AFC Championship Game: Keys to Patriots' Victory Over Jaguars
Tom Brady rallied the Patriots from 20-10 deficit to a 24-20 win over the Jaguars, here are our three takeaways from the AFC title game.
Never count Tom Brady out.
Trailing for the majority of Sunday's AFC championship game, Brady rallied the New England Patriots to a 24-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars to send the defending champions back to the Super Bowl.
Reports of Brady's injured right hand were largely exaggerated as the five-time Super Bowl champion completed 26 of his 38 pass attempts for 290 yards and two touchdowns.
The game-winning score was a four-yard pass to Danny Amendola, who made an acrobatic catch in the back of the end zone with two minutes and 48 seconds remaining in the game.
The Jaguars held a 20-10 lead at the time and could have put the game out of reach. Instead, they had a three-and-out and the Patriots scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession, leading to a key change in momentum from which Jacksonville never recovered.