Why isn't the AFC Championship game....

[ThrowBack13]

Why isn't the AFC Championship game earlier in the day before the NFC Championship game like usual this year?

 

[Armored Saint]

Because the AFC won the Super Bowl last year and therefore will air the late game.

 

[WarriorWelker83]

Because the AFC won the Super Bowl last year and therefore will air the late game.

Didn't the AFC win the year before (Patriots 39) and i'm pretty sure it was the Seahawks-Panthers playing the late game.

 

[MR NFLFAN]

Why isn't the AFC Championship game earlier in the day before the NFC Championship game like usual this year?

Yeah the AFCC game should nave been the early game AND it should have been in NE by virture of NE beating the #1 seed in SD last sunday. With that win NE should also win the home field too. The league favors the colts and it shows. :D

 

[ih8brady]

Yeah the AFCC game should nave been the early game AND it should have been in NE by virture of NE beating the #1 seed in SD last sunday. With that win NE should also win the home field too. The league favors the colts and it shows. :D

:rolleyes2 :spam:

 

[FullmetalFin]

The championship games are rotated every year normally. Last year Denver hosted Pittsburgh early and Seattle hosted Carolina. Sometimes the NFL does take into account weather conditions when deciding what time games might start this late into the season like last weeks Chicago game.

 

[Roman529]

Why isn't the AFC Championship game earlier in the day before the NFC Championship game like usual this year?

WHY does it matter which game is first? :confused:

 

[305TillIDie]

WHY does it matter which game is first? :confused:

:yeahthat:

 

[B-LO BABY]

I'm pretty sure it's done by timezones. Chicago and Indy are both Central, I believe, so it didn't matter who went first.

Think about boxing or UFC PPVs. The big matchup is always last. NE vs. Indy was the main event.

 

[Pennington's Rocket Arm]

yeah, they probably chose the better matchup for the late game. they always do that.

 

[nyjunc]

Why isn't the AFC Championship game earlier in the day before the NFC Championship game like usual this year?

It's never like usual, they usually put the "better matchup" later in the day.

 

[Motion]

:hmmm: What difference does it make?

Yeah the AFCC game should nave been the early game AND it should have been in NE by virture of NE beating the #1 seed in SD last sunday. With that win NE should also win the home field too. The league favors the colts and it shows. :D

Pot meet kettle

 

[Mike13]

With that win NE should also win the home field too. The league favors the colts and it shows. :D

:rolleyes2

Anyway the air the more intriguing match up later.

 

[freitas731]

Yeah the AFCC game should nave been the early game AND it should have been in NE by virture of NE beating the #1 seed in SD last sunday. With that win NE should also win the home field too. The league favors the colts and it shows. :D

Ya because those are the playoff rules. Get over it your team lost, stop trying to find excuses.

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

I think it rotates every year. Since realignment in 2002...

2002 early game: NFC (Bucs-Eagles), late game AFC (Titans-Raiders)
2003 early game: AFC (Colts-Patriots), late game NFC (Panthers-Eagles)
2004 early game: NFC (Falcons-Eagles), late game AFC (Patriots-Steelers)
2005 early game: AFC (Steelers-Broncos), late game NFC (Panthers-Hawks)
2006 early game: NFC (Saints-Bears), late game AFC (Patriots-Colts)

so unless this is a huge coincidence, it goes on rotation.