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The AFC Championship Game is not alien territory for either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the New England Patriots, and once again we are looking at either Ben Roethlisberger or Tom Brady being in the Super Bowl. The Pats are here for a sixth successive season and either they or the … Read more

Recommended bet: Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Kansas City Chiefs @ 21/20 The trickiest contest to call this weekend comes at Arrowhead where two in-form franchises meet hoping to prove they are New England’s biggest rivals to an AFC title. Momentum is lodged with Pittsburgh. They are riding an eight-game winning … Read more

Recommended bet: Atlanta Falcons to be winning at half-time and full-time against Seattle Seahawks @ 19/20 Four years after these two franchises met in a thrilling play-off encounter in Georgia, Atlanta and Seattle will go head to head again at this stage for an NFC Championship Game berth. Back then … Read more

Recommended bet: Pittsburgh Steelers to win the AFC Championship @ 15/4 While the NFC looks wide open between the final four, the AFC has a clear favourite, two contenders and one obvious rank outsider. The New England Patriots are as short as 11/20 to make it through to their seventh … Read more

Recommended bet: Green Bay Packers to win the NFC Championship @ 13/4 Four remain in the NFC and an argument could be constructed in favour of any of the quartet going all the way to Houston at the start of February. The number one seeds are the Dallas Cowboys, the … Read more

Like their AFC peers Oakland and Houston, Miami have limped into the play-offs with their second-choice quarterback under centre, and that makes a trip to Pittsburgh all the more intimidating. Ryan Tannehill was having his finest year as a professional before disaster struck four weeks ago, leaving Matt Moore to … Read more

And so it comes to this – Week 17, the final slate of regular-season games, with some play-off spots still to be determined in the NFL. The six teams that will be representing the AFC – New England, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Kansas City and Miami – are all locked in, … Read more

Christmas came early for those of a Dallas Cowboys persuasion on Thursday night, and their thoughts are now more likely to be on the play-offs than a date with Detroit Lions. The New York Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles handed Dallas both the NFC East crown and their spot … Read more