The Conference Championships have been decided and we now know the two teams participating in the Super Bowl. Representing the American Football Conference are the Kansas City Chiefs and representing the National Football Conference are the San Francisco 49ers. Here are the top five headlines from the weekend that was in the National Football League.
5) Falcons name Raheem Morris new head coach.
Before there were any games, there was significant news off the field as the Atlanta Falcons named Raheem Morris their new head coach. Morris takes over from Arthur Smith, who was fired at the end of the regular season. Morris, a native of Newark, New Jersey, was previously the interim head coach of the Falcons in 2020. He also coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2011.
4) Charles Omenihu tears his ACL.
Kansas City will be without defensive end Charles Omenihu of Houston, Texas for the Super Bowl after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the AFC Championship against the Baltimore Ravens. In 11 games this season, he had 28 combined tackles (18 solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles), 11 quarterback hits, five tackles for a loss, seven sacks, two pass deflections and two forced fumbles.
3) Chiefs defensive line deserves high praise.
A major reason why the Chiefs are in the Super Bowl is because they were able to stop the Baltimore Ravens’s running game in their 17-10 win. Kansas City limited Baltimore to 81 rushing yards. Meanwhile, Ravens’s quarterback Lamar Jackson made a key mistake in the fourth quarter. In an attempt to find tight end Isaiah Likely, he was intercepted by safety Deon Bush of Miami, Florida. Jackson had thrown the football in an area where there were four Chiefs defenders and only one Raven.
2) 49ers deliver an impressive comeback.
San Francisco once trailed Detroit 24-7 in the NFC Championship, but came back to win 31-24. The 17-point comeback at halftime was the largest comeback from that point in NFL Conference Championship history. The Lions self-destructed in the third quarter. Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw an incomplete pass to Josh Reynolds on a fourth and two, and Jahmyr Gibbs fumbled the football and was recovered by 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead. The two Lions turnovers led to two 49ers touchdowns.
1) Travis Kelce has most postseason receptions ever.
The Kansas City Chiefs star tight end had an eight yard catch from Patrick Mahomes in the first half. It was Travis Kelce’s 152nd postseason catch, which moved him past Jerry Rice as the all-time leader in NFL history, when it came to playoff receptions. Kelce finished the AFC Championship with 11 catches for 116 yards and one touchdown.
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