Adding to the joy of the achievement, coach Andy Reid and team owner Clark Hunt accepted the Lamar Hunt Trophy — named after his father — that goes to the AFC champions each year.

The Tennessee Titans hoped to follow the same game plan against the Kansas City Chiefs that had carried them to playoff wins at Baltimore and New England, giving the ball to running back Derrick Henry as much as possible.

Raheem Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator, Nick Bosa harassed Aaron Rodgers from the start and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers to win the NFC championship.

Punter J.K. Scott is active for the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers despite being listed as questionable with an illness.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill dropped to his knees and pretended to urinate like a dog on the field when being introduced at the start of the AFC championship game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Mike Keith, the longtime radio voice of the Tennessee Titans, isn't necessarily predicting a victory for the many hues of blue crew when it visits Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium to face the Chiefs in the AFC championship game.

What makes Davante Adams special is his release off the line of scrimmage. It's a skill he acquired during his years as a basketball player and one that he works tirelessly every day to master.

No tight end in NFL history has been as productive as the San Francisco 49ers' George Kittle at catching the ball over the first three years of a career.

Frank Clark and Tyrann Mathieu were watching the AFC championship game on television a year ago, their teams knocked out of the playoffs, never thinking for a moment what the following 12 months might bring them.

Patrick Mahomes still makes every throw in the book, not to mention many that are nowhere to be found, but he has improved in just about everything else that comes with playing the most crucial position in the modern NFL.

Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey took a moment to sit down with his wife and simply soak in the feeling.

The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL's worst field-goal unit: Ignore the kicker and just score touchdowns.

The first thing that most NFL defensive coordinators prioritize is stopping the run, even in this modern pass-happy era.

Andy Reid rarely digs into his own past, preferring to stay in the moment or focus squarely on the future.

The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from accomplishing a turnaround that's been done only once before in the Super Bowl era.

The warrant had been issued Thursday as video posted on social media appeared to show the former LSU star swatting a security officer's buttocks during a locker room victory celebration after Monday night's College Football Playoff final against Clemson in the Superdome.

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Derrick Henry is making it clear he only gets better the more times he gets the ball.

Tom Brady has been synonymous with the AFC championship game for the past two decades.

With "The Catch" that sent the San Francisco 49ers to their first Super Bowl and "The Blown Call" that kept the New Orleans Saints from moving on to the big game, NFC championship matchups have two seminal moments that rank with just about any in NFL postseason history.

Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel entered the interview room at the franchise's training facility just north of town on Thursday morning looking pretty much the same as he had a week ago.

The Tennessee Titans benched Marcus Mariota for Ryan Tannehill in mid-October after a 2-4 start.

Mike Vrabel showed a hint of a smile when he praised safety Kenny Vaccaro's performance in the Tennessee Titans' wild-card playoff win earlier this month against the New England Patriots.