The New England Patriots battled the Tennessee Titans in the coldest game in Patriots history.
The New England Patriots shut down the high-powered offense of the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game.
Next stop: Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas, where the Patriots faced an opponent unwilling to go down without a fight. The result left New England fans with a sense of déjà vu. Like their victory in Super Bowl XXXVI, this game was decided in the final minutes of play, as the Patriots marched into field goal range for a dramatic ending to the grandest Super Bowl in NFL history.
Super Bowl XXXVIII with Commentary from Deion Branch, David Givens, and Mike Vrabel
"Winner Takes All" feature from the divisional round.
"Winner Takes All" feature from the AFC Championship Game.
"Winner Takes All" feature from Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Super Bowl XXXVIII Victory Parade
With only 13 rushing attempts for 14 total yards, New England put the game almost entirely in the hands of quarterback Tom Brady, who proved up to the task, completing 33 of 50 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for a score as he led the team back from two 14-point deficits to earn their fourth consecutive AFC Championship Game and their ninth in his 14 years as the team's starter.
New England piled up 347 yards in the first half and scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions to defeat the Chargers, which sent the Patriots to the AFC championship game for the eighth consecutive season.
New England outgained the Chiefs in total yards 524–290, and managed to prevent their defense, which led the league in sacks during the season, from getting any sacks in this game. Still, it would take an overtime touchdown by Rex Burkhead to put Kansas City away after a wild, back and forth fourth quarter in which the teams combined to score 38 points as the lead changed four times.
Super Bowl LIII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2018 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams, 13–3. The game was played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and was the first Super Bowl played at the stadium.