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Gronkowski strikes twice as Patriots outlast Chiefs

The New England Patriots shook free from their December doldrums on Saturday, leaning on a pass-happy attack in a 27-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. The Patriots advance to the AFC Championship Game, where they will face either the Denver Broncos or Pittsburgh Steelers.

 

'Special' Larry Fitzgerald lifts Cardinals to NFC title game

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer called him "special." Another teammate, wide receiver Michael Floyd, gushed about his mindset, saying, "He's not going to fail." This was how the evening ended for Cardinals Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. The more his fellow players assessed what they'd just seen, the harder it became for them to create new ways to describe a star who is up to his old tricks.

The Cardinals wouldn't be moving on to next Sunday's NFC Championship game if Fitzgerald wasn't on their side. What ended up as a 26-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers should've been an upset of major proportions. The one key factor that prevented that was Fitzgerald going off in the same way he usually does at this time of year. As soon as he decided to take over the game, he became the one man Green Bay literally had no way of controlling.

The numbers -- Fitzgerald finished with eight receptions, 176 yards and a five-yard touchdown pass that ended the game in overtime -- only partly explain his dominance. This was more about the impact he had on every play he was involved in, especially at critical junctures of this divisional playoff game. As Fitzgerald said, "I wouldn't say it's a switch (that gets turned on). Coach just called my number. I know my team feeds off my play so I was trying to make plays to build (their) energy and confidence."(NFL.com)

 

Mike Mularkey promoted to HC. lol

 

Michael Irvin is WEIRD. How weird is he? He's soooo weird he shouldn't be on television! His comments are just as weird as his act. He'd be good in a circus as a clown!

Edit: I think he's still on concussion protocol even though they didn't have one in his era....

 

Could be the Drugs

 

21-0 and with the ball for the Panthers ... Seattle looks lame.

 

Make that 24-0 !

 

Have they switched to Heidi yet?

 

They better do something... 31-0. Dammmmm.

 

Well the blow out should mean a close second game of the day. Seems like 3 games are close and one is a blow out every year.

 

Wow, what the hell is happening in Carolina?

 

They (Carolina) look better than good. Everything they attempt turns to gold. Its unreal. Im going to keep watching just to see what happens next. If this were a regular season game i'd have switched to Gilligans Island reruns by now.

 

Damn if only I could predict lottery numbers as well as I did this game lol.

 

uh oh here come the seahawks

 

Wow... it might turn into a game.

 

Silly panthers went no huddle last possession I understand foot on the gas but also understand the clock is your friend

 

I never thought it would be a 10 point game at the end here.

 

The Carolina Panthers jumped out to a 31-0 lead by the middle of the second quarter and withstood a spirited second-half comeback attempt by the Seattle Seahawks to advance to the NFC Championship Game with a 31-24 victory.

 

12-4 vs 12-4

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