AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES

Baltimore: In only previous playoff game between teams, Ravens won 33-14 Jan. 10, 2010 after building 24-0 first-quarter lead. … Joe Flacco threw 10 passes in that game. … Flacco only quarterback since 1970 NFL-AFL merger to reach playoffs in each of first four seasons. … Baltimore in AFC championship game for second time in four seasons but has been in one Super Bowl, beating New York Giants 34-7 to cap 2000 season. … Ravens 7-0 against playoff teams this season, including postseason victory over Texans. They are 4-4 on road. … RB Ray Rice led NFL with 129.3 total yards from scrimmage per game. In three games against Patriots, his average is 145.7. … LB Terrell Suggs’ 14 sacks were most in AFC. … Baltimore 12-4 for second consecutive season but won AFC North title for first time since 2006. … Ravens have won seven of last eight games, including postseason.

New England: Patriots win would put them in Super Bowl for seventh time and fifth in 11 years. They’ve won three. … Tom Brady has thrown touchdown pass in 18 straight postseason games, two behind Brett Favre’s league record. … Wes Welker has 40 catches in five playoff games. He missed postseason game against Ravens after injuring knee in regular-season finale. … Rob Gronkowski caught three touchdown passes from Brady in playoff game against Denver after setting NFL regular-season record for tight ends with 17 touchdown receptions. … WR Deion Branch had 85 yards receiving against Broncos, setting team career postseason record of 773. Troy Brown held mark of 694. … CB Kyle Arrington tied for NFL lead with seven interceptions on a defense that gave up second-most yards in league. … New England 3-0 at home in AFC championship games. … Patriots have won last nine games.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES
New York: Giants won only previous NFC championship meeting 15-13 in January 1991. … QB Eli Manning set NFL record with 15 TD passes in fourth quarter this season. He has added two more in playoffs and has 113.6 passer rating in fourth quarter. … Manning has thrown three TD passes in three straight games. … Giants averaging 112.7 yards rushing per game over past seven contests after averaging 82.3 in first 11. … Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks one of only two wide receiving duos to each top 1,000 yards with Cruz finishing third in NFL with 1,536 (Nicks had 1,192). … Coach Tom Coughlin can tie Tom Landry for most road playoff wins by winning seventh this week. … Giants finished tied for third in NFL with 48 sacks in regular season and have 17 over past four games.

San Francisco: 49ers allowed 44 sacks in regular season, most for any playoff team. … Vernon Davis had 180 yards receiving last week against New Orleans, setting postseason record for tight ends. … 49ers led NFL with plus-28 turnover margin in regular season and were plus-4 last week against Saints, getting five turnovers and giving it away once. … QB Alex Smith has gone 201 straight passes without an interception. … K David Akers has 156 career points against Giants, most for any active player. … 49ers one of three teams to call runs on more than half their plays in regular season. … 49ers WRs had seven catches for 48 yards last week. … RB Frank Gore had 13 carries for 89 yards last week after averaging 3.5 yards per carry over final eight regular-season games. … Rookie Aldon Smith has 71⁄2 sacks over last six games, including one last week against Drew Brees. … With a win, Jim Harbaugh would become sixth rookie coach to go to Super Bowl.