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Published on Jan. 17, 2016 | Updated on Jan. 18, 2016
The Panthers and Cardinals haven"t played each other since last season"s wild-cardround. Next for both is a playoff rematch, this time as the NFC"s top teams on championship weekend.
Carolinawill faceCarson Palmer, who was injured weeks before last year"s 27-16 Panthers win and finished fourth in Sporting News" Offensive Player of the Year voting for the 2015 season. His goal will be to out-duel the winner of that award, Cam Newton.
In the AFC, the Patriots will go on the road to face the Broncos. You know what that means: Brady vs. Manning, for the 17th timeand maybe the last chapter in arguably the greatest quarterback rivalry in NFL history.
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Here"s all you need to know about NFL championship weekend and the road to Super Bowl 50.
WHEN IS THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME?Cardinals (2)at Panthers (1)
Sunday, Jan. 24, 6:40 p.m. ET, FOX
Divisional-round results:Arizona beat Green Bay in a dramatic overtime thriller Saturday night. Carolina beat Seattle in convincing fashion Sunday.
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WHEN IS THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME?Patriots (2) atBroncos (1)
Sunday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m. ET, CBS
Divisional-round results: New England earned a comfortable win over Kansas City on Saturday. Denver got a scare from banged-up Pittsburgh, but the Broncos escaped the six-seeded Steelers in the fourth quarter.
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WHEN IS SUPER BOWL 50?Sunday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS, Levi"s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
CBS will broadcast Super Bowl 50, the first time they"ve done so since 2013 and following the set three-year cycle of Fox-NBC-CBS. CBS broadcast the first Super Bowl in 1967 the only time a Super Bowl was carried on two networks. NBC also carried the contest.
Source: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/4691606-nfc-afc-championship-game-2016-kickoff-time-date-tv-channel-nfl-playoffs-schedule
