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Where to Watch the NFC and AFC Championship Games This Weekend

By Ben Fractenberg | January 20, 2016 12:19pm | Updated on January 22, 2016 5:21pm
 Professor Thom's on Second Avenue in the East Village is a classic Boston-area sports bar.
Professor Thom's on Second Avenue in the East Village is a classic Boston-area sports bar.
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MIDTOWN — Super Bowl 50 is within sight.

The NFL playoffs roll on with the NFC and AFC championship games this Sunday.

The top four seeds have all advanced for the first time since 2004 with the New England Patriots taking on the Denver Broncos at 3:05 p.m., and Arizona Cardinals battling the Carolina Panthers at 6:40 p.m.

If you are lucky enough to root for one of the teams, you're no doubt looking for a place to drink while you watch the game.

Here is an updated list of favorite bars for each team: 

► Arizona Cardinals: There is no official Cardinals bar in the city, but fans have been gathering at sideBAR on East 15th Street near Union Square. On Sundays the bar has $15 bud light pitchers or $18 for any other draft beer. They also have Bud Light buckets for $30 or $35 for a bucket of any other bottle.

► Carolina Panthers: Amity Hall on West Third Street and Thompson Street is a rabid Panther’s bar. The bar usually offers a bucket of 20 wings for $18, a worker said. To wash all those wings down, you can get a bucket of Coors, Miller Light or Corona for $20, and pitchers of Bud Light, Amity Wheat and Goose Island for $20.

► New England Patriots: Professor Thom’s has long been the go-to bar for Boston-area sports fans. The pub is always packed with a raucous crowd during the big games and is adorned with Beantown sports memorabilia. The bar has a nighttime happy hour on Sundays, which includes $3 and $4 drafts and $4 well drinks, according to their website.

► Denver Broncos: Broncos fans pack into Butterfield 8 on East 38th Street and Fifth Avenue. The bar does unlimited wings and beer during the game for $45.