Conference Championships

Who will advance to the title game

The AFC and NFC will determine their representatives for the 2017 Super Bowl on Sunday with conference championship matches in Atlanta and Foxboro. Once again perennial contenders Pittsburgh, New England and Green Bay are joined by seemingly on the verge Atlanta.

The Falcons have threatened greatness a few times....will they finally break through?

Ok, for the Conference Championships...let's pick 'em!

NFC

Green Bay @ Atlanta

Hmm, I had Seattle from this division at the start of the season, if I go with the Falcons and they make the Super Bowl...will we see them in another Super Bowl beat down? On the receiving end?? 

Green Bay has proven I must reluctantly admit that they are once again championship ready and have found ways to win since a mid season slump.

All of the above being said, this Falcons crew seems a bit more seasoned than the versions that faded in the past and come into the last game at the Georgia capable of beating anyone via air or ground.

After a 33-32 regular season win by Atlanta,this one could again boil down to who has the ball last wins and if the Packers have it...where there's a Rogers, there's a way....but..what if Atlanta finds themselves with the last possession....Matty Ice, Ice Baby.

Can't believe I'm going this way but....

Falcons 34-31

AFC

Pittsburgh @ New England

This one will be a cage match! There is no love lost between the two squads and well ... the Pats are the Pats...they're playing at home and anything, literally anything could happen!

The Pats took out their regular season meeting but all form is out of the window when you get to this point in the season.

Pittsburgh will need a better than average performance, they will have to get to Brady a few times and force him out of the pocket. On offense, they will have to limit mistakes and get a few big plays from the ground game.

Above all else the Steelers should be prepared for the bizarre with New England...check that appropriate air is in the balls, etc!

If they tick all of the boxes and keep Big Ben in the game, Pittsburgh should be in the Super Bowl as I predicted at the start of the season.

Steelers 30-24

Enjoy the games and good luck to all...