A quick read on items of interest heading into the AFC and NFC championship games…
Who’s hot: Tom Brady. As unusual as the NFL’s season within a pandemic has been, the site of TB12 playing for a trip to the Super Bowl offers some normalcy. Well, sort of. This trip is to the NFC title game — and a potential classic showdown against Aaron Rodgers — in his first season with the Bucs has added yet another layer to the GOAT’s legacy. After throwing for 40 TDs for just the second time in his career (50, in 2007), he’s advanced to his 14th conference championship game (9-4).