NFL Playoffs 2016: Schedule and Predictions for Conference Championships

January 18, 2016   ·   Jared Johnson   ·   Jump to comments

After all of the hype surrounding many of the wild-card teams when the NFL playoffs started, we're down to the top two seeds in each conference, which goes to show how much home-field advantage and the extra week off help.
The battle-tested New England Patriots will visit the defensive-minded Denver Broncos on Sunday, and the versatile Arizona Cardinals will enter the territory of the nearly perfect Carolina Panthers. Both matchups promise plenty of excitement.  
Let's examine both contests and pick which squads will advance to Super Bowl 50:
 
Conference Championship Predictions
AFC: No. 2 New England Patriots at No. 1 Denver Broncos
It's Peyton Manning versus Tom Brady in the postseason for the fifth time in the legendary quarterbacks' careers.
Brady is still playing like one of the best quarterbacks in the game, while Manning is a reduced version of himself. But don't take that at face value and give the Patriots the edge becaus...

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