SAN DIEGO (13 - 5)
at NEW ENGLAND (17 - 0)
Week 20 Sunday, 1/20/2008
3:00 PM - CBS
Patriots stay perfect with
21-12 AFC Championship win over
Chargers to advance to Super
Bowl
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
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Fox Sports Recap:The
Patriots are now just one win
away from the ultimate perfect
season, after taking down the
Chargers in the AFC title game,
and earning a Super Bowl berth.
Tom Brady didn't play his
best game, going 22-of-33 for
209 yards, two touchdowns and
three interceptions, but
Laurence Maroney stepped up,
gaining 122 yards on 25 carries,
with a touchdown.
Chargers star LaDainian
Tomlinson had just two carries
before leaving the game with an
injury. Philip Rivers threw two
interceptions, while completing
just 19 of 37 pass attempts...FULL
STORY
ESPN Recap:
Tom Brady (3 INTs) was far
from perfect, but the Patriots
were able to remain perfect and
advance to Super Bowl XLII,
defeating the beat-up Chargers
21-12 in the AFC title game.
Recap
Around the Web:
Patriots 21, Nate Kaeding 12
San Diego Union Tribune
The Chargers'
defense intercepted Tom Brady
three times, but New England's
defense kept San Diego out of
the end zone and pulled away to
a 21-12 win. ...
Patriots D has red-zone
renaissance vs. Chargers
USA Today
After a Quentin
Jammer interception positioned
San Diego at the Patriots 40,
the Chargers advanced to
first-and-goal at the Patriots
9. ...
Patriots Move Closer To History,
Dispatch Chargers For Super Bowl
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ArkansasSports360.com
Despite a shaky
Tom Brady, the Patriots were
still too much for the banged-up
San Diego Chargers, pulling out
a 21-12 victory Sunday that sent
them back to ...
Chargers Local
Headlines
January 20, 2008
Grappling with Goliath
The Press-Enterprise
Second-year starter quietly
excited to lock horns with NFL
legend
North County Times
S.D. tantalizingly close to
glory . . . again
San Diego Union-Tribune
January 18, 2008
Lights out on trash talk
Boston Herald
Layers of players
San Diego Union-Tribune
Patriots
Local Headlines
January 20, 2008
SD good enough to beat elements,
Pats
Boston Herald
A cold truth awaits Bolts
Boston Herald
Moss's blessing, and curse
Boston.com
January 18, 2008
Pillars of protection have taken
on starring roles
Boston Globe
A Season of Achievement, a Week
of Distraction
New York Times
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Pregame, Storylines,
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New England has now won
10-straight postseason home
games — the NFL's second-longest
streak all-time behind Green
Bay's 13-game home playoff win
streak from 1939-2001
Around the Web:
Pursuit of Perfection:
The Pats are trying to become
just the second team in NFL
history to complete a perfect
season. Check out ESPN.com's
special area devoted to their
pursuit of the '72 Dolphins.
ESPN Perfection Page
Brace yourself for frigid
football in Foxborough and Green
Bay. To warm you up, here's the
cold reality on Brett Favre,
heat secrets, weird games and
more.
Story
Chargers’ Rivers Says He’s Ready
To Return
New York Times
Rivers certainly
sounded prepared for Sunday’s
American Football Conference
championship game against the
New England Patriots in
Foxborough, Mass. ...
