Dan Shaughnessy
Patriots earn Super Bowl rematch with the Giants
Making their own breaks, the Patriots beat the Ravens in the AFC title game to set up a clash with the NFC champion New York Giants, a team that defeated them in Super Bowl XLII.
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Tom Brady dove in for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter that turned out to be the game-winner.
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Brandon Deaderick (71) and Shaun Ellis (94) celebrated after Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff (7, far right) missed a game-tying field goal.
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The Patriots will have a chance for revenge against the New York Giants, who defeated them in Super Bowl XLII.
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Ex-Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe, left, handed out the AFC championship trophy and congratulated Tom Brady.
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The Ravens' Torrey Smith got away from the Patriots' Devin McCourty as he ran in for a touchdown in the third quarter.
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The Ravens came up with a Danny Woodhead fumble in the third quarter.
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Patriots receiver Wes Welker could not reach this Tom Brady pass in the second quarter.
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BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored a touchdown in the second quarter.
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Vince Wilfork sacked Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in the first quarter.
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New England fans now await the winner of the NFC title game between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
Patriots 23, Ravens 20
Patriots win Super Bowl berth on missed field goal
The Patriots won the AFC Championship after an edge-of-your-seat game which was only sealed after Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff pulled a tying 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds left.
Bob Ryan
Patriots toughed it out against Ravens
It was an old-fashioned football game, not one of your modern NFL track meets, and the Patriots won it. That’s their story, and I can assure you they will be sticking to it.
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“It’s a kick I’ve probably kicked a thousand times in my career. I just went out there and didn’t convert. That’s the way things go.”
Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, on his missed field goal, which sealed the Patriots’ AFC title win
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