NFL play-offs: Kansas City Chiefs target third straight Super Bowl in Conference Championships

NFL fans have barely caught their breath after what many called the greatest weekend in play-off history.

But now it's time for the Conference Championship games, which will decide the two teams that will line up at Super Bowl 56 on 13 February.

Not only were all four of last week's divisional round games won on the very last play, but the top seeds in each Conference were dumped out — the Tennessee Titans and the Green Bay Packers.

That meant a premature end to the season for the MVP favourite, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers. It was also the end of the road for seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and his defending champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The veteran quarterbacks are now said to be contemplating retirementexternal-link while two of the new breed prepare to battle it out in the form of Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow for the AFC title.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams aim to reach a Super Bowl being played in their own stadium. They just have to get past five-time winners the San Francisco 49ers.

«It's all on the line,» said BBC pundit Jason Bell. «When it comes down to the final four, players aren't leaving anything on the field because it's over after this. There's no tomorrow.»

Sunday's Conference Championship games (away team first, times in GMT)

The Buffalo Bills are widely considered one of the top two teams in the AFC Conference but the play-off draw pitted them against the Kansas City Chiefs last week.

And their young stars Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen produced a quarterback shootout which exceeded expectations, with Mahomes and the Chiefs prevailing in overtime.

Mahomes, 26, has led Kansas City to the AFC Championship game in all four seasons as a starter, with the Chiefs the first team to host a championship