Championship Sunday Set: Bills vs. Chiefs, Bucs vs. Packers

 It's going to be one hell of a Final Four in the NFL next week. Championship Sunday is all set after the Kansas City Chiefs outlasted the Cleveland Browns 22-17, and the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers took care of the New Orleans Saints 30-20 on Sunday night. 

This now sets up what will be a compelling week of football that will not be short of storylines. 

1) The health of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes left Sunday's game against Cleveland in the third quarter after sustaining a concussion. He never returned and Kansas City nearly lost the game. Were it not for some gutsy play calling by head coach Andy Reid and a spirited play by back-up quarterback Chad Henne it would have gotten real interesting in KC Sunday night. The Chiefs need Mahomes back next weekend, obviously, but it all depends on how he clears concussion protocol. If it's Henne vs. Buffalo, it could be a rough night. 

2) The Bills return to the AFC Championship game. The last time the Bills played in the AFC Championship game, it was the 1993 season, and they throttled the Joe Montana-led Chiefs 30-13. Now the Bills are back with a young gun in Josh Allen, and a speedy play maker in Stefon Diggs. The Bills pounded the Ravens Saturday 17-3. They do bring a strong defense to KC next week. 

3) Brady vs. Rodgers. That's really all you need to say about the Buccaneers vs. Packers match-up. Think about it, how many times over the years have we wished for a Packers-Patriots Super Bowl and never got it. We never ever got Brady vs. Rodgers in a huge postseason game. Now we finally get it with Brady leading the Tampa Buccaneers into wintery Lambeau Field in a battle of Hall of Fame quarterbacks. 

Brady, looked pretty solid Sunday night as he helped lead the Bucs past another Hall of Famer quarterback, Drew Brees and the Saints. Brees career is likely over, after it was announced before Sunday's game, he planned to retire. 

Possible Super Bowl Matchups: 

Buccaneers vs. Bills: Not only would this be a home game for the Bucs, since the Super Bowl is in Tampa Bay, but Brady would be going for Ring number 7, and would be doing so against one of his old AFC East rivals in the Bills. The Bills would be trying to get their first Super Bowl victory after losing four in a row in the 90s. 

Buccaneers vs. Chiefs: These two teams met in Week 12 with Kansas City defeating Tampa 27-24. The Chiefs actually manhandled the Bucs for three quarters before Brady and crew came back to make it interesting. Again, Bucs home game, Brady going for number 7 against the defending champs. The Chiefs will be trying to win back-to-back Super Bowls -- something that hasn't been done since Brady's Patriots did it in 2003 and 2004. 

Packers vs. Bills: Aaron Rodgers going for his second ring. Matt LaFleur trying to join the likes of Vince Lombardi, Mike Holmgren and Mike McCarthy in the coaches who won championships in Title Town. They woudl face the a young, upstart Bills team trying to get the city of Buffalo it's first ever Super Bowl win. Apparently earlier this year both Buffalo and Green Bay fanbases were voted the best in the NFL. 

Packers vs. Chiefs: The matchup a lot of people want to see. First for historical reasons; it would be a rematch of Super Bowl I, won by the Packers 35-10 in 1967. We would have Rodgers vs. Mahomes. Andy Reid against the team that jumpstarted his coaching career back in the late 90s as an offensive coordinator. Two great teams with play makers all over the field. It would be a high scoring affair for sure.