It’s convention championship weekend, and a trio of former Pitt stars continues to be within the hunt to make it to the largest sport of all of them: Tremendous Bowl LVII.

If the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles win their respective matchups, will probably be the second Tremendous Bowl in a row the place former Pitt stars face off towards each other — and the second straight look for Tyler Boyd.

So, let’s check out Sunday’s slate of matchups.

NFC Championship: No. 2 San Francisco 49ers at No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles

Kickoff: Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. on Fox

Who to look at: Philadelphia Eagles’ Avonte Maddox

It’s a battle of the No. 1 and No. 2 groups within the NFC, and it’s a matchup that actually does really feel like the perfect towards the perfect.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles’ dominant speeding assault — and the explosive one-two punch of A.J. Brown — will face off towards Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy and his personal forged of dominant offensive linemen, a star operating again in Christian McCaffrey and elite passing sport weapons in Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle.

And there are maybe the 2 hardest defenses within the NFL in motion, too.

Avonte Maddox has had an injury-riddled 2022 marketing campaign, however he’s been efficient when in motion as a key nickel cornerback within the Eagle’s secondary, and he’s anticipated to play Sunday.

AFC Championship: No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals at No. 1 Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

Kickoff: Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. on CBS

Who to look at: Cincinnati Bengals’ Tyler Boyd and Cal Adomitis

In one other matchup that feels prefer it’s two of the perfect squaring off, the 2023 AFC championship will likely be a repeat of the 2022 AFC championship sport that went into time beyond regulation — and noticed Joe Burrow and the Bengals advance to the Tremendous Bowl.

Burrow and Patrick Mahomes will face off in a battle of maybe the 2 hottest quarterbacks within the league, with each main high-scoring offenses, in what ought to be one other basic.

Boyd hasn’t put up gaudy numbers this postseason, simply 4 catches for 49 yards over the past two video games, however he’s nonetheless an completely dependable choice for Burrow within the passing sport.

And after the Bengals’ huge win over the Buffalo Payments within the divisional spherical final weekend, Cal Adomitis was awarded the sport ball for his work within the wind and snow, serving to the Bengals to a key win.

Each will likely be relied upon in a key matchup towards the Chiefs.