Who are the favorites in the Conference Finals playoffs?

The Conference Finals pit four teams in search of the Lombardi Trophy. In the AFC, the Cincinnati Bengals will face the Kansas City Chiefs, while the NFC Championship Game will pit the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers.

NFC Championship Game

Numbers to keep in mind

Five consecutive Philadelphia playoff games have ended in losses.

Kyle Shanahan is 7-1 against the line (ATS) in his postseason career.

San Francisco has won 12 straight games with a 10-2 ATS mark in that span.

Favorites are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 Conference Finals (5-5 on the road).

Trends

The 49ers have won 12 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak prior to a Conference Championship Game in the Super Bowl era.

Three of the four previous teams to reach the conference title game with a winning streak of more than 12 games won (the only one to lose was Pittsburgh in 2004).

AFC Championship Game

Numbers to watch out for

If Kansas City remains the favorite, the team and Patrick Mahomes will extend their Super Bowl-era records for consecutive playoff games as favorites.

It will be 15 consecutive games for Kansas City and 13 in a row for Mahomes. If Kansas City advances to the Super Bowl and is favored again, that would give Mahomes a postseason streak twice as long as any other quarterback to start his career in the Super Bowl era.

Joe Burrow has covered nine consecutive games as an underdog, including a 5-0 ATS record as a playoff underdog.

Trends

Seventh rematch in a Conference Final from the immediately preceding season.

Kansas City: Fifth consecutive year as a Championship Game host (longest streak in NFL history).

Joe Burrow: Is 3-0 against Patrick Mahomes, including playoffs. Is the only quarterback to beat him three straight times, looks to surpass Brady for most overall wins against Mahomes.

Cincinnati: Seeks to become the second team to beat the same opponent in two consecutive postseasons (Washington, 1986-1987, won at Chicago both years).