61.   Because of his blitzing and pass defense schemes, the Giants held the powerful Minnesota offense scoreless in the National Football Conference championship game.

62.   Before the AFC championship game, Elway used his private jet to fly his sisters and their families from San Jose, Calif., to Denver for the game.

63.   BC, which lost in the national championship game to Michigan last year, looks to keep one modest streak alive and end another.

64.   Beyond that, the Tennessee-Florida winner must face either Auburn or Louisiana State in the SEC championship game.

65.   Before the season started, this was a game that most people would have considered a prelude to the AFC championship game.

66.   Before the season, this loomed as a conference championship game.

67.   Bishop became a necessity for the Eagles because they lost safety Damon Moore to a knee injury in the NFC championship game.

68.   Being on opposite sides of the bracket, the Trojans would only play in front of a potentially hostile Cornhuskers crowd if both teams make the championship game.

69.   Bledsoe did not play until Brady sprained his ankle late in the second quarter of the American Football Conference championship game.

70.   Big East teams have lost three championship games by one point.