By Lydia Jane Allison

NEW YORK — Jan. 22, 2025 — Below are players and teams that can set historic marks or reach career milestones during the 2024 Conference Championships.

NFC Championship Game (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, FOX/FOX Deportes)

No. 6 Washington Commanders (14-5) at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (16-3)

The No. 6 seed Washington Commanders defeated the No. 3 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wild Card Weekend and the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions in the Divisional playoffs. With a win against No. 2 seed Philadelphia, Washington can become the third team ever to defeat the top three seeds in their conference in a single postseason and the third No. 6 seed to reach the Super Bowl, joining the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers (won Super Bowl XL) and 2010 Green Bay Packers (won Super Bowl XLV).

Washington head coach Dan Quinn, who previously led Atlanta to Super Bowl LI following the 2016 season, can become the eighth head coach to lead multiple franchises to a Super Bowl appearance, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Bill Parcells (New England, New York Giants), Don Shula (Baltimore Colts, Miami) and Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia, St. Louis Rams) as well as John Fox (Carolina, Denver), Mike Holmgren (Green Bay, Seattle), Dan Reeves (Atlanta, Denver) and Andy Reid (Kansas City, Philadelphia).

Philadelphia led the NFC and ranked second in the NFL in rushing offense this season (179.3 rushing yards per game) while Washington ranked third with 154.1 rushing yards per game. Sunday’s matchup will mark the first Conference Championship since the 1993 NFC Championship Game (Dallas vs. San Francisco) to feature two teams that each ranked in the top three in rushing offense during the regular season.

Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has won each of his first two career playoff starts and has recorded a postseason rookie record 46 completions along with 567 passing yards, four touchdown passes, no interceptions, a 116.2 passer rating and 87 rushing yards.

In the NFC Championship game, Daniels can:

• Surpass Ben Roethlisberger (14 wins in 2005) for the most wins by a rookie quarterback in NFL history, including the postseason.
• Become the first rookie starting quarterback to win three postseason games overall, win three postseason road games and start a Super Bowl.
• Become the sixth quarterback ever to win three road postseason games in one playoff run, joining Tom Brady (2020 with Tampa Bay), Tony Eason (1985 with New England), Eli Manning (2007 with the New York Giants), Aaron Rodgers (2010 with Green Bay) and Ben Roethlisberger (2005 with Pittsburgh).
• Become the first rookie quarterback ever with five postseason touchdown passes.
• Surpass Russell Wilson (572 passing yards in 2012 with Seattle) for the most playoff passing yards by a rookie quarterback all-time.
• Join Jeff George, Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino and Alex Smith as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with multiple touchdown passes in each of their first three career postseason games.
• Join Tony Eason and Nick Foles as the only quarterbacks all-time with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in each of their first three career postseason starts.

Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin has 251 receiving yards in three career postseason games, including at least 75 receiving yards in each game. On Sunday, he can become the fifth player all-time with at least 75 receiving yards in each of his first four career playoff games, joining Anthony Carter, Larry Fitzgerald, Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and Amon-Ra St. Brown.

McLaurin can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 85 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in three games within a single postseason, joining Larry Fitzgerald (four in 2008 with Arizona), Travis Kelce (three in 2021 with Kansas City) and Cooper Kupp (three in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams).

Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley, including the playoffs, has 2,329 rushing yards and 2,638 scrimmage yards this season. In the NFC Championship, he can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis (2,476 rushing yards and 2,762 scrimmage yards in 1998 with Denver) for the most rushing yards and most scrimmage yards by a player in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history.

The players with the most rushing yards in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history:

The players with the most scrimmage yards in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history:

Barkley has 438 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in four career playoff games, including 324 rushing yards this postseason. On Sunday, he can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 500 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns in his first five career postseason games and the sixth player all-time with at least 400 rushing yards in a single postseason.

The players with at least 500 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns in their first five postseason games in NFL history:

The players with at least 400 rushing yards in a single postseason in NFL history:

Barkley, who had 123 scrimmage yards in the Wild Card round and 232 scrimmage yards in the Divisional playoffs, can become the fourth player since 2000 with at least 120 scrimmage yards in three consecutive games in a single postseason, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (2001 with the St. Louis Rams), Larry Fitzgerald (2008 with Arizona) and Christian McCaffrey (2023 with San Francisco).

Including the playoffs, Barkley leads the NFL with 15 games of 110-or-more scrimmage yards this season and on Sunday, can become the first player in NFL history with at least 110 scrimmage yards in 16 games within a season (including the playoffs), surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen (15 games in 1985 with the L.A. Raiders) and Terrell Davis (15 in 1998 with Denver) as well as Barry Foster (15 games in 1992 with Pittsburgh).

AFC Championship Game (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+)

No. 2 Buffalo Bills (15-4) at No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (16-2)

The Kansas City Chiefs are the fourth reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champion to reach the Conference Championship game, joining the 1992-93 Dallas Cowboys, 1988-89 San Francisco 49ers and 1974-75 Pittsburgh Steelers, and can be the first to return to the Super Bowl.

With a win, the Chiefs can become the fourth team to reach three consecutive Super Bowls, joining the 1990-93 Buffalo Bills (four consecutive), 1971-73 Miami Dolphins (three) and 2016-18 New England Patriots (three).

Including the playoffs, the Buffalo Bills have a +27-turnover differential (35 takeaways, eight giveaways) and this season, they can become the first team ever with less than 10 turnovers in a season and finish amongst the top 10 teams with the best turnover differentials in NFL history, including the postseason.

The teams with the fewest turnovers in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history:

The teams with the best turnover differentials in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history:

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has 47 career postseason touchdowns (42 passing, five rushing) and 16 career postseason wins, including an eight-game postseason winning streak entering the 2024 AFC Championship. With a win, Mahomes can:

• Become the third starting quarterback in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl five times, joining Tom Brady (10 Super Bowl appearances) and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway (five).
• Surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana (16 wins) for the second-most playoff wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Tom Brady (35).
• Become the third starting quarterback to win nine consecutive postseason games all-time, joining Tom Brady (10 consecutive postseason wins from 2001-05) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bart Starr (nine from 1961-68).
• Join Tom Brady (95 touchdowns) as the only quarterbacks with at least 50 combined passing and rushing touchdowns in postseason history.

With Mahomes (47 combined postseason passing and rushing touchdowns) and Buffalo’s Josh Allen (30), it will mark the fifth postseason matchup all-time between starting quarterbacks each with at least 30 combined postseason passing and rushing touchdowns. The previous occurrences: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers (Jan. 24, 2021), Tom Brady and Drew Brees (Jan. 17, 2021), and Tom Brady and Peyton Manning (Jan. 19, 2014, and Jan. 24, 2016).

With Mahomes (105.6 career postseason passer rating) and Allen (101.5), it will mark the fifth postseason matchup all-time between starting quarterbacks each with a career postseason passer rating of 100-or-higher (minimum 100 attempts). The previous occurrences: Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes (Jan. 23, 2022, and Jan. 21, 2024), Drew Brees and Nick Foles (Jan. 13, 2019) and Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson (Jan. 18, 2015).

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