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• Rushing touchdowns by New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady in 27 playoff games (Super Bowls included). Brady ran for his third playoff touchdown in last Saturday’s 35-31 win over the Baltimore Ravens. The interesting thing to know is the Patriots have advanced and won the Super Bowl the previous two times Brady has rushed for a touchdown in the playoffs. Can he make it 3-0 and win his fourth Super Bowl?

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• One and done performances by Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning in his playoff career. Since 1999 Manning is 11-13 in the playoffs winning 45% of the time. In the regular season Manning has won 69% of the games he’s played in.

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• Trips to the playoffs and New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady has only twice failed to win at least one game. The two seasons occurred in 2009-10, when Brady was one and done, losing to the Ravens and Jets respectively.  Currently, Brady is 3-1 at home in AFC Championship games and 4-1 overall.

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• Of the last eight AFC Championship games have been won by the home team. The Indianapolis Colts head to Foxborough, Massachusetts to take on the New England Patriots.

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• Over the last four years the NFC home team in the championship game has an overall record of 1-3. The Seattle Seahawks hosted and won the NFC Championship game last season and look to be the first NFC home team to repeat victories as they host the Green Bay Packers.

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• Quarterbacks have repeated as Super Bowl Champions. The list includes Bart Starr, Bob Griese, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Troy Aikman, John Elway and Tom Brady. The Seattle Seahawks prevailed over the Carolina Panthers 31-17 to advance to their second straight NFC Championship game. The opportunity still presents itself to Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson to join this exclusive list.

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• Super Bowls have been played in the state of Arizona. The city of Glendale will host their second Super Bowl while the other game was played in Tempe. The NFC is currently 2-0 in the state of Arizona.

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• Game Super Bowl advantage goes to the AFC since 2000. Over that time frame the AFC (8) leads the NFC (6) in Super Bowl victories. The beginning of the new millennium favored the AFC as they won six of the first seven Super Bowls. The last seven years the NFC has been the dominant conference winning five of the last seven Super Bowls.

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• Times the Indianapolis Colts or New England Patriots have made it the AFC Championship game since 2001. The Patriots lead the AFC in appearances since that time with eight and have advanced to the Super Bowl in five of the games.

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• Straight years that the Super Bowls featured a quarterback who was 25-years old. San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick and Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson both appeared in the game at age 25. There is still life in the chance that the streak extends to three games. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck can continue the trend if he leads his team to Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona on February 1^st. Luck turns 26 years old on September 12, 2015.