PITTSBURGH — Maybe it's because I'm from Buffalo, but from this vantage point, conference championship games feel just as big and sometimes bigger than Super Bowls. That's especially true the first time around, which was Bills 51, Raiders 3, if I recall correctly. (And how could I forget?)
One's entire football existence — as a player, fan or coach — is geared toward getting to the Super Bowl, right? Getting there is more than half the battle. Cities go nuts when their team reaches the Super Bowl. It feels like a championship.
It is a championship.
