Brady leads Patriots back to Super Bowl, top Jaguars 24-20
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining, rallying the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl with a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship Sunday.
Brady finished 26 of 38 for 290 yards and two touchdowns for the Patriots (15-3), who'll play the winner of Sunday night's game between Minnesota and Philadelphia in Minneapolis on Feb. 4.
The Jaguars (12-7) led 20-10 early in the fourth quarter, but couldn't hold against the defending champions.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Clete Blakeman
- Kent Payne
- Dyrol Prioleau
- Dyrol Prioleau
- Tony Steratore
- Mark Hittner
- Fred Bryan
- Aaron Santi
- Aaron Santi
2023 AFC South Standings
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 377 | 353 |
Jacksonville | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 377 | 371 |
Indianapolis | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 396 | 415 |
Tennessee | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 305 | 367 |
2023 AFC East Standings
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 451 | 311 |
Miami | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 496 | 391 |
New York | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 268 | 355 |
New England | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 236 | 366 |