Week 10 upset of the Chiefs, the last loss by Kansas City. The NFL’s rushing leader had continued his run in the postseason with 182 yards against the Patriots and 195 against the Ravens.

The Chiefs held Henry to 69 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Once the Chiefs built a double-digit lead, Henry became less effective.

source; NBC