The NFC Championship Game looks like a big game of big plays. Each team has a strong defense, but each offense is well-suited to attack the personnel and tendencies of its opponent.

Brady-Manning XVII: The Final Chapter is just another game about turnovers, field position, and situational football. Should the Patriots go pass-happy against the No. 1 defense? Can a conservative Denver offense score enough?

The NFC's games this weekend feature two Super Bowl champions in search of their second rings taking on the two favorites in the MVP race.

With three games to go in the AFC, the key question seems to be this: which team will be best able to overcome its injuries?

The NFC's combatants this weekend include two perennial playoff clubs, a young squad on the rise, and a team in D.C. that none of us expected to be here.

Can the Bengals and Chiefs finally win postseason games, or will the Steelers and Texans extend their respective miseries?

Possibly the closest Super Bowl matchup in history also poses the question: how much does it mean when certain aspects of an NFL team improve dramatically in the second half of the season?

Seattle brings out the NFL's best running game against a team that has trouble stopping the run. Can a hobbled Aaron Rodgers somehow have enough success against the stellar Seattle defense to overcome all the yards Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch will gain?

The Patriots can pass and run, but which will they rely upon this time? The keys to a Colts upset involve Andrew Luck being good and the defense being great. Also: never get behind in Foxboro.

The NFL's best offenses at home look to improve to 9-0 in their buildings this year, but the Cowboys and Colts have enough offense and a puncher's chance to pull off upsets.