NFL Fast Facts: AFC-NFC Championships, Super Bowl

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Last Updated: Jan 23^rd, 2026

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NFL Fast Facts: AFC-NFC Championships, Super Bowl

This is a busy time for sports fans and bettors, with the Australian Open and college and NBA basketball underway, along with NHL games.

Around the corner are the Winter Olympics, March Madness, Major League Baseball, the Triple Crown, the FIFA World Cup and more.

But the current timeframe is especially big because of the NFL conference championship games this weekend, leading to the Super Bowl on Feb. 8. No sporting event attracts more interest among U.S. fans and bettors than the Super Bowl.

With that in mind, below are some fast facts to look over in anticipation of Sunday’s AFC and NFC championships.

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Super Bowl Titles

AFC

New England Patriots 6
Denver Broncos 3

NFC

Los Angeles Rams 2
Seattle Seahawks 1

* Tom Brady has more Super Bowl wins than any NFL team: 7

Last Conference Championship Appearance

AFC

New England Patriots 2018
Denver Broncos 2015

NFC

Los Angeles Rams 2021
Seattle Seahawks 2014

Matchups Between Coaches Named Mike And Sean

AFC

Mike Vrabel (New England), Sean Payton (Denver)

NFC

Mike McDonald (Seattle), Seat McVay (Los Angeles)

* This is the 15th straight season with the Patriots or Chiefs in the AFC championship game.

* Biggest home underdog in a conference championship since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970: Sunday’s game featuring New England at Denver (+5.5).

Quarterback Comparisons

AFC

Drake Maye, New England (111.4 passer rating)
Jarrett Stidham, Denver (0.0 passer rating)

NFC

Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles (105.7 passer rating)
Sam Darnold, Seattle (99.5 passer rating)

* Seattle’s Sam Darnold has a chance to be the first from the 2018 QB class to win the Super Bowl’s Lombardi Trophy: Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson.

* The Denver Broncos are the only NFL team that didn’t have a backup quarterback or kicker/punter throw a pass this season. On Sunday, Broncos backup Jarrrett Stidham, who hasn’t thrown a pass in a regular season game in 742 days, replaces injured starter Bo Nix.

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