The NFC Championship Game will feature quarterbacks with Bay Area ties. Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers grew up in San Mateo, while Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers grew up in Chico. The Packers will host the Buccaneers at Lambeau Field.

The NFC isn't the only conference with a California quarterback slinging passes in its conference championship game. Josh Allen grew up in Firebaugh. His Buffalo Bills will face the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Brady, Rodgers, and Allen each grew up as a fan of the San Francisco 49ers. Green Bay and Kansas City are each 3.5-point favorites in their respective matchups.

Each week, 49ers Webzone fans predict weekly game-winners within our annual NFL Pick 'em contest. Between the two Championship games, the most lopsided result comes from today's matchup between the Buccaneers and the Packers. Voting has 83 percent of fans believing the Packers will earn the victory.


On the AFC side, 54 percent of fans selected the Buffalo Bills to knock off the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.

Below is a breakdown of all two matchups for today's slate of NFL games.

Picks Away Home Picks
17%
Buccaneers
Packers
83%
54%
Bills
Chiefs
46%


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