2018 AFC Championship Game
Rex Burkhead's overtime touchdown sends the Patriots to a third straight Super Bowl.
The 2018 AFC Championship Game was played between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2018–19 NFL playoffs. The Patriots won 37–31 in overtime on a touchdown by Rex Burkhead, after a fourth quarter in which the teams combined for 38 points and the lead changed four times.
Quick Facts
- Score
- Patriots 37, Chiefs 31 (OT)
- Round
- AFC Championship, 2018–19 NFL playoffs
- Overtime
- Rex Burkhead touchdown
- Total yards
- Patriots 524, Chiefs 290
- Halftime
- Patriots 14–0
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Background
New England outgained Kansas City 524–290, and the Chiefs, who had led the league in sacks, did not sack Tom Brady. The Patriots led 14–0 at halftime on Sony Michel's 1-yard run and Brady's 29-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Dorsett, holding the Chiefs to 32 total yards in the first half. For the first time in NFL history both conference championship games went to overtime, and the Patriots went on to beat the Los Angeles Rams 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII.
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