2024 NFL championship round bold predictions: Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy

The NFL postseason is down to the final four teams, and while the remaining field includes three that were expected to be here — the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs — the third-seeded Detroit Lions, who will play in their first conference championship game since 1991, have also joined the party. 

Given the four teams involved in this weekend’s games are both conference’s top seeds (the Ravens in the AFC and the 49ers in the NFC) and three seeds (the Chiefs in the AFC and the Lions in the NFC), the five bold predictions that have been cooked up below may not be quite as spicy as previous weeks. However, they promise to still be quite filling. 

Without further ado, here are the five bold predictions centered around Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games. The teams will battle for a trip to Super Bowl LVIII, which will kick off Feb. 11 on CBS, Nickelodeon and Paramount+.

Ravens’ No. 1 defense will sack and turn over Patrick Mahomes multiple times

Patrick Mahomes’ magic has been in full effect this postseason, as the 2022 NFL MVP and Super Bowl LVII MVP has become the first quarterback ever with no sacks and no turnovers in three consecutive playoff starts. That streak began in last season’s Super Bowl…