2009 AFC Championship
Its up to the Pittsburg Steelers or Baltimore Ravens to represent the AFC this year at Superbowl. The Pittsburg Steelers defeated the San Diego Chargers this past Sunday with a 35-24 victory win. The Baltimore Ravens however, upset the Tennessee Titans this past Saturday with a 13-10 win. The Pittsburg Steelers and Baltimore Ravens will play at Pittsburg to see who will represent the AFC this Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 6:30 PM.
The trip the Pittsburgh Steelers took getting to the AFC Championship game took ball control and efficient running. The Chargers marched into Pittsburgh with the knowledge that no home team had won in the playoffs so far. The Steelers Defense and fate had other ideas. A botched punt, a tipped pass that turned into an interception and frivolous penalties turned the game against the Chargers as the Steelers won 35-24.
Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens will have to play perfect football in order to have a shot against the Steelers. The Ravens, also a ball control type team, will have to rely on their defense as they did against the Miami Dolphins in last weeks wildcard game. The Ravens forced Chad Pennington into 4 interceptions. They won’t have such an easy time against the Pittsburgh O-line but they should be able to be disruptive enough to force a turnover or two.
AFC Championship History
The American Football Conference is one of the most exciting games in football next to the Super Bowl – some might say even more so, as the AFC win determines the team in the league that will go to the Super Bowl. The AFC Championship is a semi final game that matches up the two top teams in the AFC division in the NFL. The winner receives the Lamar Hunt trophy – and faces the NFC champions in the Super Bowl. The Current Champions are the Indianapolis Colts, but this coming January might change that! The AFC began when the NFL and American Football League merged. The 10 former AFL teams, along with the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. Towards the end of each season, a series of playoff games between the top six teams in the AFC happen – the four division champs and two Wild Card Teams. The two remaining play the AFC championship – and one of them may even make it to the Super Bowl. However, since the ’75 – ’76 season a Wild Card team cannot host the game – unless both Championship participants are wild card draws.
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