SB LVI: Bengals vs Rams, AFC & NFC Championship games, Tom Brady officially retires, Brian Flores is suing the NFL for racial discrimination, and the Washington Football team has a new name.

State Of The Franchise

EPISODE 47 AFC Championship (02:00 - 08:15) Joe SHIESTY duels Patrick Mahomes in the AFC Championship game. Mahomes and the offense dominate in the first half but it was the Bengals defense that held the Chiefs to just 3 points in the second half sending them into overtime. The Chiefs win the coin toss, but Mahomes throws a pick on their opening drive. Joe Burrow takes the up the field to get within field goal range and the game is won by Evan McPherson again. And now for the first time in FOREVER, The Cincinnati Bengals are going to the super bowl. NFC Championship (08:35 - 13:50) the LA Rams win a tightly contested game against their division rivals. The Rams playmakers shined bright in this game. Aaron Donald Cooper Kupp OBJ Matthew Stafford are all going to the Superbowl. Sean McVay made the game more difficult than it needed to, but the Rams won it by sealing the game by picking off Jimmy G. SB LVI (14:40 - 22:10) The Cincinnati Bengals vs the Los Angeles Rams live from SoFI Stadium. Tom Brady (22:35 - 29:40) has officially announced his retirement from the NFL. The greatest QB in history. The GOAT. Brian Flores (32:40 - 41:45) is suing the NFL alleging racial discrimination in the head coach hiring process. The Washington Commanders (42:20 - 52:30) have revealed their new team name and jerseys. Generic +. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stateofthefranchise/support