2014 AFC Championship Game
A 45–7 rout of the Colts sends the Patriots to Super Bowl XLIX.
The 2014 AFC Championship Game was played between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014–15 NFL playoffs. The Patriots won 45–7, the most lopsided AFC Championship Game victory since the 1990 season, and went on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 28–24 in Super Bowl XLIX.
Quick Facts
- Dates
- January 3–February 1, 2015
- Season
- 2014
- Teams
- 12
- Matches
- 11
- Title game name
- Super Bowl XLIX
- Stadium
- University of Phoenix Stadium
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona
- Defending champions
- Seattle Seahawks
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Background
LeGarrette Blount's 1-yard touchdown run after a muffed Colts punt and Tom Brady's 1-yard pass to fullback James Develin put New England up 14–0; Zurlon Tipton's 1-yard run cut it to 14–7, and Stephen Gostkowski's 21-yard field goal made it 17–7 at halftime. The Patriots scored touchdowns on their first four drives of the second half, including Brady's 16-yard pass to tackle Nate Solder, who had checked in as an eligible receiver, and outgained the Colts 397–209.
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