Dean Pees is retiring again from the NFL, stepping down from his post as defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans.

Pees previously had a short retirement in January 2018 when he retired as defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens only to return weeks later in the same job with the Titans.

Pees spent 10 total seasons as a defensive coordinator with the Ravens and New England Patriots.

"I talked him out of retirement once. I didn't have the heart to talk him out of it again," Mike Vrabel said.

After the Tennessee Titans 35-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, Derrick Henry lamented that "he could have done more for the team."

Henry finished the game with 19 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown.

"I'll definitely shed a couple of tears," he said. "Just because I love my teammates. I love playing football, I love competing and I love my teammates. Those guys helped me get through a lot."

The Titans have an uncertain future with at least 19 players on expiring contracts this offseason.

"Throughout the whole season, you have to stick together through all the adversity," Henry said. "We have a lot of great guys in the locker room. It's football, you know the locker room is going to change. Right now, we just lost a game. I am not even thinking about no contracts or things like that. When that time comes, I am sure it will get worked out."

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers have each advanced out of the Conference Championship and will meet in Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

The Chiefs defeated the Titans by a final score of 35-24 with Patrick Mahomes throwing for 294 yards with three touchdowns and another 53 yards rushing and a touchdown. Mahomes' performance was highlighted by a 27-yard touchdown run to close out the second quarter and give Kansas City a 21-17 lead heading into halftime. 

After a scoreless third quarter, the Chiefs scored two unanswered touchdowns to open the fourth quarter and put the game away.

In the NFC Championship, the 49ers used a dominant running game to defeat the Green Bay Packers by a final score of 37-20. Raheem Mostert had 220 yards on 29 carries and four touchdowns. 

The 49ers had a 27-0 lead heading into halftime and it took a pair of Green Bay touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make the final score closer than the game felt.

The Chiefs are -1.5 point favorites to win the Super Bowl over San Francisco.

The Tennessee Titans, who stand one win away from the Super Bowl, have not kicked a field goal since Week 15 against the Houston Texans.

They haven't made a field goal since Week 13 in a game played on December 1.

Tennessee signed Greg Joseph prior to Week 16 as Ryan Succop was headed to injured reserve.

The Kansas City Chiefs will be favored against either potential NFC foe if they advance to the Super Bowl, according to the early odds from SportsBetting.ag.

SportsBetting.ag set initial spreads for the four possible Super Bowl matchups and Kansas City is a favorite against the 49ers and Packers. The Titans, should they pull off another upset, would be underdogs to both NFC teams.

49ers vs. Chiefs (-2.5)
Packers vs. Chiefs (-6)
49ers vs. Titans (+5)
Packers vs. Titans (+2)

The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are each 7.5-point favorites in their respective Conference Championship Game matchups next Sunday, according to odds from BetOnline.

The 49ers will play the Green Bay Packers in the late game, while the Chiefs will play the Tennessee Titans in the early game on Sunday.

The 49ers beat the Packers 37-8 in Week 12.

The Titans defeated the Chiefs 35-32 in Week 10.